People around the web have been posting their lists of what to check out at this years San Diego Comic-Con. Some interesting stuff I wish I’d plan on going this year to check out. But you know what they say: “you snooze, you lose”. In the Ghost Rider related subject, there will be a Sony Pictures panel for the new Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance movie coming out next year in February. I’ve heard they’ll be revealing the Neveldine & Taylor Ghost Rider design at the panel.
“4:00-6:30 Sony— Sony returns to Hall H with a stellar lineup of films and talent, including:
Ghost Rider-Spirit of Vengeance — After blazing a trail around the globe in the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ Ghost Rider-Spirit of Vengeance. Still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter, Blaze is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider again, but it is the only way to protect the boy — and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. Live on stage: directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank) and stars Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, and Johnny Whitworth….” Read more »
Over at the Collider website, blogger Steve Weintraub posted an interview with one of the directors from the Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance sequel. Basing my opinion on this video interview and the comic-con interview, Brian Taylor seems like a great guy to have a conversation with over some beers. Mark Neveldine, not so much.