Silver Surfer

Marvel’s Fantastic Four Casts Ralph Ineson as Galactus

The veteran actor (Game of Thrones, The Green Knight, The First Omen) is in talks to add another iconically geeky role to his resume.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Giancarlo Esposito’s Making Fans Dreams Come True and Joining the MCU

The only question now is, who is he going to play when he's already shot down the most likely candidate?

Movies Justin Carter

Marvel Would Like You to Read These Fantastic Four Comics Before the Movie

Celebrating the fourth of the fourth as Fantastic Four day, a sneaky new page offers some comic book reading material ahead of the new movie.

Movies James Whitbrook

Julia Garner Will Play Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four

The Emmy-winning Ozark star joins Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in Matt Shakman's Marvel film.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Get to Know the Silver Surfer’s New Ally in This Ghost Light Preview

io9 chats with writer John Jennings to learn more about the Silver Surfer's new miniseries–and a new hero decades in the making.

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Disney+’s Launch Lineup Could Include Animated Marvel Classics Like X-Men and Spider-Man

As if the approximately seven billion things already announced for Disney’s upcoming streaming service weren’t enough, some of Marvel’s animated icons might be about to tempt you to sign up for the studio’s big move into the streaming service market. Last night an alleged free trial of the Disney+ streaming service went live in the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Updates From the World of Alien, Marvel’s Plans for Silver Surfer, and More

Karen Gillan could be leading her own assassin movie universe. Adam McKay says he’s talked to Marvel about bringing the Silver Surfer to the big screen. A few more Toho classics could appear in a potential Godzilla 3. Plus. Chris Pine teases Steve Trevor’s demeanor in Wonder Woman 1984 and what’s to come on The…

Television James Whitbrook

Episode IX Rumor Shutdowns, Teases for Alien‘s Future, and More

Keanu Reeves has his eyes on playing a Marvel superhero. Get a real good look at Hellboy’s villain. Netflix has released the first five minutes of its apocalyptic horror movie Bird Box. Plus, a new clip from Bumblebee, a look at Judi Dench in Artemis Fowl, and what’s to come on Gotham, The Gifted, and…

Television James Whitbrook

Marvel Just Shook Up Galactus’ Whole Deal Again

You probably best know Galactus as either the Devourer of Worlds or perhaps even Squirrel Girl’s BFF. Though, for the past few years, the greatest threat to the Marvel Cosmos has actually been one of its greatest protectors. But Marvel’s upcoming Infinity event has just forced the interstellar entity down another path. Back in 2015,…

io9 James Whitbrook

Thanos’ Motivations in Avengers: Infinity War Have Much Stronger Comic Connections Than You Think

Thanos’ quest for the Infinity Stones comes to a head in Avengers: Infinity War, but the movie also finally gives us the reason why the Mad Titan has spent six years’ worth of post-credits teasers gathering such vast cosmic power. And, perhaps surprisingly, those motivations have deep roots in the comics. Going into Avengers: Infinity…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Silver Surfer Cartoon Is the Secret Star of Marvel’s ’90s TV Line-Up

Though most of the ‘90s weren’t a great time for Marvel’s comics, they were a golden age for serialized cartoons starring the company’s characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men. But it’s not often that people bring up the short-lived, delightfully-Canadian Silver Surfer series that ran for one season on Fox in the spring of 1998.…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore

Report: Saga‘s Brian K. Vaughan Is Writing a Silver Surfer Movie for Fox

Fox has already rapidly expanded its slate of Marvel movies when it comes to the X-Men Universe, with everything from Deadpool to New Mutants pushing beyond the main X-films. But now, it appears the studio is looking to flesh out the Marvel characters it has access to through the Fantastic Four, starting with the herald…

Movies James Whitbrook

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl‘s Silver Surfbro Is Like, Totally Radical, Brah

I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get a properly silly Silver Surfer dudebro joke into an ongoing Marvel series, but thanks to Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, one of the most delightful comics in the known cosmos, it’s finally here. This week’s Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27, by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi, and Travis…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Watch This Guy Surf Through New York City in a Brilliant Silver Surfer Costume

Last we checked, coating your body in melted silver wasn’t the safest way to dress up for Halloween. So Jesse Wellens instead enlisted the help of makeup artist Alexys Fleming to help turn him into the Silver Surfer. His impressive getup was made even cooler with a silver electric surfboard that let him cruise through…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski

This Isn’t A Drawing Of The Silver Surfer. It’s A Photo Of A Real Guy.

