Nicolas Cage reveals what it will take for him to return as GhostRider in the MCU.
Nicolas Cage reveals what it will take for him to return as Ghost Rider in the MCU. Cage had been a comic book fan for years, and after a failed attempt to play Superman in Tim Burton's scrapped Superman Lives project, he finally got to step into the role of a superhero as Johnny Cage in 2007's Ghost Rider.
Ghost Rider has already appeared in the MCU, as the Robbie Reyes incarnation of Ghost Rider appeared on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and was set to get his own spin-off series on Hulu, but the series was canceled. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cage has previously expressed interest in reprising his role as Ghost Rider but has assured that he will not be appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Currently, there are no active plans for Ghost Rider in the MCU, but there are rumors the character will appear soon. In August 2021 Marvel Studios filled a mysterious LLC for Richmond Street Productions, a reference to the Danny Keitch version of Ghost Rider hinting at a Disney+ series for the character.
Marvel Studios has brought back past actors to play iconic roles before, like Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning as their respective Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home or Patrick Stewart as Professor X in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.