DARK KNIGHT’S GOYER IS TAKING OVER GHOST RIDER

scifiwire.com:

If there is one thing that could get us interested in another Ghost Rider movie, this is it: There’s news that David Goyer, the writer behind The Dark Knight (not to mention ABC’s FlashForward and about a zillion Blade movies) will be writing a new take on the Marvel franchise.

That should come as a relief to fans who thought that the first Ghost Rider, flaming skull notwithstanding, was something less than terrific and for those who thought Dark Knight was about the best freaking superhero movie every committed to film (and that includes us).

Here’s how Variety’s blog reported it:

David Goyer is in early talks to create the story and supervise writers for a film expected to once again star Nicolas Cage, who played the highly flammable [sic] cyclist in the 2007 original.

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I am not a fan of the first one. It didn’t totally suck but it wasn’t good either. Mediocre to say the least.

Do you like the first Ghost Rider? Are you excited for a 2nd one?