Ghost Rider 2 blazing up in 2012

Nicolas Cage’s hot-headed sequel to comic book adap Ghost Rider has been given a cinema release date of 17 February 2012. For fans of the first movie, that date comes exactly five years and one day after Ghost Rider hit screens in the US (16 February 2007).

This new adventure for the flame-skulled superhero is being scribbled by Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who are said to be rebooting the franchise (Hulk-style) with a massive series re-think. . . . . . complete article.

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Idris Elba, Johnny Whitworth gear up
for 'Ghost Rider 2'

Idris Elba (left) and Johnny Whitworth are in negotiations to join the cast of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” Columbia’s sequel to the 2007 hit. The movie, with Nicolas Cage back as the demonic biker anti-hero, has Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor behind the cameras. Based on the Marvel comic, the pic is set to begin shooting in late November in Romania and Turkey.

Johnny Blaze,aka Ghost Rider (Cage), is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday. Elba plays an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding Ghost Rider. Whitworth plays a criminal who is recruited by the devil to find the boy and is later turned into a demonic creature. . . . . . complete article.

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'Ghost Rider 2' goes to Hell to find its villain

Ciaran Hinds is in negotiations to rev up Columbia’s “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.” Italian actress-singer Violante Placido also in talks to join the cast. The movie, featuring Nicolas Cage as the demonic biker anti-hero based on the Marvel comic, is a sequel to the 2007 movie and has Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor behind the cameras.

The story sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the boy’s birthday. . . . . . complete article.