Overview
- Marvel and Disney officially set Ghost Rider for July 28, 2028, a date confirmed in the studio’s post‑D23 calendar updates reported on Monday.
- Ryan Gosling is confirmed to star and, according to Marvel president Kevin Feige, originated the creative pitch that sold the project to director Shawn Levy.
- Shawn Levy is attached to direct and Jonathan Tropper to write, giving the film a firm creative team even though full casting and production timing have not been announced.
- Ghost Rider is slotted between the X‑Men film on May 5, 2028, and Black Panther 3 on Dec. 15, 2028, making it Marvel’s third theatrical tentpole for 2028 and reviving a three‑film annual cadence.
- The role’s incarnation (for example Johnny Blaze versus other versions) remains undeclared, the studio recently added an untitled MCU movie for November 2029, and the project builds on prior on‑screen Ghost Rider portrayals by Nicolas Cage and Gabriel Luna while shifting Marvel deeper into supernatural storylines.