Julia Garner was shocked to appreciate she was solid because the Silver Surfer in “Unbelievable 4: First Steps.” Garner, who performs the feminine model of the character AKA Shalla-Bal, makes her MCU debut with the franchise reboot prequel. Nonetheless, after a chaotic assembly with director Matt Shakman that spanned discussions of “Communism, Brutalist structure,” and extra, Garner assumed she missed out on the villain function.
“I used to be a really huge fan of Matt’s, so there was already, in my thoughts, like, ‘I ought to in all probability meet with Matt Shakman as a result of he’s a really sensible director and I like his work,’” Garner informed Leisure Weekly, including that in the first place she was even “confused” to be in talks for the Silver Surfer as she thought the character was a person (“I’ll play something”).
Garner continued of Shakman, “He wasn’t telling me an entire bunch concerning the film, however we had been speaking loads concerning the Sixties. Our assembly went everywhere, and I assumed I wasn’t truly going to get the half as a result of the assembly was everywhere. I used to be like, ‘I don’t know the way he’ll rent me for this job.’ I imply, we had been speaking about Communism, Brutalist structure, all these things. After which they had been like, ‘You bought it.’ I used to be like, ‘Wait, what?’ So I feel that we vibed, however you by no means know, mainly, is what I’m saying.”
That Sixties house race period can also be evident within the aesthetics for “First Steps.” Garner shared that the Silver Surfer costume had a retro excessive style high quality to it.
“I simply thought it was so cool,” she stated. “It sort of oddly appeared like … effectively, I don’t need to say fashion-y, however you might completely see it on, I felt like, a runway, which is one thing I at all times discover the perfect. The costume needs to be aesthetically pleasing to the attention, particularly with Marvel. Individuals love that.”
And Garner can also be eagerly awaiting the ultimate reduce of the movie: “On the finish of the day, it’s a comedian e book. I’m excited to see it — I actually haven’t seen something apart from the trailer and a few mockup scenes, so it’s going to be fascinating,” she stated.
Garner will subsequent star in Zach Cregger’s “Weapons,” which is about within the “Barbarian” universe.