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

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,

As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.

The Silver Surfer made his Marvel Comics debut in the original "The Coming of Galactus" storyline, and here are his best comic storylines.

The unmade Silver Surfer film nixed the silver, gave the hero a teen sweetheart, and also featured...the Punisher?

There was a moment in the ‘80s and early ‘90s when the Silver Surfer almost rode a wave of psychedelic rock straight onto the big screen. This nearly-made movie would’ve mashed up the philosophical space opera energy of 2001: A Space Odyssey with a soundtrack driven by a rock ‘n’ roll legend.

In addition to setting up Galactus and the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four: First Steps finds time to tease another major villain.