All the latest news from the upcoming movie, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news.php Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:37:11 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/148/.php Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:13:22 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/147/.php Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:54:57 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/146/galactus-saved-for-silver-surfer-film.php Director Tim Story spoke about the decision to portray Galactus as a cloud in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in the DVD's commentary.  "We decided early on that we would not bring him to life completely as you might think of him in the comics - being a man with the suit and the helmet and everything else," explained Story. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:31:47 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/145/fantastic-four-nominated-for-national-movie-award.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer has been nominated for Best Family Film by the National Movie Awards. This is the first year of the awards, which are being produced by UK television network ITV.  The network had tremendous success with their National Television Awards which honors the best in UK television. Viewers can vote fo Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:50:43 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/144/jessica-alba-wants-franklin-in-next-film.php Fantastic Four star Jessica Alba told MTV News that she would like to see Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman's son Franklin Richards appear in the next film.  "[I'd like to see] little Franklin running around," said Alba. Being the offspring of two powerful superheroes, young Franklin has the power to manipulate reality itself and has his powe Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:00:11 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/143/fantastic-star-tired-of-appearing-topless.php Fantastic Four star Chris Evans says he is tired of appearing sans top in films and tried to persuade director Tim Story to remove scenes in which he appears topless in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  "I read the script for the sequel," said Evans.  "It's like, 'Why am I getting out of the shower in this scene?'&nbsp Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:50:42 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/142/stan-lee-to-appear-on-voice-of-america.php Fantastic Four creator Stan Lee will be the guest on Voice of America's Talk to America on Wednesday, August 15th.  The first fifteen people to submit questions for Mr. Lee will receive an autographed comic book.  Head over to VOA for more info. Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:12:29 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/141/video-fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer-the-musical.php The folks that brought you X-Men: The Musical are setting their sites on the fab foursome with Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - The Musical:   Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:50:08 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/140/possible-release-date-set-for-fantastic-four-dvd.php UK site play.com has posted a release date of October 22nd for the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer DVD.  This date has not appeared elsewhere or been officially announced, so take it with a grain of salt. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:01:51 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/139/.php Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:09:02 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/138/stan-lee-talks-origin-of-fantastic-four-cameo.php Stan Lee has appeared in many films based on Marvel characters he's created, but his role in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is the first time the comic icon gets to play himself.  In the film, Lee tries to crash the wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards using his own name, but is refused admittance. "In the comic book, when Reed a Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:17:57 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/137/fantastic-four-brings-in-154-million-worldwide.php Variety reports Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer brought in $22.1 million at 8,451 theaters in 44 markets over the weekend, bringing its international total to $57 million.  In its sophmore weekend in the UK, the film was down a respectable 48% bringing in $4.1 million at 479 locations.  It was number one in Mexico with a $5.7 mi Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:15:52 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/136/ioan-gruffudd-stretches-for-his-fans.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer star Ioan Gruffudd told contactmusic.com he likes to amuse his young fans by pretending to stretch his body like his alter ego Mister Fantastic.  "If I'm at the baggage carousel and a kid recognises me from the Fantastic Four movies, I'll pretend to be my body-expanding character, Mister Fantastic Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:55:42 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/135/fantastic-four-places-third-in-second-weekend.php The Fantastic Four had a not so fantastic second weekend dropping a whopping 65% to place number three with an estimated $20.2 million bringing its domestic total just shy of the $100 million mark with $97.6 million.  It just missed the second spot behind new release 1408 starring John Cusack which pulled in an estimated $2 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:09:32 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/134/ioan-gruffudd-talks-fantastic-four.php Ioan Gruffudd recently spoke to the Long Beach Press-Telegram about working on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Read some excerpts below and check out the entire article here: What's different this time around? The first movie was sort of an origin movie, setting up how we became the Fantastic Four. Everybody was a little tentati Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:11:39 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/133/fantastic-four-tops-weekend-box-office.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer lead the U.S. box office with an estimated $57.4 million on 3,959 screens.  The sequel was able to top its predecessor which earned $56.1 million during its opening weekend in 2005.  Experts believe the film was helped by reaching a broader audience with a PG rating.  The original film (and m Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:48:13 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/130/jessica-alba-looking-for-ugly-role.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer director Tim Story told Empire magazine that actress Jessica Alba asked him to make her role of Sue Storm more ugly in hopes of not being typecast in pretty roles. "I think the beauty thing can sometimes get in the way," says Story.  "We've discussed it at length.  