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The wait is finally over for Ghost Rider fans. The Spirit of Vengeance will reportedly return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in one of the upcoming Avengers movies.
Two versions of Ghost Rider have so far appeared in the MCU: Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes. They both appeared in the fourth season of the ABC television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Gabriel Luna portraying Robbie Reyes, the current Ghost Rider. Blaze’s Ghost Rider made a silent cameo in a flashback in one of the episodes to explain how Reyes succeeded him as the Spirit of Vengeance.
Almost 10 years have passed since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, and Ghost Rider has yet to reappear in the MCU. While there were plans for Luna to return as the Skeleton Driver in a Ghost Rider spinoff series on Hulu, the project was eventually scrapped due to a “creative impasse.”
Will Ghost Rider appear in the MCU before the Multiverse Saga ends?
However, there have been consistent rumors stating that Ghost Rider will appear before the end of the Multiverse Saga. After insider Alex Perez stated over the weekend that Ghost Rider will appear in one of the announced MCU movies, scooper James Mack has backed up the claim, revealing that Ghost Rider will appear in Avengers: Doomsday and/or Avengers: Secret Wars.
Unfortunately, despite the Multiverse Saga welcoming back past incarnations of characters, like Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, Anson Mount’s Black Bolt, and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Mack claims that Nicolas Cage will not be back as Ghost Rider in the Avengers sequels.
ghost rider yes, Cage no https://t.co/1uiWEKuhko— James Mack (@JamesMackwl) April 1, 2026
Cage previously played the Johnny Blaze version of Ghost Rider in two Sony-released Marvel movies — Ghost Rider (2007) and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012). Some fans have been hoping for the actor to reprise the role at some point in the Multiverse Saga, especially after he expressed interest in revisiting Ghost Rider in 2023.
If Ghost Rider does appear in one of the upcoming Avengers movies, it’s unclear which iteration it might be. Marvel could bring back Luna as the Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider, or the studio could properly introduce the official MCU version of Johnny Blaze, possibly played by Ryan Gosling.
All will be revealed when Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026, and December 17, 2027, respectively.
