Nicolas Cage welcomed Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider, telling The Hollywood Reporter that he looks forward to seeing Gosling’s take on the character.
“Ryan’s going to do his thing with it and I’m looking forward to seeing it,” Cage said at the Nov. 4 premiere of Madden. He added that the two actors stay in touch and that he wished Gosling well.
Cage Played Johnny Blaze in Two Films
Cage starred as motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze in Sony’s 2007 Ghost Rider and returned for the 2012 sequel. His character becomes a supernatural bounty hunter after selling his soul to the devil.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter’s Nov. 4 red-carpet interview with Nicolas Cage and Sony Pictures’ official Ghost Rider film page.