After playing one of the most notable villains of the year in the film Oz Perkins, Longlegs: collector of souls (2024), Nicolas Cage I could return to the universe Marvel as Ghost Rider. The chameleonic actor played the antihero in Ghost Rider: The Phantom Avenger (2007) and its sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), together with Eva Mendes. Although both films received negative reviews, they were commercial successes, doubling their box office investment.
Months ago, Ryan Reynolds revealed that Marvel Studios had considered bringing back the Oscar winner for the film Deadpool & Wolverine of Shawn Levy. However, these plans did not prosper. Now, the insider of the industry Daniel Richtman assures that the studio has new plans for Cage resume your role as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider.
“I can confirm that Nic Cage will reprise his role as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in an upcoming project. I still don't know which one, but there aren't many options left.“, he stated Richtman. Among the possibilities, there could be the next installment of The Avengerswhich will supposedly bring together variants of well-known characters, or even the expected Spider-Man 4.
For now, these rumors should be taken with a grain of salt, as Marvel Studios has not confirmed the information. Nevertheless, Nicolas Cage He already has another project inspired by comics secured. In May, it was confirmed that Amazon MGM Studios gave the green light to a live-action series focused on Spider-Man Blackcon Cage as protagonist. This production, which is already in filming stages, will mark its return to the Spider-Verse after lending his voice to the character in the acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
