Army general (Andre Braugher) and, in an even more unpleasant development, the unsubtly monikered Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), having escaped his frozen captivity from the first film.Ī gleaming marvel of 3-D animation, the Silver Surfer (who from certain angles resembles an iridescent shop manikin or a wicked-cool hood ornament) will deservedly command most of the attention here.
To stop the gnarly destroyer, the foursome will have to contend with a surly U.S. Villain turns out to be the enigmatic Silver Surfer, a metal-based intergalactic traveler (sonorously voiced by Laurence Fishburne) who’s left a trail of dead planets in his wake. After a strike on New York disrupts the wedding (in the first of many set pieces entailing the destruction of buildings and aircraft), it’s clearly a case for the Fantastic Four - rounded out by Sue’s reckless brother Johnny (Chris Evans), aka the Human Torch, and the rock-bodied, super-strong fighter Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis). Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, respectively, the Gotham scientists-turned-lovers are now planning a splashy celebrity wedding.īut to Sue’s frustration, Reed is constantly distracted by reports of what appears to be a giant comet circling the globe, causing snowstorms, blackouts and all manner of meteorological mayhem. It’s always a drag when the threat of apocalyptic doom intrudes on one’s personal life, as Reed Richards ( Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) are about to realize.