New Rumor Claims That Julia Garner's THE FANTASTIC FOUR Character Shalla-Bal Will Be a One-Film Appearance

Fans are looking forward to the MCU’s new take on The Fantastic 4, which is set to star Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning) as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch; and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Punisher, The Bear) as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing.

Paul Walter Houser, Natasha Lyonne, and John Malkovich have been cast in the project in unknown roles, Ralph Ineson will play the villainous Galactus, and Julia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) will take on the role of Shalla-Bal, who is an incarnation of Silver Surfer. But a recent rumor is claiming that this may be the one and only time we will see Garner’s character onscreen.

According to The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez (via CBM), Garner will most likely be a "one and done," and won't reprise her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe post-The Fantastic Four.

With Kevin Feige recently confirming that the movie will be set in an alternate universe, this isn't really too surprising, as it indicates that Marvel's First Family will be Variants from some other part of the Multiverse that will eventually find their way to the main MCU timeline.

This leaves the door open for Silver Surfer Norrin Radd to be introduced as the main MCU Silver Surfer down the line.

Cameras are expected to start rolling on towards the end of the month (the day after SDCC, according to Feige), and cast members have now begun to arrive in London ahead of rehearsals, which should be getting underway this week.

The Fantastic 4 will hit theaters on July 25, 2025.