Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Trivia: A quarter of the way into the credits there is another scene where it is revealed that the Silver Surfer lived.

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Trivia: The guest that was rejected at the party really was Stan Lee who helped popularize the Fantastic Four through writing the comic book for many years. This is actually from the comic book wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm (in the 60s) where a guest who looked like Stan Lee was turned away from the wedding.

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Trivia: Part of the reason Galactus does not appear in his true "comic book" form in this film (instead being portrayed as an organic, cloud-like being) is because the producers had initially planned on revealing Galactus in his "true form" in a spin-off movie about the Silver Surfer. Thus, they instructed the director and writers to change his form to obscure what he really looks like to keep his "true appearance" in the spin-off a surprise for fans. Unfortunately, this spin-off never came to be. Regardless, during the climax of the film, one can very briefly see subtle shapes inside of the cloud alluding to Galactus' face and head.

Trivia: Prior to the film coming out, a third film was already in early stages of development, with a fourth film also being potentially worked on as well. Michael Chiklis was reportedly told his character the Thing would have a bigger role in the third film's story, and Jessica Alba reportedly wanted the character Franklin Richards (son of Reed and Susan) to appear. The entire cast was contracted for three films and director Tim Story was opening to returning, along with co-writer Don Payne. Unfortunately, the second film didn't make quite as much at the box office as the original, and Fox ended up deciding to scrapping the planned third film in favor of a reboot that would come out in 2015, feeling that a reboot had a bigger chance of success. (And would subsequently be an enormous bomb that made just over half of this film's final gross).

Trivia: When Galactus is passing by Saturn, the shadow of the cloud on the planet is in the shape of Galactus' helmet in the comics. (01:05:50)

Phaneron

Trivia: The studio attempted a rather peculiar marketing gimmick. They attempted to have quarters printed that featured the image of the Silver Surfer. The idea was eventually vetoed.

TedStixon

Trivia: General Hager was originally written to be Nick Fury, director of SHIELD. This was then changed during production.

TedStixon

Trivia: Jessica Alba's blonde hair in this film is actually a wig. She had dyed her hair blonde for the first film, but it unfortunately damaged her hair, and she didn't want that to happen again.

TedStixon

Trivia: The discussion between Reed and General Hager in the forest is very similar to one between Nick Fury and Reed in Ultimate Extinction #2 from 2006.

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Trivia: Captain Frankie Raye belongs to the FF story, she becomes Galactus' new herald named Nova.

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Trivia: When Johnny has everyone's powers at the end, he bears a slight resemblance to the Super Skrull, a villain from the comics who has all the Fantastic Fours' powers.

Phaneron

Continuity mistake: When the helicopter plummets into the wedding terrace, its nose is either pointing the right side or the left, depending on the shot. No continuity at all.

Sacha

More mistakes in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Susan Storm: Guys, we have a problem! He's here!
Reed Richards: Sue, get out of there!
Susan Storm: Why are you trying to destroy us?
The Silver Surfer: I have no choice.
Susan Storm: There's always a choice.
The Silver Surfer: Not always!

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Answer: They're part of the mechanism that Galactus uses to extract the life-force from the planet.

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