There are only two reasons why I’m excited for another Ghost Rider. One is Mark Neveldine and the other is Brian Taylor. I couldn’t imagine a better match for the property, coming from the insane directors behind the Crank films. They’ve got Nicolas Cage back as Johnny Blaze and also rounded up Ciaran Hinds, Violante Placido, Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth. We now have the first trailer via Apple and I’m unbelievably down for this. It looks exactly like what I hoped for with this duo at the helm. The action is over-the-top, Cage looks crazy, Stringer Bell is the villain and our lead pisses fire. I couldn’t ask for more. Check it out below.
Synopsis:
Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny – still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter – is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy – and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Screenplay by Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer. Story by David S. Goyer. Based on the Marvel Comic. Produced by Steven Paul, Ashok Amritraj, Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, and Ari Arad.
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance hits 3D and 2D theaters on February 17th, 2012.
Are you ready for the insanity that Neveldine/Taylor will bring to this franchise?