Overview
- Marvel presented Ryan Gosling as the new Ghost Rider at San Diego Comic‑Con on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
- Shawn Levy was announced as director and Jonathan Tropper as screenwriter, with Marvel targeting a 2028 release but no exact date set.
- Kevin Feige said Gosling approached Marvel with a concrete, comics‑based idea for the character, signaling actor-driven creative input in development.
- Levy, Tropper and Gosling are already working together on Star Wars: Starfighter, which underlines an ongoing creative partnership that will carry into Ghost Rider.
- The Ghost Rider role was last seen on screen in Nicolas Cage’s 2007 and 2011 films, the character has been dormant since, and Marvel has not yet confirmed supporting casting or how the new film will connect to past versions.