GHOST RIDER Star Nicolas Cage Confirms He HASN'T Spoken To Marvel Studios About Reprising The Role

GHOST RIDER Star Nicolas Cage Confirms He HASN'T Spoken To Marvel Studios About Reprising The Role

Nicolas Cage played Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, and the actor has now shared his thoughts on potentially reprising the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

By JoshWilding - Mar 16, 2022 10:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Ghost Rider
Source: ComicBook.com

It's now been a decade since Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance was released in theaters, and while the Robbie Reyes version of the character appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Johnny Blaze has remained on the shelf. There had been plans for Robbie to get his own spinoff on Hulu, but the project was scrapped when Marvel Television was disbanded and Marvel Studios took charge. 

In recent months, there's been a lot of chatter surrounding Ghost Rider's MCU future - including from Spirit of Vengeance director Mark Neveldine - but could a potential reboot involve Nicolas Cage?

Talking to ComicBook.com, the actor was asked if he's spoken to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige about reprising the role. "Not yet, no. That hasn’t happened," he confirmed before reflecting on a recent interview that saw him praise comic book movies. "But what’s interesting is nobody asked me about going back to Ghost Rider. That was a question that came up and they weren’t asking about Ghost Rider, they were asking, 'What do you think of the Marvel movies?' And I gave my opinion about it."

Asked directly if he would return, Cage simply shared his love of the Marvel Comics character. "Ghost Rider is an amazing character. I mean, he’s a complicated character. It’s kind of like, how do you tell the story of Faust within the context of that universe? Because, it’s a very philosophical character. I think it makes him special from other superheroes."

Despite rumours of Ghost Rider revving into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we're betting that probably won't happen. Instead, Marvel Studios likely hopes to put a fresh spin on the character in the MCU, especially now they're embracing this world's supernatural, horror side. 

Do you think Cage deserves to take another shot at playing Johnny Blaze?

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 3/16/2022, 10:08 AM
It's for the best, the first one was tolerable. The second has awesome action but the script was butt juice
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/16/2022, 10:14 AM
"Because, it’s a very philosophical character."
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 3/16/2022, 10:19 AM
Watching the two Ghost Rider movies, he feels completely miscast, yet based on some of his other work I know he could have been decent Johnny Blaze.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/16/2022, 10:21 AM
"Not yet, no..."

AC1
AC1 - 3/16/2022, 10:22 AM
I'd rather he didn't return as Johnny and the MCU cast its own version - however, it'd be great to see him in another role in some kind of CBM; even within the genre even though I'm not overly keen on his Ghost Rider, his performance as Big Daddy in Kick Ass was great, and his voice role as Spider-Man Noir was pretty much perfect so there are definitely roles out there that he'd be great in. And even if he's not a superhero there are also loads of supporting roles I think he'd be great in.
inkniron
inkniron - 3/16/2022, 10:26 AM
Nor should they. Best if we all try to forget them.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 3/16/2022, 10:28 AM
No thank you Nick. Appreciate your attempt at making Fhost Rider movies but I think we’ve had enough of that… Norman Reedus is the only Ghost Rider I want to see.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 3/16/2022, 10:30 AM
OFF TOPIC Going Friday Night can't wait.

X the Horror movie coming out this Friday is at 100% at Rotten Tomatoes with 29 reviews 11 coming from Top Critics.

X
100% TOMATOMETER 28 Reviews.

his delightfully dark and surprisingly complex flick feels unbelievably fresh. Its influences inspire innovation rather than shackling X to the other derivative tropes we’ve come to expect from ’70s throwback horror. 4.5 Stars

X is a uniquely chilling slasher horror with pristine gore, a brilliant cast, loads of fun, and will make anyone scream out loud. 8.5 / 10

Mar 14, 2022
Without a doubt, X is a triumph in every possible way: it defies expectations, it's both thoughtful and thought-provoking in equal measure, and the way that West is able to effortlessly build tension and terror throughout is downright transcendent.

5/5 Stars
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 3/16/2022, 11:10 AM
@DoubleD - I haven’t heard of that movie. Will check it out.
dragon316
dragon316 - 3/16/2022, 1:23 PM
@DoubleD - if critics and movie scores / rotten tomatoes score matter so much how is it transformer fans made two transformer sequels back to back make into billlion with score of below 40?
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 3/16/2022, 11:14 AM
Cage is the only actor I believe when he denies something
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/16/2022, 11:54 AM
Nic Cage should’ve played Zed on Pulp Fiction.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/16/2022, 11:58 AM
Every actor these days: "no I haven't spoken to Marvel" or "no, I'm not in it'

Me: I believe this immediately
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 3/16/2022, 12:33 PM
If they ever do a Luke Cage flick I'd be disappointed if he didn't cameo.
Spike101
Spike101 - 3/16/2022, 3:19 PM
Please no
asherman93
asherman93 - 3/16/2022, 3:58 PM
It would be pretty easy to retcon his Ghost Rider movies as being part of the MCU and have them take place prior to/away from the majority of the Infinity Saga.
Hell, you could have him be the one to spread/gift/curse his power onto Robbie in Agents of SHIELD.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 3/16/2022, 5:39 PM
Nic Cage's Ghost Rider is in Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but i think it could just be the cgi version without Nicholas actually having shot scenes.

They did the same with Sandman in Spiderman 8...
Corruptor
Corruptor - 3/16/2022, 6:42 PM
I'd like to see him have another go at it. Then maybe later move on to Danny Ketch instead after a couple of movies.

Ok, he doesn't look like Johnny Blaze from the comics, but maybe that doesn't matter as Johnny's physical appearance isn't a big part of the character, unlike say Bruce Banner where it needs a skinny, weedy little guy. In that sense Ruffalo feels miscast to me whereas Cage doesn't.

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