DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Star Ryan Reynolds Confirms They "Tried To Get" Nicolas Cage To Return As GHOST RIDER

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Star Ryan Reynolds Confirms They "Tried To Get" Nicolas Cage To Return As GHOST RIDER

Deadpool and Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy have confirmed that they did reach out to Nicolas Cage about potentially returning as Ghost Rider...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 07, 2024 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

Before cameras even started rolling on Deadpool and Wolverine, there were rumors that Nicolas Cage was set to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider, and we'd later learn that there were indeed early plans to include a version of the character via some officially-released concept art.

Stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman joined director Shawn Levy on Entertainment Weekly's Awardist podcast, and Reynolds confirmed that they did reach out to Cage about potentially suiting-up as the Spirit of Vengeance again.

"They were in early drafts. We had versions of that [sequence], but then as it shook out, you're sort of looking...We're trying to make the movie responsibly, as well. It's a big budget. It's the biggest budget of any of the Deadpool movies, but you want to give yourself as much constraint, which really I think facilitates asymmetrical thinking and creativity. If you have too much time or too much money, it usually murders that kind of creativity. So, yeah, you're shrinking things."

"But we did talk to Nic Cage," the actor continued. "We tried to get him, but he was a no-go.... I would've loved him."

The movie did feature "cameos" from a number of other actors, including Jennifer Garner (Elektra), Wesley Snipes (Blade), and Channing Tatum, who got the chance to play Gambit after first being cast as the mutant hero during 20th Century Fox's X-Men era.

"Luckily, we got a lot of yeses," added Levy. "Mostly because Ryan would just call them directly. He'd often do an ambush FaceTime and put them on the spot."  

It remains to be seen if Cage will ever return as Ghost Rider, but there are rumors that he might show up in Avengers: Secret Wars along with characters from Fox's X-Men and Fantastic Four movies.

The MPAA gave Deadpool and Wolverine an official R-rating for: "Strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore, and sexual references."

“Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date - Deadpool & Wolverine," reads the new synopsis. "A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to - F*ck. Synopses are so f*cking stupid.”

In addition to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the title roles, Deadpool and Wolverine will see Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) And Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio) return as their respective characters, and they'll be joined by franchise newcomers Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), who will play a TV agent and Charles Xavier's evil counterpart, Cassandra Nova.

Shawn Levy directs Deadpool and Wolverine from a script by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells.

The movie is now available on Digital platform and DVD/Blu-ray.

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Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/7/2024, 8:16 AM
Maybe it was for the best, he'd be too powerful, no way he'd get stuck in the Void or not being able to beat Cassandra. Unless they depowered him which would be lame.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/7/2024, 8:17 AM
@Urubrodi - I don't think they would have even put that much thought into it, tbh. He would have just rode around and killed a few goons with his chains.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/7/2024, 8:23 AM
@MarkCassidy - You're probably right, which is another reason why it was best for him to not be there. Comics Ghost Rider is by far one of the strongest characters around.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/7/2024, 8:52 AM
@Urubrodi - How would he be able to get out of the void?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/7/2024, 9:05 AM
@ObserverIO - Ghost Rider himself is able to open portals into other dimensions without a sling ring (e.g. as he did in Agents of Shield for example), plus given that Cassandra Nova had the means to escape from it he could force her to do it, she wouldn't be able to stop him. And the TVA would have had a "hell" of a hard time purging someone like him. Especially some random goons.
JDL
JDL - 11/7/2024, 9:06 AM
@Urubrodi - He could just be there on a vacation. :)
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/7/2024, 9:37 AM
@Urubrodi - Yeah, it's probably better that they save him for Battleworld then. Nowhere to escape to when all reality is Battleworld and there's no multiverse.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/7/2024, 9:40 AM
@ObserverIO - Definitely, Secret Wars has the potential to be the best thing ever, but could also easily become a big mess. Let's hope the Russos deliver.
The1st
The1st - 11/7/2024, 9:43 AM
@Urubrodi - Yeah, I'd rather see him do that maniacal transformation from the first one in Secret Wars...cuz nostalgia.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 11/7/2024, 8:18 AM
Blade was enough of a win....an sure put a scare on Marheshala Hezbóllah is Ok Ali
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/7/2024, 1:08 PM
@Malatrova15 - as goofy gambit costume look he was another good addition
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 11/7/2024, 8:19 AM
Wow, I would’ve thought Cage would’ve answered the phone in his old ghost rider vfx makeup just answering with a scream, “Yes! Whatever it is, YES!”


