For days now, online rumours have been swirling about performer Doug Jones (Hellboy’s Abe Sapien) providing motion capture work for the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four 2.
And when Jones turned up at the San Diego Comic Con alongside Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro to promote that film, it wasn’t long before someone asked him about the Surfer. "I will make this as brief and legal as I can. No comment," Jones told the crowd, before adding apologetically, "It's like taking porn from a teenager. I will not be wearing a green screen leotard and doing motion capture in any forthcoming film that I'm aware of."
But that wasn’t all – he then hinted at the idea that’s he’s in negotiations for the role. Referring to the shiny silver shirt he was sporting, he grinned, "I like this colour on me and I hope to wear more of it soon. I found an outfit in this store that I really like in this colour but I don't own it. They're still seeing if my credit card clears." You can imagine the cheering.
So that’s his answer: he’s not said yes and he’s not said no. But he did promise to tell us as soon as he can legally say either way.