The recently released The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces a new take on Marvel’s First Family and, along with them, comes another iteration of the Silver Surfer. Julia Garner plays the Shalla-Bal incarceration of the intergalactic herald. Of course, Garner isn’t the first actor to have ever been digitally encased in silver to play a version of the character. Doug Jones previously played a version of the protector nearly two decades ago. Now, Jones is weighing in on Garner playing a different version of the fan-favorite character.
Doug Jones played the Norrin Radd version of the shiny hero in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (which is streamable with a Disney+ subscription). More specifically, the imposing Jones provided the physical performance for the character, while Laurence Fishburne voiced Radd. Jones was among the veteran FF actors to attend the First Steps premiere in Los Angeles. It was there that he expressed his excitement for the movie, and he also shared positive thoughts about new version of the Surfer hitting the big screen:
