Overview
- Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced the casting at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, bringing Ryan Gosling onstage to reveal a Ghost Rider film directed by Shawn Levy.
- Feige said Gosling 'had the pitch that won over Shawn,' and Levy and Gosling began developing the idea while working together on Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter.
- Jonathan Tropper is attached as the screenwriter and Marvel lists the movie for a 2028 theatrical release, but the studio has not announced a specific release date, production schedule, or supporting cast.
- Marvel confirmed this project will be an MCU reinvention of Johnny Blaze rather than a continuation of Nicolas Cage’s 2007 and 2012 Ghost Rider films, which were produced outside the MCU.
- The announcement prompted strong fan and celebrity reaction, including an Instagram nod from Eva Mendes, and analysts say the film could help Marvel expand into darker, supernatural stories beyond its usual superhero fare.