Marvel Studios knows which Ghost Rider will appear in future Marvel Cinematic Universe projects.Film pundit Charles Murphy was asked on social media if he had heard which version of the Spirit of Vengeance Marvel wanted to use: Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, Robbie Reyes or someone else entirely. "Yes I have," Murphy answered. "Don't want to blow anything right now because I think I have a good source."
While there have been multiple iterations of Ghost Rider across his almost-50 year existence in the comics, only two have made the jump to the big screen. The 2007 film Ghost Rider focused on stuntman Johnny Blaze, played by actor Nicolas Cage. "Nic was always the choice for Ghost Rider," director Mark Steven Johnson said. "He has such a love for this character. There was never talk of anyone else playing Johnny Blaze." The film was released to largely negative reviews, but was strong enough at the box office that a sequel, 2012's Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, was released, with Neveldine/Taylor taking over as directors and Cage reprising his role.
Ghost Rider debuted in the MCU proper in Season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There, the Spirit of Vengeance was mechanic Robbie Reyes, played by Gabriel Luna, who received his fiery supernatural powers from a different, unknown Ghost Rider, implied to be Johnny Blaze. A spinoff series was announced at Hulu that would follow Robbie's story after Agents, but ultimately never went forward due to a "creative impasse."
Beyond Murphy's report, there has been no real news concerning Ghost Rider's next appearance. Even Ghost Rider co-creator Roy Thomas said he isn't aware of any plans Marvel Studios has for the Spirit of Vengeance. "I've never been given (nor asked for) any specific credit or money for Ghost Rider, to the best of my knowledge," he explained. "I'm happy with my arrangements with Marvel on many other concepts I co-created or developed, however, and no quarrel regarding the character."
Given that Marvel Comics already declared 2022 "The Year of Vengeance" to celebrate the character's 50-year anniversary. In addition, the studio is working to bring other horror-themed characters to life, like Blade, Moon Knight and Werewolf By Night.
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