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Who played Johnny Blaze in the Ghost Rider films?

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American actor Nicolas Cage played Johnny Blaze in two films, Ghost Rider (2007) and its sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012). Although both films had a respectable showing at the box office, they were widely panned by critics. In 2026 it was announced that Ryan Gosling will play the character in a new film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe set to be released in 2028.