GHOST RIDER 2 MAY FILM THIS YEAR!

For those who don’t know, the sequel to Ghost Rider is moving ahead full steam with a script by DavidGoyer.  According to producer Mike De Luca, “We have an outline that David wrote that kind of adapts his 2001 script into today’s times with incorporating kind of an original idea of Nic’s.” The tentative title is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.  Here’s the thing, if you’re a fan of Ghost Rider, you should be extremely excited for a sequel.  Everything De Luca talked about tells me the studio knows the first film had issues and they’re really working hard to get the sequel right.  Of course the proof is in the pudding, so how about these facts:

– Mark Steven Johnson is not directing the sequel (Yay!!!)

– Eva Mendes will not return as Roxanne Simpson (DOUBLE YAAAY!)

– Ghost Rider 2 (or Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance) will be a hard PG-13

– The film is going to take place in Europe

– De Luca is open to David Goyer directing the sequel but it all comes down to his very busy schedule

– Says the sequel will be like “pushing the reset button” on the franchise

– As you might expect from the success of Avatar, Ghost Rider 2 might be done in 3D

– Deluca Says David Goyer has just delivered his updated outline to the studio

– And says Ghost Rider 2 could possibly be in front of the cameras this year!

Thanks to the folks at collider.com !!! 

I have to say that the earlier 2001 draft by David Goyer had been reviewed a looong time ago by Aint it cool news and was recieved in a positive light. However, that script was a hard "R" so it remains to be seen how hard  a PG-13 movie can be! Then again The Dark Knight had REALLY pushed the boundaries of the PG-13 rating!