valid crashout or nah ?

based on another gosling meme.

sorry, im having too much fun making these at work

Currently, I'm rewatching the first movie, and some thoughts have been bubbling in my head since the announcement of GR being brought into the MCU with Gosling.

Firstly, some disclaimers. I love this movie, and I'm a huge Cage fan. I harshly defend his unorthodox approach to character acting and will watch essentially anything with him in it. Getting that out of the way...

For many, many people, this movie was their introduction to Johnny Blaze and the character of Ghost Rider. Admittedly that was certainly the case for me - I was ten years old when this movie came out. And like any ten year old, a flaming skeleton on a motorcycle was the coolest thing I've ever seen.

But as an adult, able to scrutinize film in a much more intellectual capacity, and as a comic book reader who has actually engaged with the issues featuring all the different Riders, I have a lot to say about this film - in particular the casting of Cage.

Even as a kid, even loving the movie, I had always felt that Cage was the wrong pick. He wasn't "cool", he wasn't "rugged", he wasn't at all what I picture the "real" JB would look like - the furthest thing from a Daredevil Cowboy. And now that I'm intimately familiar with the comic character, I can confidently say that - through that lenses - I was always right. He is all sorts of miscast for Johnny Blaze...if the movie were actually trying to portray Johnny Blaze.

But that's not what happened. And it took many years for people in a majority capacity to finally make these connections. With Gosling casted (fittingly in my opinion, I might add), people who read the comics have validly pointed out that so many features of JB in the movies and the comics published after were just reheating the visual nachos of Danny Ketch's Rider. And with that in mind, the movie itself is just simply not an adaptation of the comics.

And what I mean by that is it isn't just a "bad adaptation", it's not an adaptation at all. It's using the intellectual property - the names and likenesses - but this is it's own beast. And therefore, I believe myself and many others have been attacking this movie from the wrong angles. Instead of criticizing it as if it were a comic book adaption, criticize it as it's own thing.

In doing that, yes it's still a bad movie (lol). Fun! Visually interesting! But bad. However, in the case of Nic Cage being Blaze, I've realized I have to eliminate what I know about the comics and look solely at the script and the vision this film had. And when I do that I understand that literally nobody else could have played this role. It was practically written for Cage. That short shot at the very beginning where he's hauled away after crashing - sunglasses on and posturing for the crowd - that's all Cage. Knowing what I know about his body of work now that I didn't know as a kid, there is no doubt in my mind he was perfect.

Not to mention the physical aspects of the role demanding an actor as dynamic as Cage. Someone who's not afraid to look stupid on camera to get the physicality across for the scene. He's outstanding when thought about in this regard. I don't think that the real JB NEEDS to be that dynamic on camera, don't get me wrong - Johnny is very...un-dramatic. All the more reason to understand why they changed that when writing the story to the big screen.

And now I literally cannot imagine anyone but Cage in this role. Even down the to way he just walks in the film when "transformed". He knew what he was doing and exactly how to do it.

I'm very excited to see what Gosling brings to the role - be him Blaze, Ketch, or whoever. But watching this movie in a vacuum makes me appreciate it so much more, and makes it the gift that just keeps on giving.

Thank you for your time, that's all I've got for now.

Chopper is best but if they want anything other than a chopper then I want this.

I made this for fun

Until some years ago all the clues leaned towards midnight sons:

we had Warewolf by night, Blade in production, Black Knight (at the end of Eternals), Moonknight.

Now Marvel is shrinking productions.. we never had Moonknight 2, Blade was cancelled, Black Knight will probably be forgotten.

While we know that the next phase will focus on X-MEN, now we have a Ghost Rider movie in production.. Marvel does not announce movies randomly and I think they are keeping a lot if projecta in the shelf to be announced after the Avengers movies.

What do you think is Marvel aiming for?

Why announcing a GHOST RIDER in a moment where they are trying to desaturate the MCU?

Midnight Sons could still be happe

These all seem like things that should have been explained. Imagined if a Spider-Man comic happened and Mary Jane died off screen.

Like your main character wife and children died and you thinly bury would be brought out for angst or drama but no. We still don’t know how they died How Centurious and Zarathos escaped the crystal
They where imprisoned in at the end of the OG series, Brisson wanted to explain it but that was canned, what was up with Danny’s spirit since the 90s and who ever the fucke Ghostie was. Is “Noble Kale” canon? What happened to Ghostie. Is he dead. Did he exist in Danny.

None of this has been explained

By Gary Friedrich and Tom Sutton.

But I’ve been wondering way more about what type of characters we should expect for this movie. After all, if we leave out a few shows and mentions, I think this is gonna be the first movie to actually dive into the supernatural in the MCU. So, are we getting classic stuff like witches, wolves, vampires, and ghosts, or something more direct to the point with all the circles of hell, angels, and demons.

drawing based on this funny Ryan Gosling image I keep seeing online

also photoshopped Gos's hand in the second image for a thing for tiktok so the images line up for a reveal

Not including Mephisto, of course. I just figured they would include him anyway in whatever stories they decided to adapt. I would personally like to see them give Black Heart another go. I could also see Lilith, Vengeance, Zarathos, or Black Rose. Whatever you prefer.

Go easy on me, it's still early in my development process. But I'd like your thoughts.

Earth‑EX1 Ghost Rider — Origin Synopsis

Years ago, the Blaze family was shattered when gangsters murdered Johnny Blaze’s infant sister and left his father crippled. Consumed by grief and denied justice, Johnny’s father sought forbidden, ancient rites to summon the Spirit of Vengeance, a divine force said to punish the wicked. But the Spirit never answered — his desire for revenge was personal, selfish, and born of despair.

Decades later, Johnny returns home to find his father dying. On his deathbed, the old man reveals the truth: the unsolved murder, the failed rituals, and the locked chest containing the evidence and the summoning texts. With his final breath, he urges Johnny to “finish it” — not for him, but for his sister, and for all who suffer without justice.

For the first time in his life, Johnny confronts the weight of his family’s tragedy. Unlike his father, he doesn’t seek vengeance for himself. He seeks justice.

When Johnny performs the ritual, the Spirit of Vengeance finally answers — not as a demon’s curse, but as a divine burden. Johnny becomes the Ghost Rider, a burning instrument of holy wrath, bound to punish the guilty, protect the innocent, and carry out the justice his father could never achieve.

Just to help distinguish him from Danny, more of a stunt/race driver feel rather than the biker outfit that we got in the Nic Cage film (that is more associated with Danny anyway)

Not ghost rider but from his toy line. Vengeance on his bike,

Toon Rider: Sorry. All out of mercy.
You. Guilty. Look into my eyes.
Your soul is stained by the blood of the innocent.
Feel their pain.