Many fans wondered if the appearance of the Devourer of Worlds would be reserved for a third movie but it is confirmed that Galactus will be in this movie. But what will he look like?
When does the movie take place?
How will the team be different form the first movie?
Will Doug Jones be the voice of the Silver Surfer?

Read on to find out.

Now the question on everyone’s minds is of course, what the hungry, world-devouring master will look like when he arrives on screen on June 15, 2007. Screenwriter Don Payne is coy, but he’s quick to point out “the story definitely focuses more on the Silver Surfer—otherwise it would be called ‘Rise of the Silver Surfer and Galactus,’” he laughs. However, further prodding reveals the purple planet eater, who sends his herald to seek out worlds suitable for him to consume, may not actually be explored as a character, but more as a “force.”

“As far as Galactus goes, the essence will be the same,” Payne maintains, describing the entity as an amalgam of concepts combined with the original “Coming of Galactus” story from Fantastic Four #48. “We’re also using elements from Fantastic Four #57-60, where the Silver Surfer encounters Dr. Doom,” Payne says. “Then there are a couple moments that were inspired by Ultimate Extinction.”

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“Rise of the Silver Surfer” takes place about a year after director Tim Story’s 2005 film, and Payne has the rundown of what Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Jessica Alba), Ben Grimm/the Thing (Michael Chiklis) and Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Chris Evans) have been up to between films.

“They’re way better off financially, and you’ll see that reflected in the Baxter Building and in Reed’s lab, both of which have been refurbished,” Payne explains, adding that, in his mind, the team will have had encounters with a few supervillains in that time period. “Reed and Sue are dealing with being celebrities and superheroes and also trying to have a private life. Reed is struggling to retain his status as a respected scientist while also doing the superhero thing.”
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“Here I am guys. Been going strong editing for a couple weeks now (not including the countless weeks doing it while I was shooting). Everything’s everything. Wish there was more to share but we’re just into so much,” writes ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ director Time Story in his MySpace blog. “Titles, Vis effects, sound - all that. Got a lot to experiment with in regard to sound - The Surfer, the Fantasticar, and…

“Okay, so if it could be anyone - who would be the voice of the Surfer? And don’t be obvious. The person/voice can’t be too recognizable or it will take you out of the movie.”
Tim Story’s MySpace Page

It really seems that this movie is forming into a real Fantastic Four story, something that fans will see as being closer to the comic book.
From what I can tell Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is going to blow the first film out of the water.

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