- Was given a PG rating by the MPAA, the first Marvel film since Howard the Duck (1986) to earn this rating.
- Stan Lee has a cameo as a guest who is refused entry to the Fantastic wedding. This is in keeping with the 1960s "Fantastic Four" comic, where at Reed Richards and Susan Storm's wedding, two characters, obviously representing writer Lee and artist/plotter Jack Kirby, are also not allowed to attend the wedding.
- Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title "Broom Field".
- WILHELM SCREAM: When the Army and the Fantastic Four first have an up close encounter with the silver surfer.
- Although the film uses the premise that the Silver Surfer gets his powers from his board, this is clearly not the case in the comics. In the comics, the Surfer is able to fly on his own and use his full gamut of powers without the aid of his surfboard. He uses it, however, as it significantly decreases the energy required for flight.
- When The Torch falls into the sand in the Middle East and rolls over to his back, in close up shots you can see the "4" logo in the sand next to his head.
- Reed's speech to General Hager about being a "good little nerd" is taken nearly verbatim from Ultimate Extinction #2 (in there, he was speaking to Nick Fury).
- Supporting character "Captain Frankie Raye" shares her name with comic-book super-hero Nova's alter ego. In the comic-books Frankie Raye was a love interest of Johnny Storm and, as Nova, succeeded the Silver Surfer as herald of Galactus.
- The facility where the Silver Surfer is taken after being captured is named "Inyeptuk" - a nod to the FX show "Nip/Tuck" (2003), starring Julian McMahon, who plays Victor Von Doom.
- Susan Storm's wedding dress is a custom made design by the German luxury fashion brand Escada.
- After the scene where Ben lends Johnny his powers and goes into a store to change his clothes, in the top right corner, you can see various Marvel toys, such as a Spider-Man doll hanging upside down.
- For Michael Chiklis's performance as the Thing, a new set of prosthetics were developed. These prosthetics were easier for Chiklis to wear, as they provided better ventilation and could be easily removed, in comparison to the previous film's prosthetics which required six hours to apply, were uncomfortable and could not be easily removed.
- Originally, Nick Fury was going to be in this film, but he was written out of the script and replaced with General Hager. Fury would eventually appear in Iron Man (2008).
- Susan worries about having a son with all the public scrutiny. In the comics, Richard and Susan Storm had a son named Franklin Richards.
- The Surfer speaks of "the one I love." This refers to Shalla-Bal, who (in the comics) was Norrin Radd's girlfriend before he became the Silver Surfer.
- The Silver Surfer was created by Doug Jones wearing a prosthetic suit developed by Spectral Motion, and a new VFX program from Weta Digital which augmented the Surfer's reflective surface.
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- SPOILER: According to Don Payne, the film was influenced by the Fantastic Four comic "The Galactus Trilogy" (Galactus and the Surfer approach Earth), "Fantastic 4" issues #57-60" (Dr Doom steals the Surfer's powers), and the "Ultimate Marvel" comic "Ultimate Extinction" (the name of Gah Lak Tus is used).
- SPOILER: Tim Story once said that he would never have giant robots in any of his movies. In this film, Galactus, normally portrayed in the comics as something resembling a giant robot, is shown as a giant cloud.
- SPOILER: There's another hidden '4' in the scene where Johnny borrows the powers of all 3 of his teammates - look carefully at the rock lines on Ben Grimm's arm when they glow.
- SPOILER: Although Galactus is portrayed as a huge cloud in the film, there are two hints to his physical appearance in the comic book. Both the shadow on Saturn as he passes by it and the fiery mass within the cloud, resemble his signature helmet.
- SPOILER: Galactus's appearance is similar to V'Ger from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), which was also seen as a giant cloud obscuring a mysterious being.
- SPOILER: While the movie version of the Silver Surfer can raise the dead, as he does for Susan Storm, the comic book version does not have this power.
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