Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer..

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 superhero film, and the sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four; both were based upon the comic of the same name.. The film was directed by Tim Story, who also directed the original, and Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington reprised their roles from the original.. Doug Jones and Beau Garrett appear in the sequel as the Silver Surfer and Frankie Raye, respectively, along with Laurence Fishburne as the voice of the Surfer..

The film begins two years after the first, with Doctor Doom having spent two years trapped in a casket and taking over Latveria.. Doom desires to take the Silver Surfer's powers.. He also reverts to his organic form.. The Human Torch has an encounter with the Silver Surfer giving him the ability to gain the powers of the rest of the Four by touching them.. He absorbs all three of his teammates' powers in order to become strong enough to defeat the Silver Surfer..

The Silver Surfer has arrived on planet Earth on a mission of destruction.. When the havoc wrecked by the strange and shiny visitor catches the attention of four especially powerful Earth dwellers, the battle is on to save the planet from certain annihilation.. Complicating matters, the group members suddenly begin exchanging superpowers after coming into contact with the mysterious surfer.. Meanwhile, with his super - powered nemeses momentarily distracted, the nefarious Dr. Doom begins concocting a plan with the potential to overshadow even the Silver Surfer's destructive antics..

Galactus does appear in the film - towards the end and as a planet-sized cloud / dust storm and not as his comic form..

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is scheduled to be released on June 15, 2007..