Black Widow

Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz)

The MCU’s version of the character will be another Black Widow and while it sounds like she’ll be an ally, something tells us that probably won’t last for long.
 

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh)

Yelena Belova was Natasha Romanoff’s predecessor in the comics and is a villain who the original Black Widow has clashed with many times over the years. 

This time, it sounds like she’s going to be an ally to Natasha, but it’s entirely possible her evil nature will ultimately be revealed…or that she’ll end up becoming the MCU’s new Black Widow! 
 

Red Guardian (David Harbour)

Russia’s version of Captain America, it sounds like Red Guardian is going to be tasked with taking Black Widow down on behalf of his government and/or the Red Room. 

He certainly looks pretty formidable based on the concept art we’ve seen but time will tell whether he has a future in the MCU beyond this solo outing for Natasha.
 

Taskmaster (TBC)

Mason (O-T Fagbenle)

Little to nothing is known about O-T Fagbenle’s mysterious Mason as the character doesn’t appear to be based on any one character from the comic books. 

However, rumours have pointed to him initially serving as a love interest of sorts to Natasha before he’s ultimately outed as being (you guessed it) Taskmaster. We’ll have to wait and see, though.
 

Black Widow’s Father (Ray Winstone)

We’re betting that you’ve forgotten about Ray Winstone being cast in Black Widow, right? 

Well, nothing official has been revealed about his role since then but there are plenty of rumours which indicate that he’ll wind up playing Natasha’s father (she learned his name in Avengers: Endgame). 
 

Eternals

Ikaris (Richard Madden)

Born over 20,000 years ago, Ikaris’ powers are rooted in cosmic energy and he has psychic abilities and the power to create illusions.

Fans have been hoping to see Richard Madden join a comic book franchise for a while now and there are rumblings that Ikaris could end up being the MCU’s first openly gay superhero. 
 

Sersi (Gemma Chan)

Sersi has a strong desire to live among the humans. She’s also incredibly powerful and can only be killed if her atoms are scattered and it would take someone very powerful indeed to achieve that. 

Her interest in humans would explain reports that the character will be romantically linked to Dane Whitman, a superhero otherwise known as Black Knight. 
 

Thena (Angelina Jolie)

Yes, Angelina Jolie is indeed in a Marvel movie! One of the Eternals of Olympia, Thena is a warrior who has your standard enhanced abilities but is also near invulnerable and immortal.

She can fly and cast illusions to disguise her appearance, while she carries a bow that fires arrows made up of “cold energy” which bombards enemies either with a ring of fire or anti-gravitons.
 

Dane Whitman/Black Knight (Kit Harington)

It was smart of Kit Harington to make the leap from Game of Thrones to the MCU, especially after some poor decisions in the past (anyone remember Pompeii?).

As of right now, we don’t know whether Black Knight will be an actor, a regular guy with no powers from the present day, or an actual Medieval Knight as there have been a lot of conflicting reports. 
 

Druig (Barry Keoghan)

It sounds like Druig could end up being the movie’s lead villain and, in the source material, he’s a formidable character who can manipulate matter and energy and served as an agent of the KGB once upon a time.

Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani)

Kingo decided against hiding in the shadows and, as a result, be became a well-known samurai and movie star. 

Whether that will be the case here is unclear, especially as Marvel has changed the character’s race (likely to avoid many of the racial stereotypes often associated with this member of the Eternals). 
 

Makkari (Lauren Ridloff)

Makkari is a member of the Eternals Technologist’s Guild and extremely skilled at dreaming up various high-speed vehicles. He boasts your standard set of superpowers but is being gender swapped for the MCU. 

With Lauren Ridloff in the role, Makkari holds the honour of being this shared world’s first deaf superhero. 
 

Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry)

Phastos is a weapon-smith who will likely be responsible for crafting the weapons and armour we see the Eternals wear into battle over the thousands of years this movie covers. 

We’ve not heard much about his role in this film beyond that but it’s hard not to be excited with Brian Tyree Henry playing the hero.
 

Ajak (Salma Hayek)

Gender swapped for the movie, it’s believed that this version of Ajak will be the leader of the Eternals and just like her comic book counterpart, she’ll be worshipped by the Incas.

In terms of powers, Ajak is a force to be reckoned with and can mentally manipulate gravitons.
 

