
Is the Marvel Comics cult favorite Silver Surfer finally about to catch a wave with "Fantastic Four 2"? The Surfer is on course to become a linchpin in the sequel Fox is readying for a July 4, 2007 bow.The character has evolved into one of Marvel's more sophisticated comic book heroes. A Surfer feature has been in Fox's arsenal for a decade, but the studio waited because the project is so ambitiously f/x-heavy and Fox has been busy with other Marvel franchises.The wait ends with "FF2." The storyline is being finalized, with the studio about to choose between a script by X2: X-Men United scribe Mark Frost and another by Don Payne