He was one of the biggest threats to ever face the Marvel Universe. So powerful was he that his defeat required the sacrifice of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. The near unstoppable monster called Onslaught had been beaten.

Eventually, the fallen heroes returned. Captain America, Iron Man, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four all made their way back to the land of the living. Now, it is monster’s turn as Onslaught is reborn.

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The Eisner Award-nominated and three-time Harvey Award-nominated Son of a Genius returns in Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving! Special.

This all-new Franklin special by Marc Sumerak and Chris Eliopoulos features five more exciting adventures of the precocious son of Reed and Sue Richards, one half of the Fantastic Four.  It’s five times the fun as Franklin pushes his robotic baby-sitter and sidekick H.E.R.B.I.E. to his cybernetic limits.

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Beau Garrett and Andre Braugher have been cast in Tim Story’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Garrett will play Frankie Raye, while Braugher is cast as a general in charge of capturing the Silver Surfer. Fans of the HBO series Entourage will recognize Garrett from season one as the girlfriend who connect the guys with her sherpa.

Frankie Raye originally appeared as the Human Torch’s girlfriend, but became Nova when she volunteered to be the Herald of Galactus.

Garrett was just so so in the Entourage episode, so here’s hoping she can take it up a notch for this film. I loved Braugher’s Frank Pembleton character from Homicide: Life on the Streets and believe he will bring that intensity to the role of “Military General”. The one thing I see as a problem for the upcoming movie, is it appears they are trying to cram too much into one film. Unless it is going to be three hours long, the complex story arcs and character development could easily be lost. Would be interesting to see if Marvel and 20th Century Fox would allow Story to pull a Quentin and release Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in two parts. They wouldn’t even need have a full year between releases; four months would be plenty.
Shooting is currently underway in Vancouver for the 20th Century Fox flick.

via Hollywood Reporter (link)

Director Tim Story has posted an update at his blog on how the shooting for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer movie is coming along.

So it has begun! The Fantastic Four have been photographed for Rise of The Silver Surfer. Felt like old times. Everyone’s back in the mix and really picking their characters up where we last left off.

We also shot Andre Braugher for the first time. He plays General Hager, an old acquaintance of Reed Richards and one of the major additions to the movie. Jessicas is looking amazing. Chris has his energetic performance firing on all cylinders. Ioan looks great and Chiklis is funny as ever as the blue-eyed Thing.

One of the days was pretty long. Just happened to be one of those locations that we can’t come back to and we had a lot of effects shots. Those things always take forever. The background plates, then the actor buy himself, then the crowd. Blah blah blah. Wish we could shoot everything practically, but then again, I guess stretching Ioan may not go over too well.

JoBlo.com has several pictures from the set of Ben Grimm deckout in an normal clothes.

via JoBlo.com (link)

(Cartoon Network Press Release)Boosted by the heroic exploits of its newest animated series from Marvel Comics and Moonscoop Animation, Cartoon Network’s premiere of Fantastic Four (Saturday, 8 p.m.) scored double-digit delivery and ratings gains among targeted kids 6-11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. The performance helped the network chart mostly double-digit prime time and total day weekly delivery and ratings growth vs. the same time period last year among all key demos, including kids 6-11, kids 2-11 and tweens 9-14.

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Maximum Fantastic Four, the uniquely brilliant reproduction of the classic Fantastic Four #1 by comic legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby has been nominated for the Quill Awards’ Graphic Novel of the Year.

Already the winner of New York Magazine’s Best Book Jacket of the Year Award, Maximum Fantastic Four has proven to be a must-have for fans of comic books and pop culture alike.

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Moonscoop and Marvel have teamed up to create a 26 episode animated series based on the Fantastic Four.  It airs September 2, 2006 on the Cartoon Network.  If you want info on the first four episodes, head on over to the Marvel Animation Age website.  They have story synopsis and air dates.

via Marvel Animation Age (link)

According to 20th Century Fox, the Fantastic Four sequel has a new name…wait for it… Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer.

In the sequel, the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of The Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.

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Hollywood North Report is reporting the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer movie is schedule to begin shooting in Vancouver August 28, 2006.  The shoot is scheduled for five months with a wrap date of January 31, 2007.

via Hollywood North Report (link)

Director Tim Story has posted an update on his MySpace page in regards to the Fantasticar to be used in the next Fantastic Four movie.  Let’s hope the car rocks, and doesn’t suck like some of the more recent visions.

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We already know there is going to be another Fantastic Four animated series before the next moive (Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer) hits the silver screen, but until today we didn’t have the date. Now we do - September 2, 2006 8:00 PM. Set those TiVos now, yo.

Via Toon Zone (link)