Sprite (Lia McHugh) 

Sprite has been gender swapped in Eternals but it sounds like Marvel is still sticking pretty close to the comics. In those, the character never ages so is an adult forever trapped inside a child’s body. 

Considered a trickster by his fellow heroes, Sprite actually uses his powers at one point to wipe their memories and give them new lives so that’s definitely something we could see here too. 
 

Gilgamesh (Don Lee)

Gilgamesh became an outcast from his fellow Eternals when his meddling in the human world became too much for them and he soon found himself banished to Olympus. 

Whether that’s something this movie will delve into is hard to say but Don Lee is an awesome addition to the movie. 
 

Hercules (TBC)

One of Marvel’s most beloved heroes, rumours have been swirling for ages now that an openly gay Hercules will make his presence felt in the history spanning Eternals. 

However, unless Marvel has cast him in secret, we’ve heard nothing about him showing up that’s concrete.
 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 

Shang-Chi (Simu Liu)

There’s a lot of excitement to see this master of the martial arts on the big screen and Simi Liu is clearly passionate about the role based on what he’s said since being cast. 

Originally the son of Fu Manchu (a horrible, racist stereotype), his origin story is seemingly being changed in the MCU to link Shang-Chi to classic Iron Man villain, The Mandarin.
 

The Mandarin (Tony Leung)

We were introduced to a fake version of The Mandarin in Iron Man 3 but the real deal is now on his way to the MCU and he won’t be sparring with Tony Stark. 

Instead, he’s being reinvented as Shang-Chi’s father if recent rumours are to be believed but you have to hope he’ll still have those powerful, alien Ten Rings.
 

Tiger Claw (TBC)

There have been a lot of casting calls for Shang-Chi lately but one name which keeps coming up is Tiger Claw (who is potentially being renamed “Steel Claw” for the MCU). 

A longtime foe of Shang-Chi’s, it’s honestly not at all surprising that he’ll appear in the movie. 
 

Fah Lo Suee (Awkwafina)

Marvel Studios declined to reveal who Awkwafina will play in the movie at Comic-Con but it’s since been rumoured that the actress will take on the role of Fah Lo Suee.

Shang-Chi’s sister joins MI-6 after becoming estranged from her father and a modernised take on the character seems likely for The Legend of the Ten Rings. 
 

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

Nightmare (TBC)

We know that the Scarlet Witch will make the leap from WandaVision to this sequel but it’s still thought that Nightmare will end up being the movie’s lead villain given the fact it’s been billed as a horror movie. 

The ruler of the Dream Dimension is someone director Scott Derrickson is clearly interested in and he’d make for a formidable foe to the Sorcerer Supreme. 
 

Clea (TBC)

Rachel McAdams’ Dr. Palmer didn’t leave the most lasting of impacts in Doctor Strange and fans remain desperate to see Clea brought to the big screen. 

Well, rumour has it that’s happening here and for those of you unfamiliar with the hero, she’s the niece of Dormammu, Strange’s love interest, and an occasional ruler of the Dark Dimension.
 

Brother Voodoo (TBC)

Daniel Drumm was included in one of Doctor Strange‘s deleted scenes but it sounds like we could meet his brother Jericho – better known as Brother Voodoo – in this sequel.

He’s extremely powerful and even served as a Sorcerer Supreme in the comics for a time. 
 

Spider-Man 3

Kraven The Hunter (TBC)

Rumours continue to swirl about Norman Osborn’s MCU debut but it didn’t happen in Spider-Man: Far From Home and it’s probably too soon to start speculating about that being the case in the untitled third instalment. 

However, there have been rumblings about Kraven the Hunter finally making his big screen debut and that would be a fitting choice now that Spidey’s identity has been revealed. 
 

Thor: Love And Thunder

The Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman)

Yes, we’ve met Jane Foster before now (she appeared in Thor and Thor: The Dark World) but we’ve certainly never seen the Mighty Thor in the MCU! 

It’s going to be amazing seeing this version of the character on the big screen and while we still don’t know how she ends up with Mjolnir, her arrival could be a game-changer for this shared world.
 

Enchantress (TBC)

Almost all of Thor’s greatest foes have been brought to the big screen by this point but the fact Enchantress still hasn’t made her presence felt in the MCU is shocking. 

She’s one of Thor’s greatest and most powerful foes not only because of her immense power, but also because she’s obsessed with him and wants to make the God of Thunder her own…whether he likes it or not! 
 

