Ryan Gosling cast as Ghost Rider, Shawn Levy to direct

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Marvel Studios announced at San Diego Comic-Con Hall H that Ryan Gosling will star as Ghost Rider in an MCU feature directed by Shawn Levy. Levy, identified in coverage as the director behind Deadpool and Wolverine, will reunite with Gosling for the supernatural superhero film. GamesRadar noted the casting came as a surprise during the SDCC presentation and headlined the reveal with the line "His job is bike." Gosling's casting was presented as the Johnny Blaze incarnation of Ghost Rider, and the film is scheduled to reach theaters in 2028. Gosling responded onstage with an excited remark, saying "Is this really happening?... As you know, this is a character I've wanted to play for a very long time ... Thank you."

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Ryan Gosling has been officially cast as Ghost Rider in the MCU ☠️🔥 • Shawn Levy will direct the upcoming ‘Ghost Rider’ film • In theaters in 2028

5312h ago

The Jondalorian10

Love Ryan but would have preferred Robbie Reyes

Anthony4

Not a bad choice for Johnny Blaze. Assuming that's him.

Jeymien Sedai |#TheAcolyteS2 - #Oshamir Coven | #SaveWoT💍🖖🇨🇦3

I am a bit bummed that this isn't Gabriel Luna's Ghost Rider from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He was a fun character. And is still out there in the MCU alive!

Ducky Winks2

Shawn Levy made the masterwork that is Big Fat Liar and he’s been coasting off that success ever since.

Ghost of Tuvix (Revived)2

Good for Gosling. Get that $$$, but as I just said: bsky.app/profile/ghos...

Judge You Harshly 🦋✌️🤟🖖🌈2

“Shawn Levy will direct the upcoming ‘Ghost Rider’ film”

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Logan // Seraph Six13

o fuk o shit o fuk o shit Am I going to be attracted to Ghost Rider? yeah? yeah...

Nolan Hicks6

We’ll be very lucky if this is just Drive (tremendous) but worse (watchable camp)

Mikal Lewis6

We are getting a ghost rider before a Blade? We need to prune this timeline

Scott Imberman5

Nicholas Cage will always be *MY* Ghost Rider.

Mike, Débrouillard2

If you want a preview just watch The Place Between The Pines

Fagatha Harkness2

I don’t think there’s anything that could convince me to care about Ghost Rider

THE DYNASTY ♠️♦️♣️♥️2

He's supposed to be Robbie Reyes??

Wario64

@wario64.bsky.social

'Ryan Gosling joins the MCU in Marvel Studios' Ghost Rider, directed by Shawn Levy. Only in theaters 2028'

3582h ago

Kyh927

It’s just going to be Drive but they’ll put a bad CG skeleton head over his

Neco-Tan - LowPoly #EnVTuber12

It would be mad funny if it's worse than Robbie Reyes being super sick in Agents of SHIELD

Starcaller Moonshadow8

So Ghost Rider is now Ken?

jlede25.bsky.social7

We’ll see how it goes with Shawn Levy but Ryan Gosling as Johnny Blaze is exciting.

Joey Joe Joe6

This is definitely a monkeys paw situation. Gosling as Ghost rider is great. Levy is one of the most bland sauceless directors out there. I enjoyed Deadpool & Wolverine in spite of his grey wallpaper direction.

chickenbeans.bsky.social2

That's crazy, Ghost Rider but yet no Blade movie.

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viciado em interpretar farmadores de aura

bruno3

Bom que eles já dizem que é do diretor de deadpool e wolverine pra não ter perigo de algum perdido se empolgar #Consciência

Keifer3

don’t care probably won’t like it but it does validate my view that Gosling looks like if Nic Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart had a baby

Suki DN ♡3

it would be really really really funny if he's playing Robbie Reyes [pulls up in a flaming muscle car] "I ride."

Troy McClure3

I’d personally rather see Robbie Reyes get his own movie but I’ll take this I suppose. Hope it leans dark and not lighthearted at all. We shall see.

TK2

Não desgosto do Gosling, mas pqp filme solo em 2028 e Shawn Levy? Vai flopar Se o zé boné fosse artista eles já metiam um Midnight Sons (com Blade incluso) e direção decente

Cap'n Peanut B. Crunch sez "ABOLISH ICE FOR GOOD!"2

Looks like The Fall Guy was his audition for this.

Cosmic Marvel

@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social

‘GHOST RIDER’ is officially in the works at Marvel Studios. • Starring Ryan Gosling. • Directed by Shawn Levy. • In theaters in 2028.

1122h ago

Jumpycool3

I JUST started the MCU for the first ti, now you’re telling me there’s another movie being made after Doomsday?

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Mike Toole19

Gosling as danny ketch, and Nicolas cage as Johnny blaze and Diego Luna as Robbie Reyes right?

Bob Chipman ("MovieBob")17

Guess "STARFIGHTER" is working out okay

barleybap17

Get Nicholas Cage back. #notmyghostrider #openthecage #theuncageing #releasethecagecut #releasethesnydercut

Smoking Wrecker🇨🇦6

Rocky: Why is Grace’s head on fire question.

Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo 😈🧄6

Let's go, Mr Gosling! Won't be nearly as epic as Nic Cage, but no one could ever be :v

Michael Scally2

ISTFG if this gets out of pre-production hell before Blade... #FizzVsComics

🏳️‍🌈Brendan Agnew🏳️‍⚧️2

[Extremely Matt Damon in THE DEPARTED]...Okay.

IGN

@ign.com

Ryan Gosling has officially been confirmed as Ghost Rider in the MCU! The logo has been revealed in Hall H at #SDCC

872h ago

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Matt17

Okay fine, Nicolas Cage gets to remake La La Land

pão com languiça10

Ryan Gosling as The Kik

Nick, the Melanated Magician (they/them)8

I really hope the bring Gabriel Luna back as Robbie Reyes as well. He was so good in Agents of SHIELD.

