Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTim Story
Screenplay by
  • Don Payne
  • Mark Frost
Story by
  • John Turman
  • Mark Frost
Based on
Fantastic Four
by
Produced by
  • Avi Arad
  • Bernd Eichinger
  • Ralph Winter
Starring
CinematographyLarry Blanford
Edited by
  • William Hoy
  • Peter S. Elliot
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
  • 20th Century Fox[1]
  • Constantin Film
  • Marvel Entertainment[a]
  • 1492 Pictures
  • Ingenious Film Partners
  • Dune Entertainment
Distributed by
  • 20th Century Fox (Worldwide)
  • Constantin Film (Germany)[2]
Release dates
  • June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13) (Premiere[b])
  • June 15, 2007 (2007-06-15) (United Kingdom and United States)
  • August 14, 2007 (2007-08-14) (Germany)
Running time
92 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Germany[1]
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120–130 million[2][3]
Box office$301.9 million[2]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer[c] is a 2007 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. The sequel to the 2005 film, it was directed by Tim Story, from a screenplay by Don Payne and Mark Frost. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis as the title characters, with Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Beau Garrett, Doug Jones and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles. The plot follows the Fantastic Four (and Doctor Doom) as they confront the Silver Surfer to save Earth from Galactus.

The film was released in the United States on June 15, 2007 to generally mixed reviews and grossed $301.9 million worldwide and was a box-office success, but earned less than its predecessor which grossed $333.5 million worldwide. A third film was planned but ultimately cancelled. The series was rebooted in 2015 with the release of Fantastic Four to poor critical and commercial reception. Marvel Studios eventually reclaimed the film rights of the characters, along with the X-Men and Deadpool, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. Evans, who would portray Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), reprised his role as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine.

  1. ^ a b c d "AFI|Catalog- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  3. ^ "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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