LaKeith Stanfield has reacted to new Silver Surfer Julia Garner's casting on Instagram, implying he could have joined The Fantastic Four.
Shortly after the news was published, Stanfield posted his thoughts to social media, seemingly confirming that he had been in the running for the role.Stanfield reacted to the news that Garner had been cast on Stanfield on Instagram, posting an image of Garner alongside the caption: “Thought it was going to be me but ig.”Marvel announced its core cast for The Fantastic Four back in February
, confirming that Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach had been signed up to form the superhero troupe. A day after this announcement, it wasStanfield, best known for his work in Donald Glover’s FX series Atlanta and 2018’s Sorry to Bother You, wasn’t confirmed to be in the running for the role. However, the actor’s comments on Instagram imply that he was one of the actors that Marvel Studios had met with to discuss the part.
If Stanfield’s comments are correct, this implies that Marvel Studios wasn’t always planning to feature Shalla-Bal in The Fantastic Four, and that the Norrin Radd version of the Silver Surfer character may have been considered. Radd is the original and most recognizable take on the comic book hero, with him having previously appeared on-screen in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Surfer.will mark Shalla-Bal’s movie debut, introducing a new Silver Surfer to the MCU.
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