Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. The sequel to the 2005 film, it was directed by Tim Story, from a screenplay by Don Payne and Mark Frost. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis as the title characters, with Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Beau Garrett, Doug Jones and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles. The plot follows the Fantastic Four as they confront the Silver Surfer to save Earth from Galactus.