Reporting on the recent casting of Forest Whitaker for the upcoming season of the NBC drama, ER, Variety stated that Whitaker was taking over for Andre Braugher. The former Homicide: Life On The Streets star will instead be joining the cast of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. The sequel to the 2005 film is set to begin production in Vancouver at the end of this month, with returning cast members Jessica Alba, Ioan Grufford, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis.