According to the Los Angeles Times, Fox, which is feeling 'bullish' on the eve of the release of its Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, has commissioned J. Michael Straczynski to write a screenplay for a Silver Surfer spin-off saga.  But, given the negative fan feedback about the FF: Rise of the Silver Surfer's kiddy-friendly 'PG' rating, Fox reportedly wants the Surfer spin-off to appeal to an older (X-Men movie) fan demographic, which should translate into at least a 'PG-13,' if not an 'R.'

JMS, whose screenplay The Changeling could be next on director Clint Eastwood's docket, is certainly well up on the characters having written Marvel's Fantastic Four #527-#541 and he is currently in the midst of a four-issue mini-series, Silver Surfer: Requiem, which debuted on May 30th.