Actress Julia Garner, who is set to play the role of Silver Surfer in the upcoming film 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', responded to the backlash the makers received for casting a female for the iconic role,

"I said, ‘I'm just going to still do my job,'" she said of the backlash. She also noted that she plays a variation on the character, adding, "It's Shalla-Bal, so it's different." Shalla-Bal, first seen in "The Silver Surfer" #1 in 1968,

For anyone whinging about Julia Garner's role in "Fantastic Four: First Steps," the "Ozark" star has a gentle suggestion: Read a comic book. An old one. By Stan Lee and John Buscema.