ROTTEN TOMATOES: Nicolas Cage Wants Ghost Rider Sequel

Nicolas Cage Wants Ghost Rider Sequel

...but do the fans?

by Fred Topel | December 27, 2007

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Nicolas Cage had never made a sequel until National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Now, that franchise seems to have whet his appetite to return to other characters too. The most likely candidate would be the comic book superhero Ghost Rider.

"All they have to do is call," said Cage. "I would love to see that happen. That would be fun."

Presumably, Mark Steven Johnson and Avi Arad have Cage on speed dial. They will, however, have to follow his mandate. "If I think there's room to grow with the character and if you can make it better than the original, absolutely."

Making the sequel better than the original might not be too hard a feat, considering that critics gave Ghost Rider a 27 percent Tomatometer rating. Then again, it made $45 million in its opening weekend run...

Let the Rotten Tomatoes readers debate what would constitute an improvement over the original Ghost Rider!

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sensesfail8 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:30 AM

Better bad guys would make for a better movie.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:31 AM

Are you joking? That movie was one of the worst movies i have ever seen, terrible dialogue, awefull acting and boring action scenes, damn that movie was bad. Please never make a sequal and Cage, please play in small indie movies and let people see you can still act.

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Bardego writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:36 AM

Agreed. Wes Bentley's Blackheart was one of the most laughable villains in any comic book movie.

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Dr.TobiasFunke writes:
on Dec 27 2007 01:12 AM

I don't think it will matter much what they do. The last movie left so many people with such a sour taste that they'll all be put off by any kind of sequel. Even in the unlikely event that it turns out to be a GOOD movie.

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Comment writes:
on Dec 27 2007 02:11 AM

All of the villains died in less than 20 seconds. The film was easily the worst i have seen this year. Thanks Nicolas.

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Matanuki writes:
on Dec 27 2007 03:21 AM

They can redeem Ghost Rider the same way they can -and keep teasing they will- redeem Spawn. By, first, taking the characters and their mythology seriously. Second, lose the camp. It didn't work with Daredevil. It didnt' work with Batman. And it's definitely not ever going to work with Spawn or Ghost Rider. Also, enough with the watered down PG:13 movies. These are not PG:13 characters. Of course, in theory, a great Ghost Rider (see also: Spawn, Daredevil, and, as we've seen, Batman) film COULD be PG:13, but that would require expert writing. But that's in short supply in the ranks of go-to comic book film writers.

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:28 AM

Cage may want a sequel, but they never bothered to ask us if we want another sequel. Answer is no! Next?

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Elixor writes:
on Dec 27 2007 05:31 AM

"All they have to do is call"

I wouldn't be surprised if that's Nic's only criteria to be in any movie. I wonder if he even reads the scripts.

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citizenjames writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:06 AM

mark steven johnson's DAREDEVIL was a mess and i wasn't surprised his GHOST RIDER was too. the guy wrote one solid movie (GRUMPY OLD MEN) which is hysterical and after DAREDEVIL why anyone gave him GHOST RIDER is beyond me.

and marvel, there are certain properties you have that won't sell lunchboxes and sleeping bags so don't even try and PG13 them. things like BLADE, V FOR VENDETTA and THE CROW work because there is no marketing tied to them and they let them have their R rating. GHOST RIDER should be one of those characters (and so should PUNISHER).

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lonechicken writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:24 AM

Congratulations Nic. You've found your Battlefield Earth!

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blank blank writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:33 AM

ghost rider should have been a movie in the planet terror/from dusk till dawn mold... a kick *** action movie that was a little rough around the edges, instead, we got a bs movie in the big city and such... there was a complete disconnect between the source material and the feel and tone of the movie.

MSJ has ruined what potentially could have been two great franchsies... it makes me sad

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:34 AM

There's this trick I learned-

Expect [most] movies to be truly awful and then it's a win-win; a) the movie is better than you expected and you're pleasantly surprised or b) the movie is as bad as you thought it would be and you can congratulate yourself on being so savvy.

Of course, there are those rare times when you expect a movie to be good and it sucks (the eternal whipping boy, Spiderman 3), but hey- life is a gamble.

Having said all this, I actually kind of dug Ghostrider, because I expected it to be exactly as cornball and cheesy as it was, and I wasn't disappointed-- except for that pussified sh#t where Cage (whom I generally like) ate freakin' JELLYBEANS to give the character 'depth.'

I need to take a moment to agree with Bardego- Wes Bently was about as sinister and intimidating as a goddam# carebear. If you're going to do this sh#t, give it some EDGE, give it some BALLS. They hinted that they *could*, but they have to STEP UP if they do a sequel.

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Gimy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:35 AM

woo hoo!!! this was one of THE funniest flicks i have ever seen. i cried laughing, for serious. it was just the worst hunk of sh3t i've seen in awhile...and it got worse up until that hilarious ending.

lay off the R rating bs again...jesus christ. the movie sucked, PERIOD. coulda been rated XXX and it still woulda sucked.

i'm wondering which i think is more laughable now. Battlefield earth and the whole "we're doing a trilogy! seriously...its a trilogy, we think its going to rival star wars" talk BEFORE the movie flopped. Halle Berry begging to do a sequel to Catwoman AFTER the movie flopped. or Cage wanting Ghost Rider 2. all i want is a sequel to Gigli...is that too much to ask? Waterworld 2...c'mon....please???

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:05 AM

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Well, Waterworld was waaaay better then all those movies.....and at the same time, there was no CGI, just good ole fashion FX. If Ghost Rider was XXX rated, yes it would have been better, EVA naked...HELLLOOOOO! As for a sequel? As long as they get rid of that chessy a$$ music (country western version of 'Ants Go Marching'. Who 'in the name of Zueses BUTTHOLE' approved the music to Ghost Rider? It was BAD!

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:08 AM

One more thing.....why does everyone seem to like Daredevil? I thought it was drek! Bullseye was gay, Kingpin was small....and....gay, oh yeah, then they made Elektra....hahaha,after she died! Wow, Hollywood is getting soooooo good!

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cswb writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:30 AM

Yes Ghost Rider was not the greatest movie ever made but seeing as how it came from the guy who directed Daredevil (now there's a comic book ruined for the big screen) it was pretty entertaining, the special effects were nowhere near as bad as they could have been. And for you people who keep whining about the movie being PG-13, their not going to make an R rated special effects driven comic book movie, the movie costs to much and limits their audience. The last R rated big box office success was the Matrix 2 and that was because it had a built in audience. Now yes something like The Punisher should be R rated, I mean the man's a killer you can't make a kid friendly version of the Punisher and not have it suck.

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zgberg writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:40 AM

"the special effects were nowhere near as bad as they could have been."

I disagree...I think the special effects where pretty close to as bad as possible.

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cswb writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:15 AM

"I disagree...I think the special effects where pretty close to as bad as possible."

You wanna see something where the special effects are as bad as possible go check out the trailer for Speed Racer then you'll know what bad special effects are.

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HisNameIsFrank writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:25 AM

Is it that bad,Mr.Cage? Do you really need the money THAT bad? Hell,we can take up a collection for you. Just don't make another ****ty Ghost Rider movie. I think even The Green River Killer was a better movie and that movie made me want to gouge my eyes out!

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Novastar. writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:36 AM

If Cage ever wins another oscar,i will shave my b alls with a lawnmower.

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