Editing Galactus (section)

===Film===
[[File:Galactus Cloud.jpg|thumb|alt=Two clouds—one blue and the other orange|Galactus as he appears in  ''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007)]]
* Galactus makes a non-speaking appearance in ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''. This version is depicted as a cosmic cloud as production company [[20th Century Fox]] wished for the character to remain "discreet".<ref name=vfx/> [[Visual effects]] studio [[Weta Digital]] convinced Fox to add hints of the character's comic-book appearance, including a shadow and a fiery mass inside the cloud resembling Galactus' helmet.<ref name=vfx>{{Cite news|author = Thomas J. McLean|title = Fantastic 4: Weta Gives Rise to the Silver Surfer|publisher = VFXWorld|date = 21 June 2007|url = http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3325&page=3|access-date=27 June 2007}}</ref> Director [[Tim Story]] said he created Galactus as a cloud so a future ''Silver Surfer'' spin-off film would be unique as the character had yet to appear in comic-book form.<ref>{{cite video|people = [[Tim Story]]|title=[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]] audio commentary|type = DVD|publisher = [[20th Century Fox]]|date = 2007}}</ref> Film writer [[J. Michael Straczynski]] stated "You don't want to sort of blow out something that big and massive for one quick shot in the first movie."<ref>{{cite web|author = Chris Carle|title = SDCC 07: JMS Sheds Light on Silver Surfer Movie|website = IGN|date = 27 July 2007|url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/808/808908p1.html|access-date=7 October 2007}}</ref>
* Galactus appears in ''Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition'' as a vacuum cleaner.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Marvel Movie Just Made Galactus Into A Joke A Year Before His MCU Debut |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-movie-galactus-joke-mcu-debut-lego-avengers-mission-demolition/ |website=Screen Rant |date=28 October 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref>
* Galactus will appear in ''[[The Fantastic Four: First Steps]]'', portrayed by [[Ralph Ineson]].<ref>{{cite web|author = Alex Stedman|title = Fantastic Four Officially Has Its Villain: Ralph Ineson Will Play the MCU's Galactus|website = IGN|date = 9 May 2024|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/fantastic-four-officially-has-its-villain-ralph-ineson-will-play-the-mcus-galactus|access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>