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After years of rumors and on-again, off-again flirtation between Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary<\/em><\/a>, Barbie<\/a><\/em>) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a>, it’s now confirmed: the actor will play Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, in an upcoming film.<\/p>\n \n For those unfamiliar with the character, Ghost Rider is the demonic alter ego of stuntman Johnny Blaze, who strikes a deal to sell his soul to the demon Mephisto in order to save his father’s life. Blaze’s soul is then bonded to Zarathos, the Spirit of Vengeance, transforming him into a leather-jacketed, motorcycle-riding, flame-skulled avenger. Thus, Blaze is forced to punish the wicked and evil whenever Mephisto needs him to. <\/p>\n Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige introduced Gosling to a packed Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con to roaring applause. The titular film will be directed by Shawn Levy, who previously helmed Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em><\/a>, and is slated for release in 2028. It marks the first film adaptation of the supernatural antihero since 2007’s Ghost Rider<\/em>, starring Nicolas Cage, and its 2012 sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/section>\n On the television side, Gabriel Luna played the Robbie Reyes variant of Ghost Rider in the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> That appearance was meant to lead into a solo spin-off slated for 2020, but a “creative impasse”<\/a> in late 2019 led to the project’s cancellation.<\/p>\n Gosling and Levy are already collaborators. The two are currently working together on Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em><\/a>, due out in May 2027, and reportedly spent downtime on that set trading ideas for a Ghost Rider film.<\/p>\n Alongside the reveal of Gosling at Hall H, Feige also announced Black Panther III<\/em><\/a> <\/em>as a part of the MCU’s 2028 slate. <\/em>The film will star David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus<\/em>, Industry<\/em>) as the titular Black Panther, aka T’Challa II. The last we saw of T’Challa II was his introduction as a small boy in Wakanda Forever<\/em>, revealed to be the son of Chadwick Bosman’s T’Challa with Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o).<\/p>\n Not much is known about the plot for Ghost Rider<\/em>, but given the character’s ties to Mephisto, it won’t be a surprise to see Sacha Baron Cohen reprise the role from Ironheart<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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