While doing the press tour for the horror/thriller Turistas, Beau Garrett confirmed she’s definitely part of the cast of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the sequel to the 2005 hit film. Garrett joins Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Michael Chiklis who are all back onboard as members of the Fantastic Four, a team of superheroes who must save the world from destruction.
Garrett plays Frankie Raye in FF2 which hits theaters in June 2007. “Frankie Raye is a military brat that works under General Hager, who is played by Andre Braugher,” explained Garrett. “They come in to collaborate with the Fantastic Four to help stop these occurrences that are keeping, or putting, the world at stake. So she’s a very thick-skinned, tough character who grew up in the military. He’s kind of a father figure to her, and she has this love interest with Johnny Storm. She’s a cool character. She’s human under all the exterior. She’s got a good side that I think comes out in the film.”
You can expect to see Garrett involved in a little of the action in Rise of the Silver Surfer. “I got to hold a gun, which I thought was really exciting.” Garrett added, “I haven’t done it yet.”
Although Garrett’s not sure if her character will be in any future Fantastic Four movies, if she is included she may get to show off her secret powers. Garrett said, “The character does, in the comic, she does end up having super powers. I don’t know what they’re going to do with that in the film. In this film, she doesn’t. But who knows what they’ll do with it.”
