Nic Cage Is Right: Ghost Rider Is Amazing (& The MCU Should Realize It)
Nicolas Cage recently commented on how interesting it would be to see Ghost Rider in the MCU — and there's a reason why the actor who once played the anti-hero is spot on. Nicolas Cage played Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the latter of which marked the character's last appearance on the big screen. 10 years later, Johnny Blaze emerges as one of the last high-profile Marvel characters to still not have been featured in the MCU.
Although Ghost Rider has been away from the big screen since 2012, one version of the character appeared in Agents of Shield. Robbie Reyes was an important part of Agents of Shield season 4, which also featured a brief appearance by Johnny Blaze in his Ghost Rider form. As audiences still haven't been given a clear answer as to whether Agents of Shield is canon to the movies, it's still not possible to say that Ghost Rider has been introduced in the MCU. The fact that both Ghost Rider films received negative critical responses might give the impression to non-comic book audiences that the character is simply not as interesting as other Marvel names. However, flawed adaptations shouldn't overshadow the fact that Ghost Rider, especially Johnny Blaze, is one of the most complex and interesting characters in the Marvel universe. After selling his soul to Mephisto, the same demon fans thought was the villain behind WandaVision (and Loki), Johnny Blaze became bonded with a Spirit of Vengeance and as a result, gained the abilities to control the forces of hell.
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