Nicolas Cage playing Ghost Rider

Nicolas Cage, after being passed up for many superhero roles, including the new Superman Remake has finally landed a gig. Nicolas will play Ghost Rider which starts shooting in January.

Nicolas Cage was going to play Green Goblin in Spiderman, and that fell apart, and then he was going to be Superman in Superman Reborn, which also fell apart. Ghost Rider is being directed by Mark Steven Johnson the director Of Daredevil and will shoot in Australia.

Cage will play Johnny Blaze, a circus motorcycle stuntman who, after a series of tragic events, is tricked by Satan into becoming the Spirit of Vengeance aka the Ghost Rider; a flame-skulled, motorcycle-riding demon. But with Johnny's pure heart initially over-riding the Satanic imprint, the Ghost Rider becomes a vigilante, charged with cleansing impure souls via various arcane weapons, including the blistering penance stare.

Tthe Ghost Rider with its fiery skull, burning eyes, and motorcycle with flaming wheels – is one of Marvel's most easily recognisable characters, there are of course problems to reconcile when an A-lister is cast in the role: namely, how to include Cage's fizzog on the screen without compromising the iconic image.

Early reports suggest that the movie will see Ghost Rider take on Blackheart, the son of the Devil, and Cage is looking forward to the challenge of his first comic book movie.

Source: Lexi, EmpireOnline

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