Source: Crave Crave has the highlights from the post-BNAT screening panel of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance which saw director Brian Taylor field questions and clear up some misconceptions about the film. Here's the highlights:
-Taylor said he and Mark Neveldine were given freedom to do their crazy sequel because Sony, even though they made a lot of money on Ghost Rider, nobody there liked it.
-Neveldine and Taylor did a pass on the script and added a scene to acknowledge that the plot is ridiculous. A kid asks Johnny Blaze why the devil bothers to take human form and Blaze can’t explain it. That’s the filmmakers’ way of telling us to just go with it. They also edited in a shot of Jerry Springer in post as a comment on how ridiculous the idea is.
-Taylor said the film itself was surprisingly low budget after above the line pay, meaning that even some folks involved with the first Ghost Rider got a fee. (Mark Steven Johnson and Avi Arad have producer credits.) But actual money spent on film? They shot in Eastern Europe for very little.
-Taylor had some issues with Ghost Rider’s wardrobe in the first one, so he changed it. “Why would Zarathos have any fashion sense,” Taylor said.
-Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance doesn’t have as much wild Crankness because the use of CGI meant they had to plan more shots, rather than freeball it on the set like they were playing in a sandbox.
-To get in character, Cage would wear Santeria makeup and black contact lenses in his Ghost Rider scenes. Taylor said he wants to include a full cut of the movie edited with Cage in makeup and no Ghost Rider CGI.
If you were hoping that the directors of the new Ghost Rider movie would stray from their usual film style to create a serious, darker Ghost Rider film, I think you'll be a little disappointed. In short, it looks like Ghost Rider will be very similar to the style of the Crank series of films that directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine have recently put out, which features a distinct style that definitely draws a line in the sand. So in regards to all those bad reviews that sprang out after BNAT, it appears that if you don't enjoy those style of films then you likewise won't enjoy the new Ghost Rider movie.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is an upcoming 3D superhero film based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider, scheduled to be released in theaters on February 17, 2012. The film is a loose sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider. It will be directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Nicolas Cage will reprise his role as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider. It is the second film to be released under the Marvel Knights banner after 2008's Punisher: War Zone.
The film started principal photography in Bucharest, Romania in November 2010, using mostly local talent. Principal photography was completed on January 24, 2011. On March 16, 2011, it was confirmed that Johnny Whitworth would be playing the antagonist, which was also confirmed to be Blackout.
Three scenes were shot on set Castel Film. Among the places in the country chosen were Transfăgărăşan, Targu-Jiu, Hunedoara Castle and Bucharest.[29]
Filming in Turkey took place in Cappadocia, a historical region in central Turkey with exotic chimney topped rocky setting.
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