The new Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer trailer would give one reason to at least ponder that question. The special effects in the trailer look excellent, and some aspects of it would suggest that this sequel will be about Galactus arriving to consume the Earth.
If so, one of the next big questions will be: what will the Big G look like? His comic book appearance doesn't really... um, translate?... to the big screen all that well, I'm guessing! Something about the hockey sticks/boomerangs protruding from his head, and the purple colour scheme... yeah, I think for the movie, we need a different look! And really it's the concept of Galactus that's so winning, not his goofy fashion sense. He survives, after all, by eating the life essense of planets that his herald, the Silver Surfer, finds for him. Not all that different from humans eating plants or animals to survive, when you get right down to it (he's supposedly evolved well beyond our levels of understanding). In his comic debut, which is also the Surfer's first appearance (Fantastic Four # 48), one of the most interesting battles concerns whether the Surfer will rebel against his master and help defeat him. That's the element that elevates the story beyond a simple "Earth is imperiled; can the FF prevail?" sort of tale it would've been otherwise.
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Oh baby...that trailer got me riled up!! The Silver Surfer looks very cool (as mentioned by The Human Torch!).
I had to watch this trailer again because I was so jazzed about the Surfer...then I noticed that there is a new Spider-man 3 trailer out..it shows a bit more than the previous one. May and June of 2007 are already booked for me!!
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