Following the lackluster film that was the original Ghost Rider movie, Batman Begins screenwriter David Goyer is handling the script for the second film, which he says is set to start shooting next year. Goyer is actually re-working a script that he had written several years ago for the first movie -as well as retooling it to make it a PG-13 movie as opposed to the original R he was shooting for.
Of course, upon hearing this news, the geek world has been wondering the fate of our favorite fiery-headed friend. Would this be a sequel? Or would it be a reboot? Here’s what Goyer had to say to MTV:
“It’s not exactly a reboot,” said Goyer, who’s currently hard at work on his “FlashForward” television series. “I hate to say it’s more realistic, because he’s got a flaming skull for a head, but it’s a bit more stripped down and darker. It’s definitely changing tone. What ‘Casino Royale’ was to the Bond movies, hopefully this will be to ‘Ghost Rider.'”
The “Ghost Rider” sequel is planned to “roll before cameras next year,” according to Goyer, who also said that Nicolas Cage is currently still attached to the lead role of Johnny Blaze.
“This story picks up eight years after the first film,” said Goyer. “You don’t have to have seen the first film. It doesn’t contradict anything that happened in the first film, but we’re pretending that our audience hasn’t seen the first film. It’s as if you took that same character where things ended in the first film and then picked it up eight years later—he’s just in a much darker, existential place.”
Goyer also went on to say that his script for Ghost Rider is out there on the internet and he doesn’t plan to change it much. So if you want a sneak peak at what Goyer has in store for Blaze, you can check out his current version of the script here. I haven’t read it yet, but I plan to get around to it soon. If any of you read it (or have already read it) post your thoughts in the comments below!
You can check out the rest of the story over at MTV.