
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Tim Story, 2007
The Fantastic Four
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1987
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a movie directed by Tim Story in 2007 and based on the characters from the comic book The Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first published in 1987. The movie features Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, and others.
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Storyline
A silver object enters Earth’s atmosphere, radiating cosmic energy that creates massive molecular fluctuations and causes deep craters at locations across the Earth. Sue’s brother Johnny, the Human Torch, pursues the object, discovering that it is a humanoid, a Silver Surfer.
Movie vs Book

Year
2007
Minutes
92
Movie Rate
5.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Original title: 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Director: Tim Story
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 1h32m
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Year
1987
Pages
251
Book Rate
7.96
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Comic Book
The Fantastic Four
Author: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Country: USA
First published in: 1987
Length: 251 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Fantastic Four
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