Silver Surfer Movie

Actually, it is the Fantastic Four sequel that is due out in 2007, and its called Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. I liked the FF movie okay, but didn’t like the treatment of Doctor Doom. I thought they blew it with his story of origin.

The sequel will feature Silver Surfer and I have yet to hear any details on the plot. If it follows the original story in the Fantastic Four, it should be an awesome story. Norrin Radd volunteers to serve the mighty Galactus (who is a hundred feet tall and eats planets for breakfast), in exchange for sparing his homeworld. Radd is transformed into the Silver Surfer and his job is to scout out new planets for Galactus to devour. This goes along quite well until Galactus spots Earth and wants to eat this planet for lunch. The Silver Surfer objects to devouring this planet because of its diverse population, and he rebels against Galactus with the help of the Fantastic Four.

I have never been a huge Silver Surfer fan. I always thought he was something of a cosmic navel-gazer. Most of his comics feature him pondering the beauty of the cosmos and wondering about his place among the stars.

That said, I think there is a lot riding on this sequel. If it is successful, it could spawn several fun Marvel Universe crossovers. Like the Hulk versus Wolverine. Or the Avengers, featuring Spider-man. If Surfer flops, it will doom the Fantastic Four films and may sour studios on comic book movies.

Hat Tip to Cinematical.