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J.J. Abrams Heading to King’s ‘Dark Tower’
During an interview with IGN (watch it below, J.J. Abrams reveals that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof — the two brains behind the ABC television series “Lost” — have been working on an adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel series The Dark Tower. “Damon Lindelof and I talked to Mr. King,” Abrams explains. “We got the rights for [‘Dark Tower’] as a film. Damon is obviously still on `Lost’ and we’ve been working on `Star Trek’ together. As soon as `Lost’ is done, hopefully we’ll begin tackling that.” You can find a bit more on this over at MTV or read on for the short clip. The Dark Tower is a series of seven books written by American author Stephen King between 1970 and 2004.
Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) has made no secret of the fact that he’d love to play Ghost Rider in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and it’s now officially happening.
Announced by Marvel out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, Ryan Gosling will play the iconic Marvel character in a Ghost Rider movie being directed by Shawn Levy!
Expect Ryan Gosling to play Ghost Rider on the big screen in 2028.
Johnny Blaze is of course the most iconic and well-known Ghost Rider, selling his soul to Satan and becoming a supernatural badass. Nicolas Cage brought Blaze to life on screen in both 2007’s Ghost Rider and 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while Gabriel Luna more recently played the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Luna was set to star in his own Ghost Rider spinoff series in the wake of that small screen appearance, but that Hulu project ended up being squashed before it ever had a chance.
Fans have been waiting for Ghost Rider to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for many years now, with Ryan Gosling making it clear that he’d love to bring the character back to life.
That Hollywood dream is coming true. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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