Looks Like that "Silver Surfer" Spinoff is Coming
Oh, c'mon. Like you couldn't see this one coming.
According to the L.A. Times, writer J. Michael Straczynski will be working on the "Silver Surfer" spinoff, which is meant to be a bit darker than the PG-rated "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer."
If the project moves forward, this writer seems like a perfect pick. In addition to his extensive TV work ("Babylon 5," "The Twilight Zone"), Mr. Straczynski also penned several issues of comic books like Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, and Thor.
I'm sure he won't be the only writer on the project, but I guess we should expect to see a lot more of the Silver Surfer in the coming years.
Source: L.A. Times
According to the L.A. Times, writer J. Michael Straczynski will be working on the "Silver Surfer" spinoff, which is meant to be a bit darker than the PG-rated "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer."
If the project moves forward, this writer seems like a perfect pick. In addition to his extensive TV work ("Babylon 5," "The Twilight Zone"), Mr. Straczynski also penned several issues of comic books like Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, and Thor.
I'm sure he won't be the only writer on the project, but I guess we should expect to see a lot more of the Silver Surfer in the coming years.
Source: L.A. Times
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on Jun 14 2007 06:43 AM J. Michael Straczynski has some skill with episodic TV scripting. I'm not sure how this talent will translate to the big screen. I've always liked his stuff so it sounds encouraging. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 06:53 AM "Hi! We're Marvel Studios, and we desperately need to justify our existence!" Oh oh, I'm starting to repeat myself... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 07:03 AM In reply to this comment (#869383) Desperate?... Didn't know you were a comedian, Crenshaw. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 07:55 AM "Yes, uhh... Doug Jones will you uhh please let us use your body again? No, we don't need your voice. We've decided to go with David Hyde Pierce for the voice. He's been working on souding more like a large black man." (Reply to this) |
on Jun 14 2007 08:08 AM Since Marvel already knows that ROTSS is gonna be a blockbuster masterpeice, they ALREADY wanna work on a cash-in........see, a sign of desperation is doing things in the wrong order. Wait for the movie to be released, watch the money pour in, and THEN work on another project......but the Silver Surfer IS cooler than any of the Fantastic Four COMBINED so I would go see a movie about him.... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 08:23 AM In reply to this comment (#869386) Blockbuster masterpiece? LOL. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 09:00 AM I hope they keep doing this with the FF, introduce a much more interesting character in a FF film and then spin that character off, meanwhile the FF just continue to seem like a bunch of worhtless dorks who don't even get to be the stars of their own films. that would be great. Next up Namor can kick their asses! (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 09:11 AM I'd say when evaluating how good the FF movies are, one must keep in mind what it COULD have been. Three words, my friends : Batman and Robin. Lets be fair, afterall. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 10:19 AM Silver Surfer vs. Terminator. I'll be first in line. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 10:40 AM In reply to this comment (#869388) Personally I'd like to see Namor, Black Panther, The Inhumans or Moleman next. FF has such a good mix of periphery characters. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 14 2007 10:58 AM The Surfer kicks ass. I'm glad the guy that's writing this has written comics, so he will appreciate the fact that Galactus is not a storm cloud. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 14 2007 10:59 AM They should've come out with a Silver Surfer movie and THEN come out with ROTSS. Silver Surfer is to cool a character to recieve just a "spin-off" treatment. Didn't he have his own comics? (Reply to this) |
on Jun 14 2007 11:09 AM In reply to this comment (#869385) LOL! I highly appreciate that comment, and I do feel for Doug Jones. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 11:13 AM In reply to this comment (#869393) SS did have his own comic, but it wasn't quite as popular as other Marvel comics. Which isn't to say he doesn't have a fan following. Even if FF 2 sucks, I would definitely go see SS in his own movie, especially if it doesn't have a lot of ties to FF2. Hopefully this production staff will know what the Hell they are doing! (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 12:42 PM Let's not diss Fantastic Four 2 until we see the movie. The first one was pretty good, passive fans liked it; its just the hardcore ones (who post about this stuff), that had problems with Dr. Doom's portrayal. I'm sure DD will appear in a more familiar guise in this episode, so relax fanbase. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 12:54 PM [b]"Next up Namor can kick their asses!"[/b] BWAHHH HAHAHAHAHA! Good one! I almost spit Pepsi on my screen! (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 01:00 PM In reply to this comment (#869388) Well up next, reportedly, is Black Panther. Bring on the African Batman! I'm all for Fantastic Four being a sacrificial lamb to host the intro of far more interesting characters. So yep, Black Panther, Namor, good deal. Let the kids enjoy the campy foursome, give us adults spin offs of the others. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 14 2007 02:33 PM FINALLY! I've been waiting for this news since they announced The Silver Surfer was in FF2. I just don't understand why it took so long... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 03:25 PM Raise your hand if your childhood love of Marvel Comics has been replaced in adulthood with extreme displeasure and annoyance. I know, I'll get slammed for even suggesting it here. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 14 2007 06:14 PM In reply to this comment (#869400) To a degree, arendr. To a degree. But don't worry. If you get slammed, take comfort in knowing that you're not without allies. (Reply to this) |
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