Marvel Studios has officially confirmed Ghost Rider for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Ryan Gosling playing Johnny Blaze. The announcement arrived during the studio’s Hall H presentation and ended years of rumors surrounding the character’s return to the screen.
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Gosling has openly expressed interest in playing Ghost Rider, and Marvel has now placed him at the center of the project. He follows Nicolas Cage, who portrayed Johnny Blaze in the 2007 film Ghost Rider and its 2012 sequel. The new production will introduce the character within the MCU and give Marvel another major supernatural figure for its expanding film slate.
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Shawn Levy will direct the film after completing Star Wars: Starfighter with Gosling. The pair plan to move directly from that production into Ghost Rider, extending a working relationship that already connects them through the upcoming Star Wars project. Marvel has set the film for release in 2028.
Levy enters the project after directing Deadpool & Wolverine, which gave him experience working inside the MCU on a large-scale release. His involvement positions Ghost Rider as another major studio production that centers on action, spectacle and a central star. Marvel has not shared further details about the story, supporting cast or production schedule.
The studio revealed a title treatment during the Hall H presentation, giving audiences the first official visual for the film. The design uses fiery imagery that directly references the character’s supernatural powers and flaming skull.
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Gosling brings previous experience with motorcycle-driven and action-focused roles. He played a motorcycle stunt rider in The Place Beyond the Pines and later led the action comedy The Fall Guy. The new casting gives him a role centered on a motorcycle-riding antihero who carries a supernatural curse and uses hellfire against his enemies.
The source material follows Johnny Blaze after he sells his soul to the devil and becomes Ghost Rider. His transformation gives him a flaming skull and supernatural abilities, including control over hellfire. Marvel has not revealed how closely the film will follow that established origin or whether it will introduce a different version of the character.
Marvel has yet to announce a full production timeline or additional cast members. Gosling and Levy will first complete Star Wars: Starfighter before turning their attention to Ghost Rider. Marvel now targets a 2028 release, giving the studio a clear path for bringing one of its most recognizable supernatural antiheroes into the MCU on the big screen.