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SuperJefe
SuperJefe - 11/7/2024, 9:08 AM
@slickrickdesigns - Hey neat, I’ve never seen that before.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 11/7/2024, 8:25 AM
With green screened actors as placeholders, the whole of the marvel universe is possible to appear in the movie. Lolz
The1st
The1st - 11/7/2024, 9:45 AM
@vectorsigma - I hope it's more volume, but I could see that being only for ensemble battles.
elgaz
elgaz - 11/7/2024, 8:51 AM
Quite surprised at that, Cage is so prolific in terms of output (4-6 films per year on average since 2018 plus voice work and other stuff) I didn't think there's much big budget work he would turn down. Could have been a scheduling issue I guess though.
Blergh
Blergh - 11/7/2024, 9:36 AM
@elgaz - he knows the industry and asks for bigger paydays on bigger movies. Smaller movies are what he does for cheap.
JoeInTheBox
JoeInTheBox - 11/7/2024, 9:00 AM
Cage was the one cameo I had hoped they could pull off. That an appearance from Coulson or anyone from AoS.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 11/7/2024, 10:09 AM
@JoeInTheBox - I would love a Coulson appearance in any MCU project. They should make him another universes Captain America wearing his Cap Suit design.
ptick
ptick - 11/7/2024, 12:27 PM
@slickrickdesigns - This is the single greatest multiversal cameo idea I've ever heard.
S8R8M
S8R8M - 11/7/2024, 9:00 AM
No to Ghost Rider.
However, if he turned up as Cameron Poe or Castor troy. I would have thrown more money at it.
SuperJefe
SuperJefe - 11/7/2024, 9:07 AM
There’s such a thing as not getting Nic Cage??
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/7/2024, 9:15 AM
It would have made the movie even better than it already was.
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 11/7/2024, 9:25 AM
Yes to the flash but no to this?

😅😭
Blergh
Blergh - 11/7/2024, 9:37 AM
@TheClungerine - Money. He asks for more the bigger the studio is. He’ll gladly do a cheap movie where he won’t get much as long as it’s indie but will ask for more when it’s Disney or WB. H
MMFRESHSW2
MMFRESHSW2 - 11/7/2024, 9:49 AM
he might as well did it cuz Cage Superman suxxD
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 11/7/2024, 9:58 AM
Nick Cage usually says yes to everything.

folieaturd
folieaturd - 11/7/2024, 10:02 AM
Yes! let's restore the entire Foxverse, let's bring back Colin Farrell Bullseye too
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OgHerManM
OgHerManM - 11/7/2024, 11:17 AM
@folieaturd - Bullseye was in the movie…
Corruptor
Corruptor - 11/7/2024, 10:33 AM
Solo movie or nothing. Not Midnight Sons and Daughters, not a lame ass Deadpool comedy cameo, GR is too big for that. Other MCU characters may make cameos in HIS movie though (in fact I'd say it was necessary to distinguish a movie from the first two and bring him firmly into the MCU.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 11/7/2024, 10:38 AM
If that happened, people heads would have exploded I'm sure. I know mine would have, but seeing Snipe's Blade was undoubtedly the greatest thing ever!
grif
grif - 11/7/2024, 11:12 AM
save it for the next movie i guess. also he probably needs to lose a bit of weight for the role


Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/7/2024, 11:44 AM
Cage says yes to 60 projects a year and this is the one he says no to?
GameOn
GameOn - 11/7/2024, 12:11 PM
I’m surprised they didn’t just put a random actor on a motorcycle and say it’s Ghost Rider like they did with 90% of the other “cameos” in the movie
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/7/2024, 12:24 PM
Here's hoping he's at least in a cameo for a Midnight Suns project.
TheDarkLastSonKnight
TheDarkLastSonKnight - 11/7/2024, 12:35 PM
Imagine Affleck's DD walking around the Void with the rest of the rag tag team, in some Bizarro Snyder Knightmare Sequence.


TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 11/7/2024, 1:55 PM
Dang it I just realized I’m an abrupt fashion, that I was pooping with the vent off! Now what’s this I hear about we almost had Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider? Hmm. Here’s the thing. Wesley Snipes was so good, that we are fine with it going back to him and not to the younger dude who hasn’t had a chance to play him yet, but we know would do well. Development hell tho, until it went back to WS, Either way is a win. I’m not sure I want to see Nick Cage play GR again. LIKE, I WOULD LOVE TO, IN WOLVERINE AND DEADPOOL, BUT I THINK THEY WERE LOOKING AHEAD. AS BAD AS BLADE THREE WAS, THERE WERE TWO AWESOME MOVIES BEFORE IT. WHERE IS THE AWESOME MOVIE BEFORE GHOST RIDER ONE AND TWO? Damn, sorry guys, I don’t know why it’s saying all in caps. I can’t go back and delete it, though, I have to wipe my ass.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 11/7/2024, 3:52 PM
I love Nic Cage and i love both GR movies.

Mr. Cage had Taxi debts and he took every role he was offenen for a time until he had paid back EVERY PENNY (true story).

That's integrity.

He also gave 100% in all of his movies.
I can't Römerberg a movie with Himmel that's a total train wreck, certainly they were all more entertaining than Joker 2.
YonnyLayna
YonnyLayna - 11/7/2024, 7:46 PM
I felt a Gosth Rider cameo would have been better placed at Multiverse of Madness,
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