Casting for Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four has been heating up. The official cast for the titular hero team was announced on Valentine’s Day 2024, with Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. On May 9, 2024, fans got two major pieces of casting information. The biggest was the news that Ralph Ineson would be playing the villain Galactus, but a few hours earlier, it was confirmed that legendary actor John Malkovich had joined the cast in an unknown role.