Black Panther II

Doctor Doom (TBC)

Marvel Studios has regained the rights to the Fantastic Four franchise and you have to believe that Doctor Doom is high up on their priority list.

Well, if one recent rumour is to be believed, the Black Panther sequel will be a loose adaptation of the “Doomwar” storyline which will see Latveria declare war on Wakanda. 
 

Namor The Submariner (TBC)

Another separate rumour for the sequel claims that Marvel Studios finally has plans to use Namor the Submariner in the MCU and that means it will be him who clashes with T’Challa. 

They’ve got quite the rivalry in the comics but time will tell whether this ultimately pans out. 
 

Blade

Blade (Mahershala Ali)

The biggest surprise at this year’s Comic-Con came when Kevin Feige brought out Mahershala Ali and revealed that he will play the MCU’s own Daywalker, Blade. 

That’s exciting for a long list of reasons and rumour has it that his solo movie could end up tying into the Moon Knight TV series coming to Disney+ a few years from now. 
 

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

Adam Warlock (TBC)

Adam Warlock’s MCU arrival was teased at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and while James Gunn recently claimed that there’s nothing to say he’ll appear in Vol. 3, it’s hard to imagine that not being the case. 

Providing his introduction is handled the correct way, Warlock could prove to be a major new player in this shared world. 
 

Lylla (TBC)

Reliable sources have pointed to this movie delving into Rocket’s origin story and that he’ll be getting a love interest in the form of Lylla. 

A sapient otter and Rocket’s soulmate in the comics, her introduction here would be a lot of fun and opens the door to a lot of very exciting and unusual storytelling possibilities. 
 

Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four are on their way to the MCU and while it’s still too early to say who will play Marvel’s First Family, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt remain fan-favourite choices to star as Reed Richards and Sue Storm. 

That would be amazing but the team is reportedly a priority for Marvel Studios and that’s no great surprise given the quality of their rogues gallery. 
 

X-Men

Kevin Feige referred to them simply as “mutants” at Comic-Con and Victoria Alonso has said that the “X-Men” moniker is an outdated one. In all honesty, after Fox’s terrible movies, a rebrand might not be a bad thing.

Either way, it seems these heroes are being saved for Phase 5 but the sooner we get to see the likes of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine in action in the MCU, the better.
 

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell)

Songbird (TBC)

Set photos have pointed to Songbird making some sort of appearance in the series and while it’s entirely possible that the woman spotted with pink hair is just a crew member, her showing up here makes sense. 

After all, Songbird is an original member of the Thunderbolts and her villainous past as Screaming Mimi could make her a perfect ally to both U.S. Agent and Baron Zemo.
 

Sarah Wilson (Adepero Oduye)

The extremely talented Adepero Oduye has been spotted in set photos alongside Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and that’s led to speculation she could be playing the hero’s sister, Sarah. 

That’s just a theory for now, of course, but casting the 12 Years a Slave star was a smart move on Marvel’s part.
 

Battlestar (TBC)

In the comics, Battlestar assembles a team known as the Bold Urban Commandos (BUCkys) and ultimately takes on the Bucky mantle alongside U.S. Agent. 

Recently, rumours have pointed to him showing up in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and it would make sense for Marvel to give U.S. Agent his own sidekick. However, we have no word on who might be playing him. 
 

Loki

Female Loki (Sophia Di Martino)

According to reliable sources, British actress Sophia Di Martino will be playing the female version of Loki in the God of Mischief’s solo series on Disney+ and that’s exciting for a lot of reasons. 

Whether this will be the status quo for the character moving forward remains to be seen but this would be a cool passing of the torch if Tom Hiddleston’s time as the villain is winding down. 
 

WandaVision

Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn)

Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris)

Speed (TBC)

Marvel Studios is reportedly looking to cast twins for WandaVision and one rumour claims that we’ll initially meet them as babies before they become children and eventually teenagers as we move from episode to episode. 

By the time they we do see them as teens, common sense says Wanda and The Vision’s children will go on to join the Young Avengers. Oh, and in case it isn’t obvious, Speed, like Quicksilver, is incredibly fast! 
 

Wiccan (TBC)

A powerful magic user like his mother, Wiccan also happens to be openly gay and would be another character who brings even more diversity to the MCU. 

