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For other uses, see Ghost Rider (disambiguation).

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Ghost Rider
Theatrical poster
Directed byMark Steven Johnson
Written byMark Steven Johnson
Produced byAvi Arad
Steven Paul
Gary Foster
StarringNicolas Cage
Eva Mendes
Wes Bentley
Sam Elliott
Peter Fonda
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CinematographyRussell Boyd
John Wheeler
Edited byRichard Francis-Bruce
Music byChristopher Young
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
February 16, 2007
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million

Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Ghost Rider. The film is directed by Mark Steven Johnson and stars Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider. The film will be released on February 16, 2007.

Synopsis

Official Synopsis from Columbia Pictures: "Superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) strikes a deal with the vile Mephistopheles for the most precious of commodities, his immortal soul. Now Johnny Blaze is forever destined to ride night after night as the host to the most powerful supernatural entity known as the Ghost Rider."

Ghost Rider, who serves as a bounty hunter for the Devil, pursues the fallen angel & Mephistopheles' own son, Blackheart and other elemental demons who have escaped from Hell.[1]

Cast

Production

File:GhostRiderTeaser.jpg
Ghost Rider teaser poster

In May 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival, Marvel Studios announced an agreement with Crystal Sky Entertainment to film Ghost Rider with actor Jon Voight attached as a producer. Production would start in early 2001 with a budget of $75 million, with actor Johnny Depp expressing interest in the lead role.[2] The following August, Dimension Films joined Crystal Sky to co-finance the film, which would be written by David S. Goyer and directed by Stephen Norrington.[3] In June 2001, actor Nicolas Cage entered talks to be cast into the lead role for Ghost Rider,[4] and by July, had closed a deal with the studio. According to producer Steven Paul, Cage had found out about Depp being a possibility for the role and contacted the director to express his own interest, being an avid Ghost Rider fan.[5]

In the following August, Norrington abandoned the project due to a scheduling conflict, leaving to film the action flick Tick Tock starring Jennifer Lopez.[6] Cage eventually left the project as well. By May 2002, the studio Columbia Pictures sought to acquire rights to the film in turnaround from Dimension Films following the success of Spider-Man.[7] In April 2003, under Columbia Pictures, director Mark Steven Johnson took over the helm for Ghost Rider with Cage returning for the lead role. Both had been drawn by a script written by screenwriter Shane Salerno. Johnson, rewriting Salerno's script, was set to begin production of Ghost Rider in late 2003 or early 2004.[8] With production delayed into October 2003, Cage took a temporary leave of absence to film The Weather Man. Ghost Rider production was slated to tentatively begin in May or June of 2004.[9]

Ghost Rider had again been delayed to begin in late 2004, but the lack of a workable script continued to delay production.[10] In January 2005, actor Wes Bentley was cast as the villain Blackheart, having been introduced to Johnson by Colin Farrell, who had worked with the director in Daredevil.[11] Actress Eva Mendes was also cast opposite Cage as the Ghost Rider's girlfriend.[12] On February 14, 2005, Ghost Rider commenced filming in Australia at the Melbourne Docklands film studios.[13] The following March, actor Peter Fonda was cast as the villain Mephistopheles.[14] Johnson originally planned to film before an audience at the Telstra Dome, but instead opted to create a crowd using computer-generated imagery.[15] The director also chose to film in the motorcycle district of Melbourne.[16] By June 2005, filming had been completed for Ghost Rider,[17] which was set for a summer 2006 release.[18]

Nicolas Cage molded his "hard drinking and smoking bad ass" character Johnny Blaze to have more depth. "I'm playing him more as someone who... made this deal and he's trying to avoid confronting it, anything he can do to keep it away from him." Cage also explained that Blaze's stunt riding was a form of escape and a way to keep him connected to his deceased father, who taught him to ride. Cage rode a Buell motorcycle for Blaze's Hell Cycle, which transforms into a hellish form like the character.[19] The Hell Cycle's wheels, made of pure flames in the comics, were changed to be solid tires covered in flames in order to give the motorcycle more weight onscreen.[1]

To express emotion, Ghost Rider's skull flames were designed to change color, such as being toned down and blue when sad.[1] The film's visual effects supervisor, Kevin Mack, and his team at Sony Imageworks handled the difficult task of creating computer-generated fire on a shot-by-shot basis.[20] Ghost Rider's voice was manipulated by sound designer Dane Davis, who won an Academy Award for Sound Editing for The Matrix. Davis filtered Cage's line readings through three different kinds of animal growls that were played backwards and covered separate frequencies. Davis then amplified the dialogue through a mechanical volumizer. Director Johnson described the sound as a "deep, demonic, mechanical lion's roar".[21]

