Julia Garner's MCU Silver Surfer Shalla-Bal could be the connection Marvel needs to bring in Doctor Doom and Mephisto ...

First Steps" hit theaters, Galactus' Silver Surfer was a viral hit. Julia Garner spills her inspirations as Shalla-Bal.

How did Shalla-Bal become the Silver Surfer in the comics? To be honest, she never really did! Unless you count a very brief stint in Marvel's alt-universe dystopian miniseries "Earth X" from 2000 ...

But Shalla-Bal is not there, and he learns how his enemies Mephisto and Doom used her as a pawn. He uses the Power Cosmic to finally free his great love. Shalla-Bal, Empress of Zenn-La Marvel Comics ...

Moreover, Shalla-Bal plays a significant role in the Silver Surfer's backstory. That's because her love and their separation are central to his transformation into the Silver Surfer by Galactus.

The fact that the movie features the Shalla-Bal version of Silver Surfer is another sign that this world is very different from the MCU. This could be a universe where the Silver Surfer’s origin ...

“Shalla-Bal was Norrin Radd’s girlfriend before Norrin sacrificed his freedom to become Galactus’ new herald in exchange for Galactus agreeing to spare Norrin and Shalla’s home world of Zenn-La.

Emmy Award-winner Julia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) will play the movie's Surfer, but will actually take on the role of Shalla-Bal.

Deadline shared this news on April 3, confirming that Ozark's Julia Garner is set to play the famous (and pivotal) Marvel character, though it'll be the Shalla-Bal version instead of fan-favorite ...

Shalla-Bal's role as the Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four: First Steps is much the same as the Surfer's traditional role in comics, as the herald of Galactus who foreshadows his coming on Earth ...

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julia Garner is joining Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four” as Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer from the Marvel comics. She will star alongside Pedro Pascal as ...