Blackout is a fairly popular Ghost Rider villain in the comics, so when fans heard that he would be the principal villain in the new movie they became excited. But will this version of the character differ significantly from the comics? Speaking to CBR Johnny Whitworth(Limitless) reveals quite a few details. He speaks about Blackout's appearance and says that he will have a "lot of powers", hinting that one will be manipulating electricity.
Here are the highlights..
"I'd say with this version of Blackout, he starts off as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies but then becomes a real sadist/psychopath."
"Mark and Brian took a lot of liberties. I'm not really at liberty to say what they are since i'd give too much away. This is how Mark put it to me when he was talking about the project: If Ghost Rider is the Spirit of Vengeance then Blackout is the Spirit of Decay."
What about Blackout's look for the movie? Will it take inspiration from the comics?
"I did about four and a half hours of makeup every day that I was Blackout. It's my face, my chest -- I was bare-chested through everything, much like the Blackout character."
"An inspiration for when i was [doing research] was there was this image [from the comics] with him in a top hat, a purple top hat, and he's got a purple trench coat. [Our wardrobe is] a little different... but there was another version where he was a more hulky, beefy kind of guy [which we didn't use]."
Whitworth also reveals that this version of Blackout won't be half Demon(as he is in the comics), but human and will receive his powers from The Devil at some point in the movie. So what do you think guys, happy so far with how this is sounding?
Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance hits theaters February 17th, 2012.
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