Can a Silver Surfer Movie Work at This Point?
Despite the character’s rich comic history, Silver Surfer doesn’t sound like the most exciting prospect for a new Marvel movie, at least to me. However, our own Jacob Hall informs me that there’s an excellent recent run of comics featuring the character falling in love with a woman from Earth and traversing the galaxy with her. Dan Slott wrote the series with artwork by Mike Allred, but there’s no indication that the movie will adapt those comics. It could make for an interesting film adaptation, but there’s a lot of comic history for Vaughn to pull from for a Silver Surfer movie.
The Silver Surfer was first introduced in Marvel Comics by way of Fantastic Four, so spinning him off into his own movie without establishing Marvel’s first family on the big screen in a more proper way feels like a misguided effort. He’s not exactly the kind of character who begs for his own film franchise. But then again, we could have said the same thing about Ant-Man, and that little guy is hanging out with the Avengers now. Keep in mind that this project may not come to fruition at all. It could end up liquidated after Disney takes over Fox, or it could end up in a constant state of development and flux for years like Deadpool once was or like Gambit is now. Just keep staying tuned to see how it all pans out.
Are you interested in a Silver Surfer movie at all?
By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 27, 2018 8:59 am EST
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For those who don’t know, Silver Surfer is a metallic humanoid astronomer named Norrin Radd from the planet Zenn-La. When his planet was attacked by the planet devourer known as Galactus, he offered his services as his herald in order to save his people. Imbued with a small amount of Galactus’ power, Radd was forced to cruise around the galaxy on a surfboard-like vessel that allowed him to travel faster than light, all in search of planets for Galactus to consume. We’ve seen this story play out in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, but the character is much more complex and interesting than that abysmal sequel let on.
Can a Silver Surfer Movie Work at This Point?
Despite the character’s rich comic history, Silver Surfer doesn’t sound like the most exciting prospect for a new Marvel movie, at least to me. However, our own Jacob Hall informs me that there’s an excellent recent run of comics featuring the character falling in love with a woman from Earth and traversing the galaxy with her. Dan Slott wrote the series with artwork by Mike Allred, but there’s no indication that the movie will adapt those comics. It could make for an interesting film adaptation, but there’s a lot of comic history for Vaughn to pull from for a Silver Surfer movie.
The Silver Surfer was first introduced in Marvel Comics by way of Fantastic Four, so spinning him off into his own movie without establishing Marvel’s first family on the big screen in a more proper way feels like a misguided effort. He’s not exactly the kind of character who begs for his own film franchise. But then again, we could have said the same thing about Ant-Man, and that little guy is hanging out with the Avengers now. Keep in mind that this project may not come to fruition at all. It could end up liquidated after Disney takes over Fox, or it could end up in a constant state of development and flux for years like Deadpool once was or like Gambit is now. Just keep staying tuned to see how it all pans out.
Are you interested in a Silver Surfer movie at all?
The Silver Surfer was first introduced in Marvel Comics by way of Fantastic Four, so spinning him off into his own movie without establishing Marvel’s first family on the big screen in a more proper way feels like a misguided effort. He’s not exactly the kind of character who begs for his own film franchise. But then again, we could have said the same thing about Ant-Man, and that little guy is hanging out with the Avengers now.
Keep in mind that this project may not come to fruition at all. It could end up liquidated after Disney takes over Fox, or it could end up in a constant state of development and flux for years like Deadpool once was or like Gambit is now. Just keep staying tuned to see how it all pans out.
Are you interested in a Silver Surfer movie at all?
