New FANTASTIC FOUR Silver Surfer Trailer Released; Writer Outlines Changes From Original Script - SPOILERS

New FANTASTIC FOUR Silver Surfer Trailer Released; Writer Outlines Changes From Original Script - SPOILERS

Marvel Studios has released a new Silver Surfer-centric trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, while writer Eric Pearson reveals some of the things that changed from script to screen...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 09, 2025 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Though Marvel Studios' marketing does usually get a bit more spoiler-y when a movie has been in theaters for more than a couple of weeks, they've really taken it up a notch with the recent promo material for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

This latest trailer focuses on the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner), and features moments from pretty much all of the character's scenes, including her conversations with Johnny Storm, her attempt to get hold of Sue and Reed's unborn child during the standout space chase set piece, and the flashback to her life as Shalla-Bal before she became the Herald of Galactus.

We also have some quotes from writer Eric Pearson, who outlined certain Silver Surfer plot points and scenes from his original script that didn't make the final cut during an interview with THR.

"In my drafts, there’s a lot more Johnny-Surfer flirtation, or one-way flirtation. It was all him, but endearing. And it’s such an interesting thing when you put the cuts together. There’s so much less of it. Perhaps that’s all you needed for her to be touched by his affection for her and how far he was going to go to save the planet. That emotional gamut is a cool thing. You can’t solve everything with science."

"We talked about her a little bit like Spock, too," he went on. "To save everyone she loved, she’s locked into this emotionless way. She’s physically undefeatable. Let’s emotionally compromise her and give all the messages from her home planet and then contrast that with all the other people who’ve been crying out for mercy. Thank God for Julia Garner. Her scream of a million planets is so awesome.

I remember the last version that I did, she went away and had her moment of, “I’m not right for this anymore.” And Johnny comes and talks to her. They did it in space in the final movie, but I remember always thinking it should be like Tahiti or something where she’s just actually sitting on the surfboard, like a surfer. We talked about her planet as mostly being a water planet. And just to have her be like, “Yeah, this kind of reminds me of home in a way.” I mean, I might’ve just been trying to add on too many layers of connection to Earth or to give her more of an excuse to want to come in and save the day at the end.

We have heard that Marvel does plan to do more with Garner's take on the Sentinel of the Spaceways, but that doesn't mean we won't also see Norrin Radd make his MCU debut at some point.

Check out the new teaser at the link below.

First Steps stars Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning) as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things, A Quiet Place Day One) as Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Punisher, The Bear) as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, and Julia Garner (Wolf Man, Ozark) as the Silver Surfer.

Ralph Ineson plays Galactus, and Natasha Lyonne and Paul Walter Hauser are also on board in undisclosed roles. John Malkovich's Red Ghost has been cut from the movie.

"Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet.

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal."

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in theaters.

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/9/2025, 8:57 AM
Ben's story arc was cut in half or more. That needed to stay, but for some reason they needed Johnny to decipher deep space code lmao
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/9/2025, 9:12 AM
List of expectations by marvel fanbois that didnt turn into reality

- superman is in trouble when f4 arrives
- will beat superman in the BO
- will have D&W numbers
- will not have competition in july
- will not have competition in aug

😭😭😭😭
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/9/2025, 9:22 AM
@vectorsigma - Great that Superman beat The Fantastic Four: First Steps at the Box Office in 2025.

Unfortunately, Marvel Studios holds all the cards and Box Office Records.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/9/2025, 9:27 AM
@vectorsigma - Speaking of reality how is that man inflatable doll of yours holding up?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/9/2025, 9:32 AM
@vectorsigma - Get off the computer Gunn is calling you back into bed
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 8/9/2025, 9:34 AM
@vectorsigma - #Obsessed
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/9/2025, 9:56 AM
@AllsGood - you misspelled james cameron
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/9/2025, 10:18 AM
@Nonameforme - Comic Book Records
TheLobster
TheLobster - 8/9/2025, 10:27 AM
@AllsGood - so you went from saying “where’s DC’s box office savior?!” to then being educated that Superman actually beat every Marvel film this year to then saying “well Marvel still has box office records!”

Yeah.. from 6+ years ago when they were on top. Everyone is well aware of them. They had 3 big films come out this year and every one of them flopped so who gives a shit about the glory days. Marvel is absolutely pissing in their pants right now and they should be.. flopping a Captain America film, a team up film made on a modest budget, and a Fantasic Four film all in one year is a big sign of trouble.

Stop being a fanboy and just see that for once sheesh
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/9/2025, 10:43 AM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - he’s not lying ?si=-GQZhZRLHvTQMzzT
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/9/2025, 9:26 AM
What the hell is this guy on? am I right am I right?

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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/9/2025, 9:31 AM
"Her scream of a million planets"
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Loving that Surfer trailer too.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/9/2025, 9:33 AM
We're never going to beat Titanic, nobody can.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/9/2025, 9:36 AM

All of this attention to minor parts of the movie would matter more if they had actually gotten people to see the movie.

TheLobster
TheLobster - 8/9/2025, 9:42 AM
Marvel getting desperate for this weeks BO that they’re spoiling the coolest scenes of this film lol

Watch when they release the doom clip online next week
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 8/9/2025, 9:47 AM
That super awkward and idiotically FORCED flirting... 🤦‍♂️

How big of a moron Johnny must feel like, after flirting with an alien life form just because she took a shape of human female and Johnny all the horny got super hot for her? 🤦‍♂️

MCU is desperately trying to get those horny teenagers (male and female) back, who have now grown up a little bit over the last decade and don't get horny with these stupid and idiotic yet illogical crap. They tried to do the same crap with Thor too, with that striptease and some really bad looking green screen CGI when doing leg splits and other crap. 🤦‍♂️
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/9/2025, 10:04 AM
Should have featured Deadpool or Spider-Man would have had a better chance of hitting a billion.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 8/9/2025, 10:15 AM
We lose sight of just how incompetent Marvel is. A [frick]ing great Fantastic Four movie was laid out for them for over 50 [frick]ing years! All they had to do was to incorporate all the great things about the Fantastic Four and go with it.


Thing94
Thing94 - 8/9/2025, 10:41 AM
Silver Surfer was great! Make mine Marvel!

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