Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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| Directed by | Neveldine/Taylor |
| Produced by | Ashok Amritraj Avi Arad Michael De Luca Steven Paul |
| Screenplay by | Scott Gimple Seth Hoffman David S. Goyer |
| Story by | David S. Goyer |
| Based on | Ghost Rider by Marvel Comics |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Fergus Riordan Ciarán Hinds Violante Placido Idris Elba Christopher Lambert Johnny Whitworth |
| Music by | David Sardy |
| Cinematography | Brandon Trost |
| Editing by | Brian Berdan |
| Studio | Hyde Park Entertainment Imagenation Abu Dhabi Marvel Knights Crystal Sky Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (North America)[1] Warner Bros. Pictures (Selected international markets) |
| Release date(s) | February 17, 2012 |
| Running time | 95 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $57,000,000[3] |
| Box office | $104,521,922[3] |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a 2012 American 3D supernatural superhero film based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider and features Nicolas Cage returning to his starring role as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider.[4][1] It is also the second film to be released under the Marvel Knights banner after 2008's Punisher: War Zone. The film was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer, Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance was released in theaters on February 17, 2012.
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Plot
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Johnny Blaze, still struggling with the curse of being the Ghost Rider, is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when a secret sect of the church asks him to save a boy from the devil. At first Johnny is reluctant to use his power, but it's the only way to save the boy and possibly rid himself of this curse forever.[5]
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider.
- Johnny Whitworth as Ray Carrigan/Blackout,[6] the antagonist who, at the beginning, is human. He is turned into Blackout by the Devil to complete his job. This transformation gives him the fortitude and supernatural abilities to compete with Ghost Rider.[7]
- Fergus Riordan as Danny, a young child caught up in a demonic conspiracy who ends up in the care of Johnny Blaze during his travels.[8]
- Ciarán Hinds as The Devil/Roarke, a being trying to take over the body of his son on the boy's birthday.[8][9]
- Violante Placido as Nadya, Danny's mother who helps Johnny to stop her son's father from taking over his body.[9]
- Idris Elba as Moreau, a Frenchman who joins forces with Johnny. He is the one who tells Johnny to find Danny.[10]
- Christopher Lambert as Methodius, a monk.[11][12]
- Anthony Head as Benidict, a monk at a castle where Nadya and Danny are hiding at the start of the film.
- Jacek Koman as Terrokov
- Vincent Regan as Toma Nikasevic
- Spencer Wilding as Grannik
Production
On February 9, 2007, Marvel producer Avi Arad announced the development of Ghost Rider 2 at a press event.[13] Peter Fonda had also expressed a desire to return as Mephistopheles.[14] In early December, 2007, Nicolas Cage also expressed interest to return in the lead role as Ghost Rider.[15] Shortly after, in another interview he went on further to mention that he would enjoy seeing a darker story, adding, "He's not eating jelly beans anymore; he's getting drunk". He suggested that the film could do with newly created villains.[16] It is also rumored that the sequel would feature Danny Ketch, another Marvel character who took up the Ghost Rider mantle in the comics.[17]
In a September 2008 interview, Nicolas Cage informed IGN that Columbia have taken meetings to start a sequel. Cage noted conversations about the story, where Ghost Rider may end up in Europe on behalf of the church, having story elements "very much in the zeitgeist, like Da Vinci Code."[18] In February 2009, an online source stated Columbia Pictures had greenlit a sequel to Ghost Rider. Nicolas Cage was stated to reprise the lead role, whilst the studio were in search of writers.[19] On September 23, 2009, it was reported that David S. Goyer had signed on to write the script for the sequel.[20] Goyer spoke to MTV about the sequel, stating that the story would pick up eight years after the events of the first film and that he hopes to start filming by 2010.[4][21] The sequel is titled Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and was produced by Mike De Luca,[22] and screened with a PG-13 rating.[23] On July 14, 2010 it was confirmed that Nicolas Cage would return, and Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were announced to direct the film, with editor Brian Berdan and cinematographer Brandon Trost reuniting with the directors from the Crank films.[24]
Christopher Lambert underwent three months of sword training[25] and shaved his head for his role.[26]
Filming
In July 2010 Cage revealed shooting was to start in November.[27] In an interview with Superhero Hype!, Eva Mendes revealed that she would not be back as Roxanne for the sequel.[28] The film was shot in Romania and Turkey.[29] The film started principal photography in Bucharest, Romania in November 2010, using mostly local talent.[1] Principal photography was completed on January 24, 2011.[30] On March 16, 2011, it was confirmed that Johnny Whitworth would be playing the antagonist, which was also confirmed to be Blackout.[7] The film was converted in post-production to 3D.[31]
Three scenes were shot on set Castel Film. Among the places in the country chosen were Transfăgărăşan, Targu-Jiu, Hunedoara Castle and Bucharest.[32]
Filming in Turkey took place in Cappadocia, a historical region in central Turkey with exotic chimney topped rocky setting.
