Taylor-Joy was being eyed for the role the Silver Surfer in the upcoming MCU film, which might not be the case anymore.

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The upcoming Fantastic Four was rumored to portray the character of the Silver Surfer as a humanoid female with Anya Taylor-Joy in the role.
Recent reports have revealed that the MCU may now be sticking to the lore from Marvel Comics and keep the character male.

Marvel Studios is constantly trying to adapt to the changing landscape of the MCU despite already laying out the narrative of the franchise from the very beginning. These changes often come in the form of slight tweaks to make things interesting, which is what the upcoming Fantastic Four was set to receive with a female Silver Surfer being part of the film when it would release.

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Doug Jones as the Silver Surfer in a still from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
As for the star who was to be playing this altered character, it was reported pretty unanimously that actress Anya Taylor-Joy would portray the Silver Surfer in the film.

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But now, this does not seem to be the case anymore, since Marvel Studios may have retraced their steps on this decision and decided to leave the character as it is depicted in the comics, which rejects the casting of the star as its gender-bent version.

Marvel Studios Have Reportedly Decided to Keep The Silver Surfer As Male In Fantastic Four

Anya Taylor-Joy in a still from Split
While Marvel Studios is known as the biggest outlet for superhero cinema around the world, they are not known to be too stringent with their adaptations of Marvel Comics, which opens them up for creativity and welcome changes that the fans would love to see.

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This attribute was one of the reasons why people assumed that for the upcoming Fantastic Four, they were trying to change the iconic Silver Surfer’s gender to female, which was setting up Anya Taylor-Joy to assume the role of this iteration of the character.