In the Young Avengers comics, Wiccan is romantically involved with his fellow teammate Hulkling. 
 

What If?

The Watcher

Hawkeye

Kate Bishop/Hawkeye (Hailee Steinfeld)

Trickshot (TBC)

Clint Barton’s older brother, Barney was believed dead for many years but ultimately returned to cause all sorts of problems for the hero known as Hawkeye. 

Estranged as youths because the Swordmaster favoured Clint over him, Trickshot set out to prove that he was the better marksman and it would be a lot of fun seeing this relationship play out over the course of this series. 
 

Pizza Dog (TBC)

Pizza Dog is admittedly just a, well, dog, but there’s an awful lot of excitement to see this beloved comic book canine from Matt Fraction’s run brought to the small screen. 

He’s been spotted in concept art for the series so this is definitely going to happen. 
 

Moon Knight

Moon Knight (TBC)

Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel (TBC)

The Inventor (TBC)

The Inventor is basically a “birdman” and, believe it or not, he’s supposed to be a clone of Thomas Edison who ended up being a giant bird when the scientist accidentally mixed up some DNA samples.

Something tells us Marvel Studios will probably make a few changes to that origin story if he is indeed going to appear here but he could make for a fun big bad in the show. 
 

Black Bolt (Vin Diesel)

Vin Diesel campaigned for the role of Black Bolt years ago and while he ultimately ended up being cast as Groot instead, one recent report claimed that he’s being eyed for a rebooted version of the hero in Ms. Marvel.

That makes sense when Kamala Khan is an Inhuman, of course, and it’s about time the entire royal family was done justice after that terrible TV series spearheaded by Jeph Loeb. 
 

Maximus The Mad (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)

The only other Inhuman mentioned for this series is Maximus the Mad, Black Bolt’s brother and a villain it’s easy to imagine wanting to manipulate Ms. Marvel for his own gain. 

Rumour has it that Quicksilver actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be taking on the role but who knows if that will prove to be the case!
 

She-Hulk

She-Hulk (TBC)

The Hulk is bound to play a role in Jennifer Walters’ transformation into She-Hulk, while adding another Green Goliath to the Marvel Cinematic Universe should have consequences for this entire shared world.

The question on the minds of many fans, though, is whether Jennifer Walters will cross paths with certain other New York City lawyer…and whether she’ll end up representing a certain web-slinger! 

20th Century Fox Disney will likely begin to amp up promotion over the next month or so, and the official Twitter account recently began to share new stills featuring the main characters. Following some new images of Blu Hunt as Mirage, Henry Zaga as Sunspot, Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane, Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik and Charlie Heaton as Cannonball, we have a new look at the team’s mentor (Alice Braga). 

In the comics, Reyes was also a mutant with the ability to generate a force-field around her body, and was briefly a member of the X-Men. The movie version is also expected to have some kind of powers at her disposal, but there’s a lot of speculation that she’ll have more nefarious reasons for training her young students.

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Cecilia Reyes

Dr. Cecilia Reyes is the head of the institution where the five young mutants assemble to learn how to control their powers. There are hints in the footage we’ve seen that she knows more than she’s telling them, however, particularly when it comes to Mirage and her connection to the Demon Bear.

Mutant Skull?

We have no idea who this skull belonged to, but it looks like Reyes is using it as some kind of teaching prop.

Cannonball #1

Sam Guthrie is the eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family and the epitome of a southern gent. Sam has the ability to fly at jet speeds while creating an impenetrable force-field, earning him the codename Cannonball.

Cannonball #2

He co-leads the team with Mirage in the comics, and develops an uneasy friendship with Sunspot. He also looks upon Wolfsbane as a Little sister, unaware that she harbours romantic feelings for him.

Cannonball #3

Magik #1

Easily the most poplar character on the team, Illyana Rasputin is the younger sister of Colossus and a powerful sorceress. As Magik, she has the ability to teleport to different dimensions and this leads to a darker side of her personality emerging when she spends some time in the demonic realm of Limbo.

Magik #2

Though this initially results in her terrified teammates giving her a wide berth, she eventually learns to balance both sides and work with her fellow mutants.

Magik #3

Magik will be brought to life by Anya Taylor-Joy, who rose to prominence with the role of Thomasin The Witch and has since appeared in the likes of Morgan, Barry and M. Night Shyamalan’s Split. She then reprised the role of Casey for the director’s divisive follow-up, Glass.