In December 2005, musical composer Christopher Young was announced to score Ghost Rider. In addition, Spiderbait, a band that Johnson befriended during filming in Australia, will perform a track for the film.[20]

In April 2006, the cast and crew performed last-minute reshoots in Vancouver.[22]

Ghost Rider was originally scheduled to release on August 4, 2006,[23] but the date was moved three weeks earlier to July 14, 2006.[24] Sony changed the film's release date once more to February 16, 2007 to help relieve the studio's crowded 2006 calendar.[25]

Promotion

In May 2005, Sony Pictures launched the official website for Ghost Rider.[26]

In the following July, the studio presented a Ghost Rider panel at Comic-Con International and screened a teaser for the audience.[1] The teaser, which did not have finalized footage of the film, eventually leaked online.[27] In the same month, Majesco Entertainment Company announced its deal with Marvel to acquire worldwide rights to produce a video game based on Ghost Rider for the consoles PS2, PSP, and Xbox.[28]

In December 2005, the studio presented a first glimpse of Ghost Rider in a 10-second footage piece on the official site.[29]

In April 2006, Sideshow Collectibles announced the sale of a Ghost Rider maquette based on the concept art of the film.[30]

The following May, domestic and international teaser trailers for Ghost Rider were launched at Apple.[31]

References

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  2. ^ Michael Sangiacomo (2000-05-25). "More Marvel heroes to join X-Men on film over next few years". The Star-Ledger. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Michael Fleming (2000-08-30). "'Ghost' adds a Dimension". Variety. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Cage considers 'Ghost Rider' role". Erie Times-News. 2001-06-28. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Julia Brinksneader (2001-07-31). "Another 'ER' casualty". The Columbus Dispatch. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ James Berkshire (2001-08-20). "Cage GHOST RIDER Burning Out?". Cinescape. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "`Ghost Rider' could follow Spidey film". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2002-05-24. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Dana Harris (2003-04-08). "Johnson sees 'Ghost'". Variety. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "When May Ghost Rider Start Shooting?". SuperHeroHype.com. 2003-10-19. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Angela Dawson (2004-11-18). "Nicolas Cage likes to hunt for treasure". The Cincinnati Post. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Michael Fleming (2005-01-20). "Bentley to haunt 'Ghost'". Variety. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Pamela McClintock (2005-03-01). "Marvel to prime pupils". Variety. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "More than a name". The Age. 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Colin Covert (2005-03-11). "The bounce - who's up - who's down". Star Tribune. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Clint Morris (2005-03-03). "Ghost Rider skips Dome". Moviehole.net. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Karl Quinn (2005-03-06). "Foreign film upturn a tale of two cities". The Age. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "'Time Share' comedy". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 2005-06-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Mike Musgrove (2005-06-25). "Marvel, DC Duel At the Box Office". The Washington Post. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Andrew Weil (2005-06-16). "SET VISIT: Nicolas Cage on Ghost Rider!". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ a b Mark Steven Johnson (2005-12-15). "Ask MSJ Part 3". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Mark Steven Johnson on Ghost Rider!". SuperHeroHype.com. 2005-08-07. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Ghost Rider Reshoots in Vancouver". SuperHeroHype.com. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Marvel Studios' Avi Arad on Upcoming Projects". SuperHeroHype.com. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Ghost Rider Moved Up to July". SuperHeroHype.com. 2005-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ Laporte, Nicole (2005-12-14). "Sony cycles Cage starrer to 2007". Variety. Retrieved 2006-07-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ Sony Pictures (2005-05-19). "Ghost Rider Site Online". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ Sony Pictures (2005-07-29). "Sony Statement on the Ghost Rider Footage". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ Majesco Entertainment Company (2005-07-13). "Majesco Creating Ghost Rider Movie Game". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ Columbia Pictures (2005-12-20). "The Ghost Rider Revealed!". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ Sideshow Collectibles (2006-04-27). "Exclusive Look at Sideshow's Ghost Rider Maquette!". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  31. ^ Sony Pictures (2006-05-23). "Ghost Rider Teaser Trailers Hit!". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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