Yesterday while I was sitting in the production office for Universal?s The Kingdom I overheard an interesting conversation, left over film equipment was going to be shipped to the set of Fantastic Four 2, now to be called Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer!!

Looks like its official too now, and it wasn?t just Hollywood office gossip, here is a little snippet of plot summary courtesy of SuperHeroHype.com:

In the sequel, the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of The Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.

-Joe Russo