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UPDATE: The Weinstein Company Loses ‘Sin City 2’
Update: MTV reports that this story is bunk, while a new update (April 22) reports that this is in fact 100% TRUE! Some monster news just his the website IESB this evening as they’re reporting that the Weinstein Company has lost the rights to Sin City 2! “The specifics are not clear but some details are emerging that the movie will now be financed by a private equity group and an announcement is expected soon,” the site writes. “Robert Rodriguez’ Trouble Maker studios will still produce the film. No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios’ name has come up as a possible contender. ” Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Michael Clarke Duncan, Angelina Jolie, Rosario Dawson and Michael Madsen had all been confirmed to return in the sequel, but we’ll have to see how things flesh out from here on out.No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios’ name has come up as a possible contender.
Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) has made no secret of the fact that he’d love to play Ghost Rider in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and it’s now officially happening.
Announced by Marvel out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, Ryan Gosling will play the iconic Marvel character in a Ghost Rider movie being directed by Shawn Levy!
Expect Ryan Gosling to play Ghost Rider on the big screen in 2028.
Johnny Blaze is of course the most iconic and well-known Ghost Rider, selling his soul to Satan and becoming a supernatural badass. Nicolas Cage brought Blaze to life on screen in both 2007’s Ghost Rider and 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while Gabriel Luna more recently played the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Luna was set to star in his own Ghost Rider spinoff series in the wake of that small screen appearance, but that Hulu project ended up being squashed before it ever had a chance.
Fans have been waiting for Ghost Rider to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for many years now, with Ryan Gosling making it clear that he’d love to bring the character back to life.
That Hollywood dream is coming true. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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