Holy crap. There’s no artist credit for the drawing above, because it isn’t a drawing of Marvel’s Silver Surfer at all – it’s an actual person, painted to look like him. How amazing is that? There might not be an artist’s credit for a drawing, but the credit for this incredible photoshoot goes to the…

Tech News James Whitbrook

We could have had a Silver Surfer film scored by Paul McCartney

You may already know that a Silver Surfer film nearly got made in 1980, starring producer Lee Kramer’s girlfriend Olivia Newton-John. But did you know that Paul McCartney was approached to do the soundtrack, and was seriously interested? https://gizmodo.com/concept-art-from-the-silver-surfer-rock-opera-movie-tha-5937711 McCartney, of course, is a comics fan who wrote a song about Magneto, Titanium Man and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The 9 Worst Utopias Ever Created

A “utopia” is a fictional place where everything is perfect; it’s supposed to give us a goal to aspire to, a place that we hope we — or maybe even the entire human race — can one day reach. But not all perfect societies are created equal. In fact, here are nine utopias that actually…

io9 Rob Bricken

Here’s the Dream Team That Should Be Making the Dark Tower TV Show

A warning: Today’s “Postal Apocalypse” contains so much profanity. I’m sorry about that. Not sorry enough to, you know, take out all those curse words or anything, but I do apologize if it makes anyone uncomfortable. What has me riled up? Read the first letter and see… [MILD MAN OF STEEL SPOILERS] Leanne C.: Although…

io9 Rob Bricken

Superhero Noir Captures the Bleakness of Do-Gooding

The life of a superhero is a solitary one, no matter how fantastic the four. The powers that make heroes unique and special are the same that isolate and distance them from the rest of society. Marko Manov delves into this dichotomy in his fan art series “Superhero Noir” by mixing modern-day mythologies with a…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Concept Art from the Silver Surfer Rock Opera Movie That Never Was

The executive producer of Xanadu, Lee Kramer, had a dream. A dream for a rocking Silver Surfer movie that heralded the character’s entrance with 100 electric guitars along with a maddening chant. Alas that vision (which started back in the 1980s) never came to pass. Movies.com has a quote from Kramer, pulled from Sean Howe’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Silver Surfer

Marvel’s Fantastic Four Casts Ralph Ineson as Galactus

Giancarlo Esposito’s Making Fans Dreams Come True and Joining the MCU

Marvel Would Like You to Read These Fantastic Four Comics Before the Movie

Julia Garner Will Play Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four

Get to Know the Silver Surfer’s New Ally in This Ghost Light Preview

Disney+’s Launch Lineup Could Include Animated Marvel Classics Like X-Men and Spider-Man

Updates From the World of Alien, Marvel’s Plans for Silver Surfer, and More

Episode IX Rumor Shutdowns, Teases for Alien‘s Future, and More

Marvel Just Shook Up Galactus’ Whole Deal Again

Thanos’ Motivations in Avengers: Infinity War Have Much Stronger Comic Connections Than You Think

The Silver Surfer Cartoon Is the Secret Star of Marvel’s ’90s TV Line-Up

Report: Saga‘s Brian K. Vaughan Is Writing a Silver Surfer Movie for Fox

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl‘s Silver Surfbro Is Like, Totally Radical, Brah

Watch This Guy Surf Through New York City in a Brilliant Silver Surfer Costume

This Isn’t A Drawing Of The Silver Surfer. It’s A Photo Of A Real Guy.

We could have had a Silver Surfer film scored by Paul McCartney

The 9 Worst Utopias Ever Created

Here’s the Dream Team That Should Be Making the Dark Tower TV Show

Superhero Noir Captures the Bleakness of Do-Gooding

Concept Art from the Silver Surfer Rock Opera Movie That Never Was

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