Caleb Dume5

Eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh…. I’ma let them cook, but…….

Andy4

No?? Look, I’m sorry, it’s Nic Cage and you know it

Chris A.4

oh shit!! I don't hate this

⸸ ᠻꪖꫀ ⸸3

Nah bro wtf is this shit. Nic Cage IS Ghost Rider and y'all know it

bells3

essa seria uma notícia muito divertida em um universo onde a marvel é só um negócio de quadrinhos que o pessoal adapta pro cinema de vez em quando com uns filmes coloridos e não esse sintoma infeliz da ascensão do fascismo

Gene3

Shawn Levy (Dedpool and Wolverine) is directing #sdcc #marvel

Neil Kleid2

I mean this is fine, sure. I think I’d rather see a new Blade movie than a new Ghost Rider movie but all right

Bloody Disgusting

@bloody-disgusting.com

Ryan Gosling is... GHOST RIDER. It's official. The MCU movie will be directed by Shawn Levy.

711h ago

American Absurdity Association3

Hopefully, a better film than the first might make these increase in value.

Alexander Hay2

A young goose playing Ghost Rider? (This only makes sense if you know who Goose Rider is.)

sloppymoses.bsky.social1

Finally free from the curse

huck mason

@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social

"GHOST RIDER. SHANG-CHI. WE NEED YOU TO DISTRACT DR DOOM"

511h ago

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Daniel5

This entire movie rocks. The super existentialist part where barbie realizes what being is in the park & tells the woman shes beautiful & she says I know makes me sob every time. But also, the first 55 seconds of this video took me somewhere too felt like being 5 watching singing in the rain, magic

Adam P Knave

@adampknave.com

They’re doing Ghost Rider suddenly because they still want to do horror adjacent stuff, and they can cast a white guy in it, and not have to do Blade, at the same time - right?

451h ago

Adam P Knave19

Maybe that is horribly unfair but Blade should’ve happened and can’t be that hard to do right and RIGHT AFTER they torch it we get this random move?

Jay-So 🇵🇷7

My Ghost Rider- Of course, they pivot from this too.

Martin John4

He’s 45. I like the Gos and i’m his age, but come on. Robbie is right there. In this political climate? Lets have a fucking Latin superhero who burns the world down.

Bix F.2

It's not a good look, timing-wise at least.

𝓋𝒾𝒸❢ ᓚᘏᕐᐷ

@gizmouse.bsky.social

"ryan gosling is ghost rider" fuuuck yes "the movies directed by shawn levy"

462h ago

𝓋𝒾𝒸❢ ᓚᘏᕐᐷ9

finally. a bad ghost rider movie

Flayed Olive 🏳️‍⚧️1

I don’t know anything about Movie people so I had to look him up and his most recent credits are The Backrooms and then the Minecraft Movie?? 😭

Zoe Tunnell

@zoewithasword.bsky.social

I like Ghost Rider I like Ryan Gosling I liked Deadpool and Wolverine I will go see that movie

561h ago

Zoe Tunnell15

I do think it is very funny to announce another lead/director team-up since Starfighter isn't out till next year Hope it's good! (I think it will be)

Comicsbeat

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Ryan Gosling, the MCU Ghost Rider, joins Kevin Feige on stage at #SDCC26 in #HallH

392h ago

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Sam, the Geeky Citizen9

DANG! I feel like people have been trying to manifest this for a while! Looking forward to seeing his approach!

Tim Rooney8

This is for me specifically I’m barring im throwing up

Jason6

I'm not going to see him in something as raw, personal, and challenging as Blue Valentine again for a long while aren't I? 🥲

Charlie5

DAMN THEY REALLY JUST DID IT HUH?!

R.E.D. From Boulder Punch

@redlreview.bsky.social

Couldn’t get a fucking Blade movie off the ground and expect me to pop off for Deadpool and Wolverine Man directing fuckin Ghost Rider like yeah sure Kevin whatever you say

281h ago

Fandango

@fandango.com

Marvel Studios announces #GhostRider starring Ryan Gosling at San Diego Comic-Con! #SDCC

252h ago

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NOTÍCIA MAIS ENGRAÇADA DO MUNDO. ELE É O NOSSO NICOLAS CAGE

Juliana Melguiso7

BICHA QUE QUE TA ACONTECENDO

ciptea do shane hollander ✦⋆4

La vai nosso Peter Quill fancast

advogada do vampiro armand4

que que tá acontecendo com esse mano…

Britney Spirros de Copacabana3

"Chat, qual "herói" não teve reboot ainda e qual ator da atualidade seria bem aceito para o papel?"

phillypu(p)

@phillypu.bsky.social

ryan gosling speedrunning all the archetypes of masculinity: barbie doll, scientist, skeleton

291h ago

Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open

@dylanmacri.bsky.social

I mean did you lose Sam Raimi's phone number or is camp just not allowed after the last Ghost Rider movies?

351h ago

Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open13

I'm gonna be honest if they just brought Nick Cage back and pretended he was in the MCU the whole time I would be more excited. I did not like those movies but I would just be "well I have to see what they're gonna do."

Jesse Hawken

@jessehawken.bsky.social

Ryan Gosling takes an already funny script and is riffing on a level that is frickin sublime

292h ago

Jesse Hawken19

I feel like the Gosling / Levy Star Wars movie is going to be an Epic Bacon onslaught

Mitch Wolfe1

I feel like the next step for Marvel is to take all their Chris actors and all their Ryan actors, then merge them into the Chris Ryan, the ultimate actor for Marvel.

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