When talking at WonderCon J. Michael Straczynski revealed that Galactus was being saved for this Silver Surfer film, the one he's been writing, and that it's going to be an origin story.

Around the world fans of Silver Surfer heave a sigh of relief and hope that the next stage isn't messed up and that the director really is Alex Proyas.

Over at WonderCon J. Michael Straczynski said that the Silver Surfer film is going to cover the origin of the character and that it will most definitely feature Galactus, in fact Newsarama through Superhero Hype say that he specifically said the Fantastic Four had held off showing the character so he could appear in all his glory in Silver Surfer's own film.

Now whether that is true or not, and I suspect the real reason was cost of effects for such an ancillary character in the Fantastic Four film, the great news is that the next Silver Surfer we'll see is his own origin film.

Going back to comments Straczynski made before about the film, he said that it would follow on from right where the Fantastic Four film left off, but would explain the origin. So will we be seeing flashbacks to his past and his creation?

I am really excited about that one, especially as it's written by Straczynski, and if it really is true that Proyas is directing, this could be one hell of a superhero film.