{"id":17962,"date":"2026-07-26T16:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17962"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:12:43","slug":"ryan-gosling-to-star-as-ghost-rider-for-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17962","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Gosling to Star as Ghost Rider for Marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ghost-rider\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ghost-rider_1\" data-tag=\"ghost-rider\">Ghost Rider<\/a> just rode into town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ryan-gosling\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ryan-gosling_1\" data-tag=\"ryan-gosling\">Ryan Gosling<\/a> will play supernatural horror hero Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, in a new big-screen incarnation of the Marvel character that will be directed by <em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/em>\u2018s Shawn Levy. Gosling and Levy are keeping the good time going after shooting <em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em>, due out next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe announcement was met with pandamonium when it was made Saturday during Marvel Studio\u2019s Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe plan is for the movie to open in 2028. A return for Ghost Rider and Gosling\u2019s involvement had been whispered for at least a year but the actor\u2019s appearance in Hall H made it real.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn recent weeks, journalist Josh Horowitz teased Marvel boss Kevin Feige at the <em>Spider-Man: Brand New<\/em> Day junket, asking why Gosling wasn\u2019t yet Ghost Rider. In a full circle moment, Horowitz participated in a comic bit during the panel, asking Feige from the crowd about Gosling. Feige responded by bringing Gosilng out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cAs you know, this is a character I\u2019ve wanted to play for a very long time. So, Kevin, Josh Horowitz, Hall H, thank you,\u201d said Gosling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLevy, who helmed Marvel\u2019s super successful <em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/em>, was also brought on stage and said that he and Gosling had been talking about <em>Ghost Rider<\/em> while shooting <em>Starfighter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cGosling is the absolute shit,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI say that with tremendous respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLevy said they riffed on set \u2014 and after a while, he \u201cwas, like, \u2018Bro, let\u2019s ride.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNicolas Cage starred as Blaze in two <em>Ghost Rider<\/em> movies released in 2007 and 2011 by Sony, which continues to have the film rights to Spider-Man. Gabriel Luna played Ghost Rider in TV\u2019s <em>Agents of SHIELD<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe character of Blaze was created by writer Gary Friedrich and artist Mike Ploog and first appeared in 1972\u2019s <em>Marvel Spotlight<\/em> No. 5. A year later, the character received his own series. Readers were captivated by Blaze, a stunt motorcycle driver who, in a deal made with the devil, is bonded with a demon named Zatharos. He becomes a flaming skull-headed, fiery motorcycle-riding spirit of vengeance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDecades later, several other characters held the mantle of Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch and Donnie Reyes among them, but Blaze has always kept the fire burning in comics fans\u2019 hearts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThis is the first superhero or comic book movie outing for Gosling, who was once up for the part of Green Lantern in the late aughts. In recent years, the actor has shown a willingness to take on big studio blockbusters or franchise plays. This year he toplined <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em> and next year stars in <em>Star Wars: Starfighter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Ghost Rider just rode into town. Ryan Gosling will play supernatural horror hero Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, in a new big-screen incarnation of the Marvel character that will be directed by Deadpool &amp; Wolverine\u2018s Shawn Levy. 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