Rating update: Ok I saw the trailer again and it said that the film hadn't been given a rating yet. So, um, there ya go. It might have one though. Keep looking on the net. Looks like R to me, maybe it could be PG-13, but I doubt it.
Went to see X-Men 3: The Last Stand and I saw a trailer for Ghost Rider. My gosh, it look sooooo good!!!! I wish I could see it, but isn't it rated R?? Sorry I didn't see a date, but it should be pretty soon. I'd check www.imdb.com for release dates. It's gonna be a gooooood one!!!!!!
Nicolas Ghost Rider Cage With very little media updates for the upcoming comic book adaptation Ghost Rider, Nicolas Cage steps up to the task and discusses what it takes to step into the role of Johnny Blaze.
The good people over at IESB have recently got Nicolas Cage to answer a few simple questions about his role in Ghost Rider and what type of transformation he had to take in order to adapt into the character Johnny Blaze. Luckily for Cage, there was not too much adapting required.
Q: Did you find it challenging or intimidating to step into a character that people already know and has a set story and were you a fan of that character or have you read the comic book to research it?
NC: Well, it was simple, it may sound strange but I am Ghost Rider. (laughing) So it wasn’t that challenging to do that, I had all the honest, you know, ways of expressing that character and it will be interesting to see how the audience responds to that character.
Q: Why are you Ghost Rider?
NC: Well he’s a man who’s just trying to take a negative and turn it into a positive like we all do, we have been talking about that here today together with the Weatherman, trying to take movies and do something positive with any negative feelings that I have. Johnny Blaze is a superhero who had a very horrible thing happen to him and he’s taking that negative and he’s trying to make something positive out of it no matter what and um, that’s, in that way I guess you can say I am like Ghost Rider. Well, we do know that Nicolas Cage's Lord of War isn't doing too hot at the box office, so maybe that is the negative he is talking about. However, I am still trying to catch Lord before the impressive slew we have coming our way next weekend. For the entire interview on Ghost Rider, head over to IESB.
Ghost Rider has recently had its release date pushed forward to July 14th, 2006.
But I thought he had a tribal tat on his upper arm, which I saw before in a pic somewhere...I can't recall where..I think it was when he was filming NT.
I looked at the tats again, I couldn't make anything out the pic was taken at a different angle from where the tats are on his body.
I am sure that a few of the tats are for the movie.
I have found pics of Nic before he started filming "Ghost Rider" and he has those big tatts on his upper arms. There is one of him right before he got married, on a boat outside of Italy, working out (it's true) on like a stair stepper, and you can see the tatts.
I saw the updated link to Ghost Rider and the three pics with the tats. My question is are the tats really his or for the movie. I know that he has got a few but not excatly sure of what or where.
Troubled publisher Majesco Entertainment has announced plans to publish Ghost Rider on Xbox, PS2 and PSP next summer, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The game will tie in with the forthcoming Nicolas Cage movie, which is based on the Marvel comic books and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also took the helm for the big screen adaptation of Daredevil.
Ghost Rider follows the adventures of motorcycle stunt artist Johnny Blaze, who agrees to allow an evil spirit to possess his body in return for the life of his father. Problem is he then finds himself transformed nightly into a vengeful demon complete with serious anger management issues and a badass motorcycle.
The Ghost Rider has the ability to make you relive all the sins you've ever committed, times ten - and if you've been really bad you'll end up engulfed by the flames of your own naughtiness.
The game is being developed by UK studio Climax, whose previous games include Crash 'n' Burn and the Xbox version of Delta Force - Black Hawk Down. It's scripted by comic book writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti, with a storyline set immediately after the events in the movie.
Key members of the Climax team recently visited Australia to watch the film being shot and, according to Marvel's Ames Kirshen, "Came away with some great assets, both 2D and 3D, which have been crucial for us to accurately recreate Mark Steven Johnson's theatrical vision into a 3D interactive videogame world."
As a result we can expect a compelling game which offers "a unique combination of high-impact combat and motorcycle action infused with supernatural elements" - you'll get to take on villains Blackheart and Mephistopheles, use weapons like the Hellfire Chain and Hellfire Shotgun and ride the Hell Cycle across water and over huge gaps.
So far none of the film's cast - which includes Eva Mendes and Wes Bentley - have signed up to lend their voices or likenesses to the game.
Majesco must be hoping that Ghost Rider will reverse their fortunes after recent difficulties - CEO Carl Yankowski resigned earlier this week after poor game sales, sending share prices plummeting.
Although a cult brand Ghost Rider has a healthy fan base, with more than 45 million copies of the comic sold since it first appeared in 1972. Marvel is planning to release a new series of limited edition Ghost Rider comics next September.
A summer 2006 released is currently planned for both the Ghost Rider game and movie.
Next up for Marvel is "Ghost Rider," in summer 2006, with Nicolas Cage as a possessed motorcycle rider hellbent on justice.
"For the hardcore group, `Ghost Rider' is probably the most anticipated one," Arad says. "I think once the world gets to meet him, it will extend this community."
Ghost Rider is Here! First look at Nic Cage in character!
June 22, 2005 - Sony Pictures has released the first official image of a flaming-skulled Nicolas Cage as Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider! The picture appears on a promotional banner at the 2005 Licensing Show International in New York City.
Ghost Rider's look appears relatively unchanged from how he appears in the comics. Flame engulfs Johnny Blaze's skull and even flickers from his eye sockets and from under his leather jacket. Click on the image below for a larger version.
he Licensing Show is where the studios go to peddle their respective entertainment licensing royalties. As The Hollywood Reporter tells us, "industry experts are expecting another strong year for entertainment licensing in 2006 because of several promising film properties being launched this week at the Licensing Show, including Superman Returns from Warner Bros. Pictures, Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest and Pixar Animation's Cars from Walt Disney Studios, Ghost Rider from Sony Pictures/Marvel, X3 from 20th Century Fox/Marvel and the animated features Flushed Away and Over the Hedge from DreamWorks Pictures."
Ghost Rider opens summer 2006. It was directed by Mark Steven Johnson and produced by Gary Foster, the team behind Daredevil.
Nic Cage speaks 6-17-05 There’s much hustle and bustle about Melbourne these days. The roaring of motorcycles fills the air, as a vengeful spirit with a flaming skull roams the roads. No, it’s not the annual general meeting of the Gypsy Jokers, it’s just Nicolas Cage going about his day’s work with his usual verve. Things have been moving along nicely on the set of Ghost Rider, and he’s been telling our fellow comic book movie enthusiasts SuperheroHype / ComingSoon all about it.
In the dialogue, Cage talks about the film's effects “…I've always enjoyed working with (them). I like any aspect that's creative, and Kevin Mack, who's directing the visual effects, is a very creative man and a very interesting person to talk to…”, the appeal of the character “…Ghost Rider really walks this dimension between two different worlds, and to me that is interesting…”, as well as a really interesting little nugget on his preparation for the role, involving a cobra.
You can read the whole kit and kaboodle here, and Empire will be bringing you loads more on Ghost Rider between now and its August 2006 release date.