Wolfsbane #1

Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, is a young a Scottish girl struggling to reconcile her staunch religious beliefs with her ability to transform into a werewolf. She’s shy, sheltered and nervous for the most part, but a much darker side is unleashed when the wolf takes over.

Wolfsbane #2

Rahne is close with Mirage and Cannonball (whom she has a crush on), but weary of Magik because of her outspoken personality and demonic powers.

Wolfsbane #3

Mirage #1

Danielle Moonstar is a powerful telepath, with the ability to project vivid images/illusions into her opponents’ minds. Though unconfirmed, there’s a pretty good chance Mirage is the one responsible for the terrifying visions the others are plagued by in the trailer. In the comics, she takes the shy Rahne Sinclair under her wing and the two become close friends.

Mirage #2

Mirage will be played by relative newcomer Blu Hunt, who is part Native American. The 24-year-old has previously appeared in The CW’s The Originals, but this will be her first feature role.

Mirage #3

We don’t know how much Boone’s movie will draw from the Demon Bear Saga, but the monstrous entity was glimpsed in the recent trailer, and Mirage’s charm certainly hints at some kind of connection.

Sunspot #1

Roberto da Costa is a brash Brazilian mutant with the ability to channel the sun’s energy and gain great strength in the process. He’s arrogant and hot-headed, but also fearless and protective of his teammates.

Sunspot #2

In the comics, he finds himself at odds with pretty much all of his colleagues, though he does develop a friendship/rivalry with Cannonball.

Sunspot #3

This image features Belova decked-out in her white battle gear, which includes the utility vest that many believe Natasha winds up wearing in earlier Marvel movies (later in the MCU timeline).

There’s speculation that Yelena will ultimately take up the mantle of Black Widow and replace Romanoff as a member of The Avengers. There is some comic book precedent for this, of course, but in the source material Belova also goes on to work with S.H.I.E.L.D., Vanguard and HYDRA, so it remains to be seen how things play out in this film.

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Yelena Belova

Florence Pugh will play Belova in Marvel’s first (and most likely only) solo Black Widow movie. She has previoulsy gained acclaim for her performances in the likes of WWE wrestling biopic Fighting With My Family and Ari Aster’s Midsommar.

Taskmaster

We still know very little about Taskmaster or how he’ll factor into the plot. It’s believed that O-T Fagbenle will play him, but that has yet to be confirmed and could simply be misdirection. One outlandish theory claims that it might be Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton under the mask, but that seems more like wishful thinking to us

Black Widow

“In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha/Black Widow, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour portrays Alexei/The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz is Melina. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, “Black Widow”—the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—hits U.S. theaters on May 1, 2020.” –Marvel Studios.”

Black Widow also stars William Hurt, Ray Winstone and Olivier Richters. The movie hits theaters on May 1st. Check out the recent extended teaser below, and let us know if you’re looking forward to the movie in the comments.

However, it doesn’t sound like he’s spoken to Kevin Feige and company about the role (at least, not yet).

The moment the Fantastic Four receive their powers should be every bit as weird and grotesque as what we see here, but their transformation in the movie was safe and visually boring.
 

This is also far more comic accurate as we see Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny bombarded by actual cosmic rays moments before their lives are changed forever (we need to see this in the MCU). 
 

Reed’s lab looked pretty cool on the big screen, but the budget and technology at the time didn’t really allow Story to push the boundaries as much as he probably would have liked. 
 

The same goes for the design of the Baxter Building itself and so we ended up with a pretty normal looking skyscraper, albeit with a landing pad for the team’s Fantasticar. 
 

That appears to be the chamber Reed planned on using to transform The Thing back into Ben Grimm, but, as we know from the movie itself, that simply wasn’t meant to be. 
 

It’s widely believed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of the Fantastic Four will end up moving into the one-time Avengers Tower and that makes sense for a lot of reasons. 
 

Doctor Doom clearly wasn’t always going to be coated in metal, as we see here that he also crashed back to Earth but got horribly burned in the process, thereby explaining why he would don a suit of armour to cover his scarred visage. 
 

Another look into the home of the Fantastic Four. There’s a reason this team is called “Marvel’s First Family” and these movies did their best to explore what that meant for the heroes. 
 

