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Fantastic Four fans moan about 'woke' trailer as A-list actress makes first appearance playing Silver Surfer


Marvel fans were in an uproar after the first trailer for Fantastic Four reboot dropped Thursday-unleashing a wave of backlash over what some are calling a 'woke' twist on the iconic Silver Surfer.

The beloved character—a cosmic herald for the planet-devouring Galactus—has traditionally been portrayed as male in both Marvel comics and on screen, with Doug Jones (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) taking on the role in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. While defenders of the trailer pointed out that Marvel Comics has in fact depicted a female Silver Surfer in alternate storylines, angry fans weren’t buying it. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

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