Ryan Gosling Speaks of MCU’s Ghost Rider

by Bruno Pferd March 20, 2026

written by Bruno Pferd March 20, 2026

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Ryan Gosling had discussions with Marvel Studios about potentially playing Ghost Rider, but it appears he will not join the MCU in this role.
These conversations between Gosling and Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, reportedly began in 2022.
Ghost Rider will appear in an upcoming Spider-Man project titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Timothée Chalamets transformed character has been unveiled in the new trailer for Dune: Part Three, but no further details have been released about these projects.

Ryan Gosling and Ghost Rider Discussions with Marvel Studios in 2022, But Not for MCU Role

Despite Kevin Feige’s interest in bringing Ryan Gosling into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Gosling will reportedly not be playing Ghost Rider. Gosling admitted on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast that he discussed portraying Ghost Rider with Marvel Studios but could not join the universe. “There were some conversations. It’s a complicated situation,” Gosling said, without elaborating on his talks with Feige, head of Marvel Studios. These conversations with Feige reportedly began in 2022, the same year Gosling publicly expressed his desire to play Ghost Rider in the MCU, according to Totalfilm. In other news, Ghost Rider will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Additionally, character posters have provided a first look at Timothée Chalamet’s transformed character in the new Dune: Part Three trailer. No further details have been released regarding these projects.

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