Overview
- Marvel announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 25, 2026, that Ryan Gosling will play Johnny Blaze in a standalone Ghost Rider film scheduled for release in 2028.
- Shawn Levy is confirmed to direct the project, and multiple outlets report that Jonathan Tropper has been enlisted to write the screenplay.
- Gosling appeared on the Hall H stage and said he has long wanted the role; this will be his first superhero or comic-book part.
- Marvel has not yet disclosed a specific 2028 release date, a full cast list, a production timetable, or how prior screen versions will be treated in MCU continuity.
- The role returns Ghost Rider to Marvel control after earlier films from Sony and a television version on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., a history that ends years of fan casting speculation and raises questions about cameos, continuity and the character’s tone under Marvel.