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.”

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

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.

Julia Garner doesn’t care what people think about her playing Silver Surfer in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” While speaking to BBC at the film’s London premiere, Garner was asked about the initial response from some fans who thought a man should play the Silver Surfer.

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Fantastic Four actor Julia Garner addresses fan backlash to ‘gender-swapped’ casting - ‘Inventing Anna’ star plays Shalla-Bal, lover of iconic Silver Surfer character

First Steps has proven doubters wrong and brought another hugely successful, crowd-pleasing Marvel movie to cinemas. This is possibly surprising to those who believed the film was going to be a due, including some who took issue with the movie having a female Silver Surfer in Julia Garner.

Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach suited up in designer threads for the film’s premiere. Costars Julia Garner and Vanessa Kirby took inspiration from the titular heroes’ blue suits from the film. Ahead, see what the stars wore to the premiere.