James Gunn graces the cover to Marvelâs Silver Surfer #11 with a cover blurb.
Gunn posted the pic on his Facebook with mention at one time Fox approached him for a Silver Surfer movie.
Gunn says this was in 1999 before the 2005 Fantastic Four movie and its Silver Surfer sequel, so the FF werenât included.
Check it out:
Hey my quote is on the cover of this monthâs Silver Surfer so pick it up. Little known fact: When I first moved to LA in 1999, one of the first people I met on a meeting was an exec at Fox. He told me they wanted to make a Silver Surfer movie, and I might be right for that, so I wrote an extensive treatment. It was a huge story, cosmic as hell, and featured the Silver Surfer turning on Galactus (but no Fantastic Four â this was before the first FF film). At the same time, I was approached by director Jay Roach and his producer Shauna Robertson about writing a live-action Spy Vs. Spy film. That film seemed more likely to get made, and I loved Jay and Shauna, so I took that gig instead. It was my first studio film job. Of course, in eventuality, neither movie ever got made. But people liked the Spy Vs. Spy script, so I got a lot of work because of it. That said, I sometimes wonder what it would have been like had I truly jumped into the cosmic Marvel pool 16 years ago. Instead, I shall satisfy myself reading the great work of Dan Slott and Mike Allred every month!
James? Any chance there was a Surfer vs Galactus dance off at the end, bro?
