Superhero Movies Fantastic Four star teases Silver Surfer's "ambiguous energy" and admits she was confused at first: "Isn't the Silver Surfer a man?" Marvel Movies New Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer shows off Silver Surfer,

"I said, ‘I'm just going to still do my job,'" she said of the backlash. She also noted that she plays a variation on the character, adding, "It's Shalla-Bal, so it's different." Shalla-Bal, first seen in "The Silver Surfer" #1 in 1968,

Julia Garner, known for her roles in 'Ozark' and 'Inventing Anna', speaks out about the backlash over her casting as Shalla-Bal, a female version of the Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four: First Steps'.