Marvel Casts Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider for 2028 Film: ‘A Character I’ve Wanted to Play for a Long Time’
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- Ryan Gosling officially joined the MCU as Ghost Rider during Marvel's Comic-Con panel Saturday, telling the Hall H audience: "this is a character I've wanted to play for a long time"
- Shawn Levy is directing the May 2028 Ghost Rider film, re-teaming with Gosling after Deadpool & Wolverine and their upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter collaboration
- Ghost Rider was previously portrayed by Nicolas Cage in a pair of pre-MCU early-2000s films, while Gabriel Luna played an alternate version (Robbie Reyes) on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Ryan Coogler announced Black Panther 3 for 2028, casting David Jonsson — last seen in The Long Walk and Alien: Romulus — as T'Challa II, the son introduced at the end of Wakanda Forever
- Marvel debuted a Comic-Con-exclusive trailer for Avengers: Doomsday featuring Robert Downey Jr. alongside cast members from Fox's original X-Men film series
Why it matters: The casting pairs Gosling with Shawn Levy, the Deadpool & Wolverine director, for a May 2028 film. It was the centerpiece of a Comic-Con push that also recast Black Panther with David Jonsson and debuted a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer.
