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‘The Walking Dead’ Will Continue Lumbering For Another Season
Well I guess the only surprise is how soon the announcement came, but just to make it official: The Walking Dead will return for a second season, and AMC has given it a whopping 13 episode order, up from this season’s six (blah! NEED MORE!). The word came down after last night’s 2nd episode pulled in a whopping 4.7 million viewers, which is about 85% of the number it pulled in for its (record breaking) premiere. Many TV shows plummet greatly after their premiere, so to have this many come back is truly impressive, and speaks volumes about the quality of the show, which is based on the long-running comic by Robert Kirkman (who is on board the show as a producer while continuing to publish “Dead” and other titles monthly). No word yet on when it will air, but given the first season’s short run, AMC would be wise not to wait too long. Rick’s right hand, however, has requested that they not rush into anything.
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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