Garner also noted that she’s portraying Shalla-Bal, a female iteration of the Silver Surfer, and not Norrin Radd, the male version of the character who was played Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.”

As summer at the box office heats up, MCU fans are sharing their first reactions to 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'.

Julia Garner has responded to the initial backlash she faced for her casting in The Fantastic Four reboot. Last April, the 31-year-old Emmy-winning Ozark star joined the cast of Marvel Studios ’ new film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

In a red-carpet interview with the BBC at the “First Steps” premiere in London, a reporter asked Garner about the response from certain … fans … who were upset that the “Silver Surfer” is female. The “Wolf Man” actress gave a gracious response – in which she embedded a savage, blink-and-you-missed it schooling.

Shalla-Bal, first seen in “The Silver Surfer” #1 in 1968, is the female counterpart to Norrin Radd, who was featured in 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” In that film, the humanoid alien was played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne.

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The Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) warns of the coming Galactus in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby.

The actress focused on her job rather than paying attention to the ridiculous criticism which tried to smirch a beloved Marvel character.

The number of post-credits scenes featured in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has reportedly been revealed. The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be released in United States theaters next weekend. The MCU movie is directed by Matt Shakman and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic,

Julia Garner opens up about the controversy related to her female Silver Surfer in Marvel Studios' upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie.

Marvel Studios is no stranger to online controversy due to fan backlash, but that isn't always the case for actors playing their heroes.