She has this thing; she says, ' Tue, 29 May 2007 21:08:47 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/129/us-mint-not-feeling-fantastic-over-altered-quarters.php The U.S. Mint is upset over 20th Century Fox and the Franklin Mints altering of 40,000 US quarters as part of a promotion for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Approximately 800 quarters featuring George Washington on the front and an image of Marvel's Silver Surfer and a website address on the back were scheduled to be put into circu Tue, 29 May 2007 20:33:48 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/128/fantastic-four-qa-on-comics2film.php Comics2Film sat down with the cast of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for a little Q&A.  Check out their coverage here. Tue, 29 May 2007 19:26:31 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/127/fantastic-four-monday-on-comedy-central.php For those of you spending Memorial Day weekend outside instead of in front of the couch, check out the cast of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on Comedy Central. Clips 1-6 Clips 7-13 Tue, 29 May 2007 19:00:18 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/131/fantastic-four-set-visit.php Website UnderGroundOnline was invited to the set Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Check out their interview with director Tim Story and conceptual illustrator Tim Flattery here and interviews with the cast here. Sat, 26 May 2007 05:00:00 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/126/screenwriter-don-payne-talks-about-fantastic-four.php Screenwriter Don Payne sat down with Comics2Film to discuss the challenges of writing a sequel to a popular comic book series and what's in store for the Fab Four with the introduction of the Silver Surfer.  Check out the Q&A here. Tue, 22 May 2007 21:49:10 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/125/fantastic-four-footage-on-nbc.php Fans were treated to an exclusive clip from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer during last night's season finale of Heroes.  Check out NBC.com for more footage and downloads. Tue, 22 May 2007 16:31:24 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/124/20th-century-fox-challenges-america-to-search-4-ilver.php PRESS RELEASE: This summer, silver is the new gold standard - for movies, with the June 15 release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and for movie promotions, as Twentieth Century Fox and the Franklin Mint join forces to create an original limited collector's edition "Silver Surfer" U.S. quarter that will challenge movie goers to Searc Mon, 21 May 2007 23:16:17 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/123/video-fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer-video-game-trailer.php Check out the new trailer for the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer video game: Tue, 15 May 2007 01:53:25 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/122/doug-jones-disappointed-hes-not-voicing-silver-surfer.php Actor Doug Jones told Sun Media that he was disappointed that his voice would not be used as the Silver Surfer in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. "Yes, I have some very definite feelings about that," says Jones.  "But my political faith has to stay on (this path): 'I wish them all good luck and I hope the movie's a Mon, 14 May 2007 20:01:08 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/121/ioan-gruffudds-website-shuts-down-due-to-comments-about-fiancee.php Ioan Gruffudd's official website ioanonline.com has been shut down due to negative comments that had been posted on the site's forum about the actor's fiancée, Alice Evans. "It's true Ioan has withdrawn his support following some comments that have been made," said Pippa Beng, a spokeswoman for the actor.  "Ioan is sorry that this has hap Mon, 07 May 2007 20:06:25 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/120/fantastic-four-nominated-for-mtv-movie-award.php Tossing tradition aside, MTV has nominated Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for an MTV Movie Award despite the fact that the film doesn't actually hit theaters for two months.  The "music" channel has added "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet" to its non-traditional list of categories which also includes "B Thu, 03 May 2007 18:32:37 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/119/marvel-reveals-new-fantastic-four-2-posters.php Marvel has revealed ten new international posters that will hit various outlets as we near the release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  The posters feature Silver Surfer, The Thing, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and Mr. Fantastic.  Check out the posters here. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:14:52 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/118/laurence-fishburne-to-voicesilver-surfer.php Previous rumors that actor Laurence Fishburne would voice Galactus in the Fantastic Four sequel were partially true.  Fishburne, who is best known for his role in The Matrix trilogy, will be voicing a character in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, but it won't be Galactus.  Fishburne will be heard as the voice of the Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:18:27 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/117/laurence-fishburne-to-voice-galactus.php Ain't It Cool News is reporting from a "reliable source" that Laurence Fishburne is set to voice the planet eating Galactus in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  There is no confirmation yet from the studio whether there is any truth in The Matrix star taking on the role. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:57:26 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/116/the-thing-finds-love.php Actor Michael Chiklis sat down with MeeVee and talked about his return as The Thing in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer including a blossoming love interest with Alicia Masters played by actress Kerry Washington.  "It's my understanding that that's going to develop a lot more in the third installment," says Chiklis.& Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:31:23 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/115/fantastic-four-uk-release-date-moved.php 20th Century Fox has moved the release date of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer from August 10th to June 15th.  The move pushes the release to day-and-date with the US release date. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:34:40 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/114/doug-jones-talks-silver-surfer.php Actor Doug Jones recently spoke with Empire about his return as Abe Sapien in the upcoming animated DVD Hellboy: Sword of Storms. The actor took time out to speak about his upcoming role as Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. "[The movie] finished filming about a month ago," explains Jones. "I'm very happy wit Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/111/jessica-alba-and-ioan-gruffudd-talk-fantastic-four-video.php E-Asylum sat down with Jessica Alba and Ioan Gruffudd to discuss working on the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:24:03 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/110/julian-mcmahon-pleased-he-did-his-own-stunts.