Agents Of SHIELD Casting Ghost Rider After All?

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Earlier this month, an Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Comic-Con advertisement on the side of a San Diego light rail showed some fiery chains. Most fans assumed that the fiery chains belonged to Hellfire who’s got a long history with Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Skye. After all Hellfire’s alter ego James “J.T.” Taylor did make a brief appearance on Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3. Not only that, but Hellfire does share some roots with the original Ghost Rider.

Most fans ruled out the possibility of Ghost Rider assuming the special effects required would either be too expensive for TV or that Marvel would want to save the character for Netflix where they could take a darker tone than network TV. However, a new casting notice suggests that Ghost Rider might actually be coming to Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., even though it might not be the one that most fans might expect.

Most people know of motorcycle-riding Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider, which is the version Nicolas Cage played in the movies. However, there are other versions of Ghost Rider that have appeared in the comics.

The characters in the casting notice are listed as a pair of Latino brothers. One is classified as "the most dangerous person in the room" and the other is "paralyzed in a wheelchair". If that sounds familiar, it's probably because it bears an eerily close resemblance to Robbie and Gabe Reyes, who starred in the 2014 Marvel NOW! Ghost Rider series.

The series, by Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore, was a new take on Ghost Rider focusing on the brotherly bond between its main characters Robbie and Gabe. Robbie has a natural talent for mechanics, but nothing is more important to him than the health of his disabled brother Gabe.

In addition to the classic powers we've come to know, Reyes also had access to the Hell-Charger, a hellfire imbued 1969 Dodge Charger. Robbie gets his powers after an unfortunate run-in with Dr. Zabo's hit squad costs him his life, blowing up a car in all the gunfire. Ironically that car is what allows him to come back, as the spirit of Eli Morrow gives him new life and his new powers.

It would be an interesting addition to the show, and if you're going to bring in Ghost Rider, this is certainly a unique way to do so.

Also, keep in mind that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D was shifted back to 10 PM to allow the show to have an edgier tone.

[king of comedy]

I hope it'll be better than the Nicolas Cage movie.

[JamesG]

"Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Casts Gabriel Luna as Ghost Rider – Comic-Con
by Denise Petski
July 22, 2016


Ghost Rider will be entering "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s" universe. It was announced today during the ABC drama series’ panel at San Diego Comic-Con that Gabriel Luna (Wicked City, True Detective) will play the character in the upcoming fourth season.

The character has a long history with Marvel comics. He was a motorcycle stuntman who after a deal with Mephisto had the power to control hellfire.

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Ghost Rider works pretty great on television

Though he's not on the big screen anymore, there are still some Ghost Rider stories being told in live action—they're just happening on ABC, in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series. A major storyline this season has followed the introduction of the newest Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes (Gabriel Luna), to the show's ensemble. Robbie has quickly become a key player and a fan favorite on the Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in series. Weaving his story into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has proven to be a great creative move, revitalizing the show and providing a conduit to connect to the mystical side of the MSU opened up by the big-screen hit Doctor Strange. Sadly, we don't know exactly what the studio plans to do with the character once this arc wraps up. Can you say "spinoff"?

Marvel hasn't been keen to cross over TV and movies

For fans hoping Robbie Reyes' appearance in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. might be planting the seeds for the newest Ghost Rider to jump to the big screen, we're sad to say you'll probably be disappointed. Marvel has almost always kept its TV universe separate from the movies, and when there is crossover, it's the movies influencing the TV shows, not the other way around. Marvel has yet to bring a character over from TV to film, and the movies have also effectively ignored the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. is back in operation. After the agency fell in Captain America: Winter Soldier, it has since relaunched on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—but if you've only been watching the movies, you'd be hard-pressed to know anything has changed at all. This is odd, considering S.H.I.E.L.D. (the agency) was such a big part of the films, and Marvel likes to lean into the fact that it has a shared universe, but if you're hoping Robbie will get his own movie, we wouldn't recommend holding your breath.

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