The Story Behind Julia Garners GenderSwapped Silver Surfer In Fantastic Four First Steps

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News Summary
- The Silver Surfer was gender-swapped in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
- Julia Garner plays Shalla-Bal, a woman who is the love interest of Norrin Radd.
- In the comics, she is the empress of her planet, Zenn-La and Norrin’s love interest.
- Her origin story of giving herself up to save her own child served as a nice parallel to the Fantastic Four's difficult decision with Galactus and Franklin.
- I thought it worked really well in the context of the story, and its themes about parenting.
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