RUMOR: Moon Knight's MCU Future Possibly Revealed Along With Marvel Studios' Plans For Ghost Rider

In our final wave of MCU rumours today, we have possible intel on what's next for Moon Knight now he's no longer getting a season 2 and intel on Nic Cage's return as the Spirit of Vengeance, Ghost Rider!

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By JoshWilding - Mar 09, 2025 12:03 PM EST

Filed Under: Moon Knight

Source: The Cosmic Circus

It was recently revealed that Moon Knight will return, albeit not in a second season of his TV series. On the plus side, other plans are being put in place for Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley; what they are has yet to be revealed by Marvel Studios.

If a new report from The Cosmic Circus is to be believed, then - as we know many of you suspected - Moony will next take centre stage in the planned Midnight Sons movie. Or perhaps even Daredevil: Born Again!

The site bases that on having learned of plans for Moon Knight's next story to be set in New York, so we'll see what happens. Midnight Sons ultimately seems more likely than Daredevil: Born Again reintroducing the deranged superhero as a vigilante would be far from a bad thing. After all, many of his best comic book stories have taken place in a street-level setting.

It's also said that Moon Knight will not be part of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, an admittedly disappointing development. There's not going to be room for everyone, though.

Remaining in the supernatural corner of the MCU, Nic Cage is reportedly locked in to return as Johnny Blaze. This report says it won't happen in Avengers: Doomsday, so either place your bets on Avengers: Secret Wars or Spider-Man 4 seeing as a team-up has previously been rumoured for the wall-crawler's next solo adventure.

Despite that, it doesn't appear as if Cage will be the MCU's main Spirit of Vengeance moving forward. When the character is reintroduced, it's going to be as "an agent of Mephisto before he sets off on his own path."

That suggests Marvel Studios intends to retell Ghost Rider's origin story, beginning with him serving the MCU's devil before becoming a hero in his own right. For what it's worth, we've heard the anti-hero will have a big role in Midnight Sons.

"I think Marvel Television has happened in waves, and I think Moon Knight happened in a wave of shows that were going to establish characters that would tie-in to the future," explained Marvel Television boss Brad Winderbaum recently. "And moving forward, our priorities have shifted."

"We’re making shows as shows that can exist as annual releases, more like television," he continued before promising, "There are plans for Moon Knight down the road."

Rumours are always best taken with a pinch of salt but it's enjoyable (particularly on a slow news Sunday) to take this type of chatter and attempt to figure out what it means for these characters and the wider MCU.

If nothing else, the future looks bright for Ghost Rider and Moon Knight over the next few years. For now, share your thoughts on these latest rumours in the comments section.

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bobevanz - 3/9/2025, 12:22 PM

Johnny Blaze comes first. Don't skip him over gahdamnit

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 12:27 PM

@bobevanz - Blaze could be introduced as a veteran Rider, like Pym was given the role of a mentor to Lang. He's already had two takes by Cage, and an AoS easter egg as the one who passed the curse on to Robbie. Danny's long overdue, and his trauma with his sister is a lot more R-rated, if MS really wanna go there.

harryba11zack - 3/9/2025, 12:29 PM

@bobevanz - nah phuck that, we need Alejandra Jones first.

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 12:55 PM

@Latverian -

No.

Most people know the focus should first be on Johnny Blaze, somewhere between his 20s and 40s.

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 1:01 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - Most people would not agree with you.

AC1 - 3/9/2025, 1:58 PM

@Latverian - yeah having an older Johnny already being the Ghost Rider and having him act as a mentor to Danny could be a cool idea, almost a bit like how they used Carter Slade in the first Nic Cage movie

Slotherin - 3/9/2025, 2:28 PM

@Latverian - I like that idea as far as dealing with legacies goes and felt they did it well with Pym and Lang in Ant-Man as well.

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 12:22 PM

Can we just stop pretending it has a future in this continuity. The full reboot is coming. All these random characters being thrown out, all these rumors, it's just to distract from the fact it's all ending. To keep people on the line long enough that they'll end up watching Doomsday/Secret Wars rather than skipping them.

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 12:33 PM

@Scarilian - Can we just stop pretending that your fanaticism against this franchise holds any water?

harryba11zack - 3/9/2025, 12:44 PM

@Scarilian - in the reboot I just hope they don't a remake with them going after the stones again. And no more Origin stories.

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 12:56 PM

@Latverian -

Can we just stop pretending that your fanaticism for this franchise holds any water?

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 12:58 PM

@harryba11zack -

At least little bits of origin stories would be nice sometimes, if just in a two minute flashback.

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 1:00 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - Can we stop pretending that my support for this franchise is any sort of fanaticism?

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 1:02 PM

Can we stop pretending that Scarilian's support for this franchise being essentially rebooted before 2035 is any sort of fanaticism?