Making Victor Von Doom a businessman was honestly kind of lame, but this office does look pretty awesome and suitably imposing for a man of his stature. 
 

The fact that the movies included the Fantasticar is definitely a bonus and something they deserve credit for, especially as it was something much harder to pull off back in 2005 and 2007. 
 

Here, we see the team being chased down by the military as they presumably weren’t overly happy with these heroes also taking to the skies in order protect the world. 
 

These designs are all really impressive, but did you know that the Fantasticar was also meant to appear in Josh Trank’s movie? Unfortunately, it ended up being cut as a result of reshoots. 
 

Well, this is a pretty unique take on Doctor Doom! The armour covering his face is amazingly intricate but not something visual effects would have been able to pull off back in 2005. 
 

These costumes are very mid-2000s and The Thing…well, he just looks a little odd! Regardless, these silver and blue suits could have worked, but the mostly comic accurate versions we got looked solid on screen. 
 

Again, these are definitely unique and clearly from the very early stages of development. When Marvel Studios redesigns the team, it will be interesting to see whether they go down the comic accurate route or totally reinvent them. 
 

This isn’t the most exciting piece of concept art in this gallery, but it was clearly meant to be The Thing’s gym and the inclusion of that “4” on the wall at the back is a nice little touch.
 

How great is this? As we mentioned, the Baxter Building that we got looked pretty boring but this is more like it and a genius way to incorporate the team’s logo into that. 
 

We caught a glimpse of Galactus within that cloud, but Fox did at least consider giving the iconic villain his human form, and we see him looming over Earth in this great piece of artwork. 
 

As the Silver Surfer and Human Torch race into action, Galactus powers up with the intention of making Earth his next victim. Even just a glimpse of the villain in this form would have been much appreciated by fans. 
 

Kevin Feige offered Fox the chance to keep Daredevil in exchange for Galactus and the Silver Surfer years ago, so he’s clearly had big plans for the characters in the MCU for a very long time. 
 

Dormammu was largely wasted by Marvel Studios in Doctor Strange (he was fine, but deserved a bigger role), so here’s hoping Galactus eventually becomes the MCU’s new big bad.
 

Even if this had been all we’d seen of Galactus in Rise of the Silver Surfer, it would have been so much better than what ended up on screen as that cloud was one of the worst things Fox ever did! 
 

This would have been epic to see. Alas, it was just created for reference by the artist and not one of the pieces Fox considered during the pre-production stages on Rise of the Silver Surfer.
 

We’re not sure what’s supposed to be happening here but it looks like this could be some sort of massive machine or energy source that Galactus was going to use to destroy the Earth. 
 

These are some pretty crazy visuals and another strange take on Galactus as Story clearly wanted him to be portrayed as an energy force of some kind rather than a huge man in a suit. 
 

While this does work in some respects, it isn’t Galactus and certainly not the version from the comic books fans wanted to see. If nothing else, Earth being drained like that does look quite cool. 
 

Doctor Doom riding the Silver Surfer’s surfboard was a weird decision, but one that worked surprisingly well in this sequel and certainly something you can imagine his comic book counterpart doing. 
 

“Before the script was done, we explored several types of rescue operations that could show the team in action,” he continues. “Most didn’t get past the ‘wouldn’t it be cool if…’ stage.  I particularly love the underwater rescue with Ben Grimm in THING-sized scuba gear.”

This really is a, well, fantastic visual and exactly what you’d hope to see from a movie like this. However, you have to believe that the technology of the time would have made making a sequence like this damn near impossible. 
 

Just seeing these heroes being heroes is great and these smaller scale saves is something the reboot definitely needs to focus on as Marvel’s First Family doesn’t just save the universe…they save regular people as well. 
 

“To help sell 20th Century Fox on this huge set piece, I thought it would be cool to do them as a hybrid comic book splash page/concept illustration style,” he continues. “Ultimately, this sequence proved a bit ambitious for the budget and was cut down quite a bit in the final film.” 
 

It seems budgetary issues plagued Rise of the Silver Surfer from the start and that’s a real shame because a moment like this would have been phenomenal to see on the big screen. 
 

“The image of the Surfer carrying Torch in the low oxygen stratosphere was directly inspired by an amazing Silver Surfer illustration done by the legendary Adi Grandov,” Deringer concludes, referencing the legendary Iron Man concept artist.