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    Rumor Claims Ryan Gosling Will Play Marvel’s Ghost Rider In MCU

    A newly-surfaced rumor claims that Ryan Gosling is set to become the next Ghost Rider for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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    One of Marvel‘s most popular supernatural characters could be portrayed by a major Hollywood actor. According to a newly-surfaced rumor, Ryan Gosling has been tapped to play Ghost Rider for Marvel Studios.

    Ghost Rider is one of the characters many fans have been eager to see added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though a version of the character was featured in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Robbie Reyes as played by Gabriel Luna, the nature of this appearance in MCU canon is unknown.

    For starters, this version of Reyes could exist as a variant – allowing Marvel Studios to cast a different actor for the part in the MCU. On the other hand, the Johnny Blaze version of the character has yet to appear in any Marvel Studios projects. And according to this rumor, it’s this particular Ghost Rider that has been cast.

    Nicolas Cage previously played Johnny Blaze for two live-action movies outside of the MCU. For the shared cinematic universe, however, Marvel Studios is rumored to be going in a very different direction. They’re alleged to have cast none other than actor Ryan Gosling as Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider.

    This was shared by @rejectedscooper on X, who also claims that the appearance will be made in a live-action movie with the potential to return in television shows for the future. He also clarifies that this would be the Johnny Blaze version of the character and not Danny Ketch, another individual who has held the Ghost Rider mantle in the past:

    An additional scooper adds that Johnny Blaze’s Ghost Rider would lead a movie titled Ghost Rider & The Midnight Sons:

    The Midnight Sons are a group of supernatural heroes and antiheroes featured throughout Marvel Comics. Many fans have felt that Mahershala Ali’s Blade could also be part of a Midnight Sons team-up in the MCU, though until his film gets off the ground, it remains to be seen how that could work out.

    Either way, Ghost Rider is said to be the lead of the project, so it’d be interesting to see how that could pan out as well. Especially if Ryan Gosling is involved. In fact, Gosling has previously teased his desire to play Ghost Rider:

    Obviously this information has yet to be confirmed by Marvel Studios. Until then, these rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. However, it would definitely be a great choice by Marvel to have Ryan Gosling as the actor that brings Johnny Blaze’s Ghost Rider to life in the MCU. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates as we have them.