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 1:03 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - Can we stop pretending that this comment from @Scarilian is any kind of support in favour of the MCU? Or that any comment of his ever was?

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 1:10 PM

@Latverian -
I prefer to just cut the bullshit honestly. Everyone knows they'll say whatever they can to keep people invested after all the box-office flops/bombs - same way the DCEU did.

The studio is losing a lot of money on Marvel and Secret Wars 2015 which Secret Wars is taking inspiration from ends with a reboot. The intent has been clear for a while.

To be ignorant of that is silly and a waste of time.

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 1:17 PM

"Can we stop pretending that this comment from @Scarilian is any kind of support in favour of the MCU? Or that any comment of his ever was?"

If anyone at all wishes to, they can search through articles or comments I made on articles for most of Phase 2/3 and find positive remarks for films at that time.

Your remark is moronic and shows a pathetic attempt to attack my character as opposed to acknowledge the situation - a reboot is coming, why pretend otherwise? Why pretend we'll get anything to do with Ghostrider when they can't make a Blade film and are cancelling projects constantly?

ObserverIO - 3/9/2025, 1:28 PM

@harryba11zack - I'd say no more origin stories for those who have already had their origin stories told.

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 1:34 PM

@harryba11zack -
I hope we get origin stories for characters, but for ones we are unfamiliar with.

I think the untapped potential in regards to the direction is Avengers Vs. X-Men, Avengers Disassembled, House Of M, Annihilation/Annihilation:Conquest and potentially exploring concepts like 'Marvels' - which is seeing the superhero reality portrayed by characters living day-to-day life.

Latverian - 3/9/2025, 1:43 PM

@Scarilian - One comment of denial was enough. You didn't have to reinforce my assumption of you by doubling down on your frustration.

You know who I am. I know who you are. Anyone who's anyone here knows where each of our stances stem from, so do as you did prior and block those you cannot address.

Unless of course you feel like proving me wrong by sharing your most recent praise of that franchise, which you're more than welcome to do but I honestly doubt you will, or that you ever have for that matter.

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 2:00 PM

@Latverian -
I don't find you frustrating, I find you boring. Your comments are just insults it's meaningless.

Only had to split the remark due to the site's comment section issues.

Making a new account to bypass this sites apparent ban of you doesn't magically make people agree with you any more or less than when they likely banned you before.

DarthOmega - 3/9/2025, 2:24 PM

@Scarilian - Can we stop pretending I'm not the sexiest mother[frick]er on this site? It's so painfully obvious and the more you all ignore it the sexier I become. Like seriously I have to cover my mirrors at home so I won't stay there all day looking at my glorious reflection

TheVisionary25 - 3/9/2025, 12:33 PM

So Moon Knight is apparently taking center stage in a movie that has never been officially announced and given the last apparent “news” from these scoopers doesn’t have a writer attached anymore hence could be subject to change?.

Anyway for Ghost Rider , I can see the Nic Cage version show up in Secret Wars.

Also if that description for the MCU take on GR is true then it doesn’t mean that they’ll be going back to the origin..

Hell , he could be an Agent of Mephisto at the start of the film abut then break away at the end.

RolandD - 3/9/2025, 1:41 PM

@TheVisionary25 - Whenever I had seen users on here comment about The Cosmic Circus, they have said that it is not a newsworthy outfit, not to be trusted.

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 1:00 PM

Some small appearances. And then a focus on a different reality within the MCU, which includes all 1940s to 2020s Marvel movies and shows, and other things.

Forthas - 3/9/2025, 1:01 PM

"After all, many of his best comic book stories have taken place in a street-level setting"

EXACTLY!!! Strip off the overt supernatural stuff and eliminate the multiple personality angle and you would have a more interesting character.

Say YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ... say NO to Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

MakeAmericaGrea - 3/9/2025, 1:06 PM

@Forthas -

Johnny Blaze needs to do some penance stares on gangbangers and drug dealers and SAers and antifa.

Say NO to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

RolandD - 3/9/2025, 1:39 PM

@Forthas - How is that more interesting? Sell it Otherwise we just have a generic Batman in an all white outfit.

RolandD - 3/9/2025, 3:05 PM

@Forthas - Okay but since when did you start saying no to DEI?

Forthas - 3/9/2025, 3:56 PM

@RolandD -

"Okay but since when did you start saying no to DEI?"

Ohhh...Nice catch....MAGA is trying to confuse me!!!

There is a REASON why Batman is more popular that Moon Knight. They say the same thing about Black Panther being "like Batman" but he has since distinguished himself through the films.

The magic and multiple personalities is a distracting plot element that takes away stakes and motives. By grounding the stories they are more relatable. They should also pair him with a street level villain which is what helps make superheroes more interesting (I suggest Green Goblin).