Reception
Reviewers who viewed an early preview screening at the December 2011 Butt-Numb-A-Thon in Austin expressed negative reaction to the film, with two attendants saying it was worse than the first Ghost Rider film, which one of them stated was made to look like The Dark Knight in comparison with the new film.[33]
Critical reception has been negative. The film currently holds a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 91 reviews with the consensus stating: "With a weak script, uneven CG work, and a Nic Cage performance so predictably loony its no longer amusing, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance aims to be trashy fun but ends up as plain trash."[34] On Metacritic, the film currently holds a score of 32 based on 20 reviews.[35]
Box office
It opened in 3,174 theaters at #3 with $22,115,334, behind Safe House, which moved to #1 on its second weekend and The Vow the holdover of the last week, less than half of Ghost Rider's opening weekend of $45,388,836. As of March 8th, it has gone on to gross $46,791,552 at the domestic box office and $57,906,922 overseas for a worldwide total of $103,698,474.
References
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- ^ "GHOST RIDER - SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Leaner Budget for 'Ghost Rider 2' Gets Greenlight from Sony and Hyde Park". The Wrap. October 10, 2010. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostrider2.htm. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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- ^ a b "Cast/Filmmakers". Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - Official Site. http://www.thespiritofvengeance.com/site/. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Hinds and Placido Joining Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance". SuperheroHype.com. October 1, 2010. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/108099-hinds-and-placido-joining-ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
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- ^ "Announcement of 'Ghost Rider 2' casting". Official Christopher Lambert Website. November 17, 2010. http://www.debzdesignz.com/christopherlambert. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Christophe Lambert, le retour d'une star sensible" (in French). QuestFrance.fr. April 8, 2011. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuDet_-Christophe-Lambert-le-retour-d-une-star-sensible-_3639-1756795_actu.Htm?xtor=RSS-4&utm_source=RSS_MVI_ouest-france&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
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- ^ Arya Ponto (2007-08-16). "Peter Fonda Talks About Working with Russell Crowe and 'Ghost Rider 2'". JustPressPlay.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926235838/http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/310-to-yuma/news/peter-fonda-talks-about-working-with-russell-crowe-and-ghost-rider-2.html. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ Heather Newgen (2007-12-03). "Nicolas Cage on Ghost Rider 2". SuperheroHype.com. http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6567. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ Larry Carroll (2007-12-05). "Nicolas Cage Wants Ghost Rider To Team Up With Spidey, Hit The Bottle In Sequel". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1575898/20071205/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ Jim Vejvoda (September 10, 2010). "Danny Ketch in Ghost Rider 2?". IGN. http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/111/1119520p1.html. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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- ^ e "Ghost Rider 2 Update". http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35265/ghost-rider-2-updat e.
- ^ "Neveldine and Taylor WIll Direct Ghost Ride Sequel and Cage Will Return". The Film Stage. June 14, 2010. http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/15/neveldinetaylor-will-direct-ghost-rider-sequel-nicolas-cage-returning. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "'Ghost Rider 2' Casting Updates: Ciaran Hinds, Iris Elba, Johnny Whitworth & Christopher Lambert". FusedFilm.com. October 12, 2010. http://www.fusedfilm.com/2010/10/ghost-rider-2-casting-updates-ciaran-hinds-idris-elba-johnny-whitworth-christopher-lambert. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "La bonne étoile de Christophe Lambert" (in French). TVMag.com. February 25, 2011. http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/people/59695/la-bonne-etoile-de-christophe-lambert.html. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
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- ^ "No Eva Mendes for Ghost Rider 2". Superhero Hype!. July 19, 2010. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/104213-no-eva-mendes-for-ghost-rider-2. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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- ^ "‘Ghost Rider’ star Nicolas Cage admires Cappadocia". Today's Zaman. 2011-01-24. http://www.todayszaman.com/news-233331-ghost-rider-star-nicolas-cage-admires-cappadocia.html. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ "Bryan Taylor interview on Collider.com". September 27, 2011. http://collider.com/brian-taylor-ghost-rider-2-interview/117130/. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ Wilding, Josh. "New Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance Filming Details for Romania Revealed!" comicbookmovie.com. October 14, 2010
- ^ Virtel, Louis. "Early Report: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is so Awful, You’ll Pee Fire". Movieline. December 13, 2011
- ^ "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
External links
- Official website
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance at the Internet Movie Database
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance at Biker Cinema
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