THE NEW MUTANTS Star Anya Taylor-Joy Eyed For FANTASTIC FOUR's Female Villain - Is She Playing Silver Surfer?

THE NEW MUTANTS Star Anya Taylor-Joy Eyed For FANTASTIC FOUR's Female Villain - Is She Playing Silver Surfer?

We've known for some time now that Galactus' Herald in Fantastic Four will be female, and if a new rumour is to be believed, The New Mutants' Anya Taylor-Joy is being eyed for the role. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Nov 23, 2023 03:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

There have been rumblings online for a while now that Marvel Studios is planning to give Galactus a female Herald in Fantastic Four, with some going so far as to suggest the plan is for Silver Surfer to be gender-swapped. 

That wouldn't be the worst thing to happen (there's nothing about the character's stoic personality which is inherently "male"), and the idea just got a little more intriguing. According to scooper Daniel Richtman - who broke the Pedro Pascal/Mister Fantastic casting news - Anya Taylor-Joy is being considered for a villainous role in the reboot. 

We don't have any additional details beyond that, but Taylor-Joy as Silver Surfer would be undeniably fun to see. 

However, we think there might have been some crossed wires in previous reports. Silver Surfer isn't Galactus' only Herald and he certainly wasn't the first; with that in mind, Frankie Raye seems like a far more likely candidate, and we'd bet on that being the role Marvel Studios wants The New Mutants star for. 

In the comics, Frankie gained her own Human Torch-like powers courtesy of scientist Phineas T. Horton. She later fell for Johnny Storm but, in a bid to save Earth, volunteered to become Galactus' new Herald. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, Frankie became the all-powerful Nova and was tasked with finding new worlds for her master to consume.

That's speculation on our part, of course, and all we know for sure right now is that Taylor-Joy is being eyed for a female villain. 

While she made her Marvel debut with The New Mutants, that movie is a minor one in the grand scheme of Taylor-Joy's career. Her breakout role came in 2015's The Witch, with critically acclaimed turns in SplitEmma, Last Night in Soho, The Menu, The Queen's Gambit, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie following. Next year, she'll play the title character in Mad Max spin-off Furiosa

If Pascal signs up to star in Fantastic Four, then a full casting announcement is expected to follow. Vanessa Kirby remains the frontrunner to play Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), who is said to be the movie's lead, with Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach playing the Human Torch and The Thing, respectively. 

Javier Bardem, meanwhile, is being eyed to play Galactus, though Antonio Banderas also remains in the mix to suit up as the Eater of Worlds. 

Director Matt Shakman has worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on the latest draft of Fantastic Four's screenplay. The movie is currently scheduled to be released in theaters on May 2, 2025.

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CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 11/23/2023, 3:46 PM
‘That's speculation on our part, of course, and all we know for sure right now is that Taylor-Joy is being eyed for a female villain’

Except you DONT know that for sure. That’s the whole point of it being a ‘rumour’
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 11/23/2023, 3:46 PM
I don’t think I want this, but before I pass judgement, I’m just going to think about how well Makkari turned out

DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/23/2023, 3:50 PM
@FireandBlood -

The weird thing about genderswapping Norrin is how backwards and puritan it would seem with his (= her?) sacrifice being based on romance.

A guy sacrificing his freedom for love would be seen as dramatic and noble. A woman doing the same would be seen as conservative and old-fashioned, thus going against the initial empowerment intent.

That is, assuming there's even any tuth in all of this to begin with.
Chaos200
Chaos200 - 11/23/2023, 3:50 PM
@FireandBlood - Yeah she was incredible, she really brought that character to life in such a memorable way.
Vigor
Vigor - 11/23/2023, 3:56 PM
@FireandBlood - underrated ass movie. Don't make me sulk
That was the beginning of thre marvel dissension
URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 11/23/2023, 4:04 PM
@FireandBlood - She turned out so well, her movie tanked, it's never getting a sequel, and we will never see these characters again.
DeadpooI
DeadpooI - 11/23/2023, 4:21 PM
@FireandBlood - Really, really well. It is well known those Eternals line of Marvel Legends movie action figures are still found in toy stores shelves

CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 11/23/2023, 4:57 PM
@FireandBlood - the way they did her super speed is honestly so well done. I just wish they developed the characters better than they did because there is a lot you could do with them. Especially makkari and barry koeghans relationship as well as angelina jolie's character
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 11/23/2023, 5:08 PM
@FireandBlood - I'd say most people prior to The Eternals had no idea who Mark Curry was. So seeing Makkari show up on screen didn't mean anything to them. Even I think those of us who actually knew who he was, didn't care enough about him to voice a complaint. I was however a little bummed about Ajax even though it was Salma Hayek. So I got over it real quick. But my point is there's a ton of comic book fans who love the Silver Surfer & have a connection with him. For me I loved the Silver Surfer and had a giant black light poster of him in my room. Definitely one of my first faves. And if this ends up being true I'll definitely be bummed. I'll still see it and probably love it. But really hope they don't take Norrin Radd's manhood away and replace it with a pair of teets and a vaheena.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/23/2023, 5:09 PM
@DrReedRichards - you raise a good point (a thing you're doing quite often lately). To that I raise you Juno. The actual female Silver Surfer from the comics
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/23/2023, 5:12 PM
@bkmeijer1 -

Thanks, man! It just hit me, and I think our friend @Garu is also gonna gree with this... but how about Black Swan?



I mean, she even looks the part!
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/23/2023, 5:14 PM
@DrReedRichards - oh damn, that would actually be pretty cool. Can't recall if she was a Herald, but I definitely wanna see her on screen
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/23/2023, 5:17 PM
@bkmeijer1 -

Not for Galactus, rather for Rabum Alal (=Doom).
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 11/23/2023, 3:47 PM
Is She Playing Silver Surfer? I don't know Why you asking us?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/23/2023, 3:51 PM
Overrated.

TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/23/2023, 3:55 PM
@DrReedRichards -
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/23/2023, 3:57 PM
@TheVisionary25 -

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