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer star Julian McMahon recently spoke with SciFi Wire about doing his own stunts in the upcoming sequel.  "I was up on this [rig] about 50 or 60 feet high, with a half-cut-off surfboard," says McMahon.  "That was intense.  The last month and a half of me shooting that was me in this outfit, whic Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:14:47 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/109/julian-mcmahon-discusses-his-role-as-dr-doom.php Fantastic Four star Julian McMahon who reprises his role as Dr. Doom recently spoke with MoviesOnline about his part in the film's upcoming sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Despite the introduction of Silver Surfer, McMahon assured fans that Dr. Doom will still play a prominent role in the second film.  "I had quite a l Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:17:08 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/112/access-hollywood-on-the-set-of-fantastic-four-video.php Check out Access Hollywood's visit to the set of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer:   Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00:00 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/113/new-fantastic-four-tv-spot-video.php A new television spot for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is running.  Check out the thirty second spot: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/108/ioan-gruffudd-admits-fan-reaction-was-negative-to-his-role-in-fantastic-four.php In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, actor Ioan Gruffudd recounts the initial reaction from fans at Comic Con when he was introduced as the man who would play Richard "Mr. Fantastic" Reed in Fantastic Four. "They were horrified when I started speaking," says the UK born Gruffudd.  "There were 7,000 people, and they were all g Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:49:45 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/107/fantastic-four-teaser-poster-to-be-released-with-ghost-rider.php Though Twentieth Century Fox was unable to finish the new Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer trailer in time to attach it to Ghost Rider, it will make that date for the release of the teaser poster for the film.  The poster will be seen in theater lobbies beginning February 16th.  We'll have to wait until March 9th to see the new t Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:24:15 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/106/jessica-alba-has-eye-on-new-project.php Fantastic Four actress Jessica Alba has been cast in director David Moreau's The Eye. The film is a remake of the Hong Kong film Jan Gui about a woman who receives an eye transplant who begins seeing supernatural images which leads her to search for the eye's previous owner. Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner will produce the film. Parker P Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:52:46 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/105/new-fantastic-four-trailer-attached-to-300.php Twentieth Century Fox has announced that a new Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer trailer will be attached to Warner Bros.' 300 when it hits theaters on March 9th. Fox had hoped to attach the new trailer to Ghost Rider, but was unable to make the deadline due to extensive visual effects shots. Fox is also planning to release a thir Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:57:26 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/104/cs-lewis-classic-bound-for-big-screen.php Variety is reporting that Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer producer Ralph Winter will partner with Walden Media to bring the C.S. Lewis novel The Screwtape Letters to the big screen. Walden Media is responsible for bringing the C.S. Lewis classic The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to theaters.   The Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:50:34 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/103/andre-baugher-caught-in-the-mist.php Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer actor Andre Braugher has been cast in Frank Darabont's big screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist. The story revolves around a storm that brings man-eating creatures to a small town in Maine. Director Darabont is behind other King classics as The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.&nbsp Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:10:18 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/102/doug-jones-interview.php Sci-Fi Wire has posted an exclusive interview with Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer actor Doug Jones.  Jones plays the role of title character and fan favorite Silver Surfer.  Along with the newest Marvel character to hit the big screen, Jones has also played "Pan" in the recent Pan's Labyrinth and "Abe Sapien" in Hellboy.  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:30:24 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/100/gonzalo-menendez-joins-fantastic-four-cast.php CSI: MIAMI actor Gonzalo Menendez has joined the cast of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Menendez will take on the role of "Major Cruz," a member of an elite military unit headed by Andre Braugher.  Menendez has had roles in The Island, The Lost City, Blow and will appear in the upcoming Fracture with Anthony Hopkins. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:29:17 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/101/michael-chiklis-on-fantastic-four-3.php Fantastic Four's Michael Chiklis recently spoke to IGN about the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and what may be in store for The Thing in the third installment of the film.  "[Director Tim Story] has given me some insight in the way he wants to go [in the third film]," says Chiklis.  "In the third one, there's really q Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:00:00 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/98/flame-on-the-fantastic-four-2-teaser.php 20th Century Fox has release the new teaser trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, landing in theaters on June 15. Directed by Tim Story, the anticipated sequel stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington and Andre Braugher.Click here to watch the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silv Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:34:57 +0800 http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.comhttp://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/news/99/first-look-at-the-silver-surfer-from-the-fantastic-four-sequel.php 20th Century Fox has provided us with a high resolution version of the new photo of The Silver Surfer from Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer, opening in theaters on June 15, 2007.Click here for a bigger version! Here is what today's USA Today says about the character:With computer-generated imagery techniques similar to those used to Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:30:00 +0800