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David Goyer talks about 'Ghost Rider 2'
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Collider.com has talked with writer/producer/director David Goyer, who says Sony is indeed going forward with a sequel to “Ghost Rider,” its 2007 movie based on the Marvel comic book. Critics weren’t especially kindto the movie version, which starred Nicholas Cage as motorcycle daredevil Johnny Blaze, whose deal with the devil (Peter Fonda) results in his riding the nights as the devil’s bounty hunter with his skull on fire. Eva Mendes co-starred.
The movie didn’t perform up to expectations, but Sony is looking to continue to capitalize on the comic book craze, which isn’t about to die out overnight. And Sony owns the rights to the character as long as they keep making movies.
Goyer was a writer on all three “Blade” movies, as well as “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight.” Goyer was an original writer on “Ghost Rider,” with the intent for “Blade” director Stephen Norrington to direct. Eventually Mark Steven Johnson, who had written and directed “Daredevil,” co-wrote and directed the film, which was probably far tamer than what was envisioned by Goyer and Norrington.
“Ghost Rider 2” is going to be based on a 9 year old script by Goyer that will be “polished up” to get a PG-13 rating, rather than “the hard R” it was originally written for. Goyer says they got away with a lot in “The Dark Knight,” and he hopes to get away with as much on “Ghost Rider 2.”
Reportedly, Nicholas Cage and Peter Fonda have expressed interest in reprising their roles. With the amount of jockeying for position going on in Hollywood in the wake of Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, it can be expected that most studios who have the rights to make any Marvel adaptation are likely to go for it. Twentieth Century Fox recently announced plans to reboot “The Fantastic Four,” despite the lukewarm reception that greeted their first two efforts.
Goyer is extremely busy, as a writer, producer and director on ABC’s new series “Flash Forward,” as well as numerous movie projects. He is widely expected to return as a writer on a third “Batman” movie for Warner Brothers, among others. He isn't the only major talent in Hollywood to straddle the fence between Marvel and DC characters. Ryan Reynolds is currently preparing to play Green Lantern, a DC hero, for Warner Brothers, while having committed to reprising the Marvel character Deadpool, who he played in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Superheroes remain one of the hottest commodities in Hollywood.
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