Years later, Johnny Blaze has became a stunt rider known for his death defying stunts and for his uncanny ability to walk away from life-threatening crashes. Realizing that he had been tricked by Mephistopheles, he knew that he'd never be free of his curse and leaves everything behind, including Roxanne. Later, Johnny accused Mephistopheles of causing his father's death, but Mephistopheles considers their contract fulfilled. Just a moment before he actually flees, Johnny assists to Barton's final stunt which results in a horrific bike crash during the show. The following morning, Barton is healed from cancer and gives him his favorite motorcycle and blessing and lets him go away with his beloved Roxanne. Johnny was initially skeptical, but inadvertently signed the contract when a drop of his blood lands on it after it was pricked by Mephistopheles before Johnny could refuse. On that very same night, Mephistopheles reaches out to Johnny with an offer to cure his father's lung cancer in exchange for Johnny's soul. Later, he discovers his father has lung cancer and felt ashamed for his plans of leaving. He shared a teenage romance with a young girl named Roxanne Simpson. Johnny Blaze worked with his father as a stunt motorcycle rider. 1.1 Mephistopheles and the origin of Zarathos.In a day and age where we're making comic book movies all the time, and all the superheroes are pretty much really good guys, you need to have a couple bad boys in there, too. "I always appreciated the monsters more," Cage said. It's about time, according to Cage, an avowed comics fan who's followed Ghost Rider for years. But one thing's certain: Spirit of Vengeance will take the comic book movie genre to new extremes. Who knows if Neveldine/Taylor can fill a couple hours of screen time with the kind of adrenaline-fueled fiery mayhem they blasted at the Comic-Con crowd Friday. Not CG bones – real bones.'"You will see real bones breaking in Ghost Rider," said Taylor. 'You will see real bones breaking in Ghost Rider. It's part of the Neveldine/Taylor playbook – taking risks to capture the most intense visuals possible, sometimes at a physical cost to the actors and stuntmen. "And the way Mark Neveldine shoots, he really risks his life."Ĭage and co-stars Idris Elba (who plays drunken monk Moreau) and Johnny Whitworth (as key villain Blackout) performed many stunts themselves. "They both operate, they both know where to put the camera," he said. "Mark and Brian are both very camera-oriented," said Cage, who called the directors extremists. Their stated goal is to capture as much in-camera as humanly possible, then use CGI to enhance the imagery rather than relying on digital creations, which can lead to the lifeless, sterile feel of the first Ghost Rider film. This one, he's been living with it for several years and it certainly has made him a bit more sarcastic, a bit more edgy ironic."Īn outrageous behind-the-scenes reel screened at Comic-Con showed off Neveldine and Taylor's utterly unorthodox style, with the daredevil directors riding on rollerblades, hanging off the backs of motorcycles and dangling from wires over steep cliffs while clutching cameras to capture death-defying footage. "In the first movie, he was kind of an innocent goofball – he was keeping the ignition at bay. "Johnny Blaze has been living for several years now having had his head catch on fire, so it's had a little bit of an effect on his mood," Cage deadpanned. (Could there be a superpower more befitting Cage, who truly shines when brings the crazy?) Clearly relishing Spirit of Vengeance's horrifying tone, Cage said it fits with the character's evolution since the last film. That's insane – it's totally insane."Ĭage embraced the amped-up take on the Ghost Rider character, whose powers include the Penance Stare, the ultimate crazy-eyes look that causes those who receive it to relive past sins. Like that's the Ghost Rider's superpower. He doesn't wear tights, he doesn't have, like, you know, invisibility power," co-director Taylor said. He's scary – he's not really a superhero. The first issue of Ghost Rider tagged the character “the most supernatural superhero of all.”
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