Say YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ... say NO to Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

RolandD - 3/9/2025, 4:14 PM

@Forthas - I am glad to work for two organizations that still believe in the importance of DEI. I like the supernatural elements of the character and found that the dissociative identity disorder made for interesting TV and gave Oscat Isaacs the ability to stretch his legs a little bit also but I totally respect your opinion

Forthas - 3/9/2025, 4:40 PM

@RolandD -

"I am glad to work for two organizations that still believe in the importance of DEI"

It is funny you state that, I just had a conversation with a business partner of mine....we both work in higher education although in separate institutions and in both cases neither institution has changed one iota of what they have done in the past. I was getting concerned that the culture was changing but as I suspected it is just a bunch of whiny babies who collectively could not fill a three bedroom apartment who are just loud. The head of an activist investment fund that uses its investments to encourage businesses to adopt DEI has also said he has not seen any desire from the vast majority of businesses that have DEI programs to change.

As far as Moon Knight, the supernatural stuff is off putting for me because there are no rules to them. If you need something done to defeat the villain you just invent some...spell...magic weapon...or fulfill some prophesy that saves the day. So the stakes are less compelling to me. The dissociative identity disorder dilutes the "hero's" motivation. It works for a character like Green Goblin because it explains away his villainy (and just as a note+ I am sensitive to the notion of portraying people with mental disorder as inherently evil), but when the hero has that issue their motives for wanting to do good are not that straight forward or noble (which is why I think Batman is a better received character).

Say YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ... say NO to Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

Apophis71 - 3/9/2025, 5:10 PM

@Forthas - Said it before and will say it again, the label may go away but every company that has found benefit from using DEI will keep doing it just may not have a division or online policy document using that term. There will have been some fools who simply tried to artificialy hit quotas that some will flag up as examples but in most cases and with best practice it was never about that and if anything increased quality of employees and productivity by widening the net and improving retention.

RolandD - 3/9/2025, 6:03 PM

@Forthas - I have often thought the same thing about characters like Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch and Dr. Fate.

Forthas - 3/9/2025, 6:32 PM

@Apophis71 - Totally! I think diversity as a value is baked into the culture and the people who have embraced it know exactly who the people are that are making the loudest noises opposing it. Let’s just say those people represent a long tradition of those that value homogenization and they always lose! Here is an article that describes a rejection of anti-DEI programs which I have seen play out first hand at my institution.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-schools-dear-colleague-6cca8440afa62689991d373cc4903a4c

It would be pure business malpractice to limit an organization’s workplace to one group of people. Like Isaac Perlmutter at Disney, they will end up looking like fools.

Say YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ... say NO to Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

Forthas - 3/9/2025, 6:39 PM

@RolandD - I would add Wonder Woman who still has a vague power set that seems to change as needed. Even in the Wonder Woman film how at the end she is able to conveniently absorb Ares lightning and project it back at him...yet somehow Zeus could not do that? It is like...how do things work??

Say YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ... say NO to Stupidity, Extremism, and Ignorance (SEI) and Childish Reactionary Tantrums (CRT).

MarvelZombie616 - 3/9/2025, 1:07 PM

This is the point whete i know that Srcret Wars will suck.
When thete is no room for Moon Knight, it won't be Secret Wars.

ObserverIO - 3/9/2025, 1:38 PM

@MarvelZombie616 - I choose to believe that this is false. It's too idiotic to be true. Endgame even had the [frick]ing ravagers, how can there be no Moon Knight in Secret Wars?! Like even if it's just one second of screen time in an army in the last battle against Doomstadt, he's gotta be there.

Scarilian - 3/9/2025, 2:04 PM

@ObserverIO -
To be fair we had the same belief about Infinity War/Endgame, people expected us to see Agents Of Shield or Defenders or other heroes/characters. I'm also not sure I'd want the Flash movie treatment of them inserting CGI Moon Knight just to stand there for a moment or appear in the background. The appeal of these characters should be how the interactions they have will impact other characters.

ObserverIO - 3/9/2025, 2:19 PM

@Scarilian - At the time though they weren't considered canon by Feige. The Russos themselves said that they wanted Endgame to be the finale of Phases 1-3 specifically, none of the Perlmutter/Loeb shows were a part of those Phases. However now all of the Disney+ shows are a part of Phases 4-6 and are considered canon.
We've also got the whole multiverse to pick from now.

Doomsday and Secret Wars will be way bigger than Infinity War and Endgame.

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RUMOR: Moon Knight's MCU Future Possibly Revealed Along With Marvel Studios' Plans For Ghost Rider

In our final wave of MCU rumours today, we have possible intel on what's next for Moon Knight now he's no longer getting a season 2 and intel on Nic Cage's return as the Spirit of Vengeance, Ghost Rider!

MOON KNIGHT: 5 Ways Marvel Studios Can Use The Character Now Season 2 Isn't Happening

MOON KNIGHT: Marvel's Brad Winderbaum Confirms Oscar Isaac Will Return As Marc Spector - But Not For Season 2

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