Johnny Whitworth on Playing Blackout in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Johnny Whitworth on Playing Blackout in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Johnny Whitworth gives some insight on what it was like to portray Blackout in the upcoming film Ghostrider:Spirit of Vengeance opposite Nic Cage.

By Hawksblueyes - Mar 24, 2011 10:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Ghost Rider
Source: shocktillyoudrop



Johnny Whitworth had plenty to say recently to Scott Huver from Shock Till You Drop about his role as the villain Blackout in the upcoming Ghost Rider:Spirit of Vengeance film. The second Ghost Rider installment will once again star Nic Cage.

On being in character for interviews..

Oh, man. And I was totally in this character blackout makeup and I didn't get to go to that. I had to bow out. I was like, 'I'm not going to do interviews as this guy.' But man that would've been cool if you would have been there. So you know the movie?


On his favorite parts about shooting the film..

Oh, Nic Cage, Nic Cage and Nic Cage because Nic Cage is awesome. I got to be a comic book character. I mean that's part of the partial reason why I got into- not to be a comic, but the things that inspired me as a youngster, the things and the things that I was into, one being comics and of that nature and pretend and that's the ultimate way. Because he's bad and I get to be even extra bad. So I'm human and then I turn into Blackout and then he's bad and then he's just horrible.

On his favorite thing he did in character..

What can I do? Just looking down the face of Ghost Rider, Nic Cage, doing- in this one he does all his Ghost Rider stuff. The one before he didn't. So it has his body language and his feel. With that it's already better. When I was in the human form just before something hap- well, I don't know how to answer that question. I wasn't prepared to without giving spoilers. But looking down in the face of Nic Cage when he's about to throw me and I did my own stunts, when he's going to throw, discard me, if you will, as Ghost Rider and doing this thing when I'm pleading and beating. And then there's fire. I think there's going to be a lot. It's hard to choose from, really. Because all this stuff is rushing back to my head. And I've been in Romania for so long that part of my faculty- it does seem like a dream.
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Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/24/2011, 10:25 AM
;P
th0mahawk
th0mahawk - 3/24/2011, 10:59 AM
[frick] this movie.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 3/24/2011, 11:03 AM
Did anyone else have trouble following him? I got lost like 3 times trying to read his interview.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/24/2011, 11:04 AM
I did also Brash. He talks like he's on crack.
Rubbers
Rubbers - 3/24/2011, 11:06 AM
A little jumpy there aren't we? Relax. They should have called him Exciito
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/24/2011, 11:18 AM
i've given up trying to understand whitworth.

anyone who says nic cage is awesome,must be on some good shit.
nuck82
nuck82 - 3/24/2011, 11:26 AM
yeah [frick] this guy, nic cage nic cage nic cage? really?

and yes i got lost also, but thats normal for me
SeaSerpentine
SeaSerpentine - 3/24/2011, 11:32 AM
I hope he looks like the comics version, unlike Blackheart and Mephisto in the last film.
deanwilkins
deanwilkins - 3/24/2011, 11:33 AM
This is the worst interview I've ever seen. What the hell was he saying?
TheGuillotine
TheGuillotine - 3/24/2011, 11:36 AM
THis guy needs to be kept away from a microphone. What a horrible interview. He comes across as an idiot.
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Or he was stoned.
ManThing
ManThing - 3/24/2011, 11:41 AM
Oh great. Here we go.
Where's the Alice in Chains looking elemental dudes?


:rollseyes:
preacher
preacher - 3/24/2011, 11:43 AM
I loved Ghost Rider comics as a kid and read several that my older brother had collected, but I'm not familiar with the Blackout character. Can anyone fill me in on what this guy's about and IS he a good villain for the movie? Just curious.
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 3/24/2011, 12:05 PM
I like Ghost Rider, and want so badly to get into this movie, but Nicholas Cage...
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/24/2011, 12:08 PM
LMAO @ Dark! I couldn't leave it up man. If it was inticing me, it had to be bad for the kids on the site.

And yeah! He sure seems whacked on something!
Brashlight
Brashlight - 3/24/2011, 12:14 PM
Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought he was batsh*t crazy! Seriously though I was going crazy there for a second, I mean that is still a possibility but at least I know its not because of this :p
Digitaria51
Digitaria51 - 3/24/2011, 12:19 PM
Huh?

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AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 3/24/2011, 12:31 PM
if he looks anything like Blackout in the comics im happy.

Alice In Chains should do the theme song for this movie!:) God that would be mean and disturbing as hell!
R.I.P. Layne Staley!

Luigi
Luigi - 3/24/2011, 1:15 PM
Can someone call a translator? Either he's never done an interview before or Charlie Sheen is doing transcripts now.
tracydavis001
tracydavis001 - 3/24/2011, 1:29 PM
Love ghost rider ,but someone younger should have been Johnny Blaze ,but ahh well,I'll still go check it out .
TheRandomGeek
TheRandomGeek - 3/24/2011, 2:29 PM
I love Ghost Rider, thought the 1st one was decent at best, didn't like Cage as Blaze though. But why keep him if it's a goddamn reboot? FAIL Sony

BTW, is this guy high or something? LMAO

thatiscrazy
thatiscrazy - 3/24/2011, 3:47 PM
at least it will be better then Green Lantern
thatiscrazy
thatiscrazy - 3/24/2011, 4:05 PM
Sounds like this movie is heading in the same direction as the first one, the villains weren’t very intimidating. This guy is a puss.
fullmetal
fullmetal - 3/24/2011, 5:00 PM
this guy seems too pretty to be that villan...we need a villian equal to the prince of darkness himself...Satan
Durango95
Durango95 - 3/24/2011, 5:12 PM
what the hell--?! either this guy has ADD or somebodys been partying with charlie sheen...
Niem8211
Niem8211 - 3/24/2011, 8:46 PM
This movie = SHIT,,, too bad they destroyed this franchise...
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