There was a lot of plot, a lot of characters and it was kind of hard to follow. Over the time since, it had gone through a lot of iterations, different writers and development to the point where when we got it, it was incredibly complicated. Goyer script from 10 years ago, even before the first movie, which was really cool but very dark and hard-R. NEVELDINE: We tried to simplify it a lot. Did you throw in a lot of your own little asides? The film does have a number of stylistic flourishes that are familiar from the movies you’ve written and directed. NEVELDINE: I had arthritis for a couple of years, and needed some time to let it go… It’s more about, do we like the material, do we want to do a movie like this? And Ghost Rider was kind of the perfect thing for me and Brian to do.īRIAN TAYLOR: We’re also super-lazy, and it saved us a lot of time in front of the word processor. MARK NEVELDINE: It’s not a big deal to us whether we write something or not. This is the first film you’ve directed that you didn’t also write how was it working with material you didn’t originate? The pursuit stretches across Europe, encompassing gear-grinding chases, fiery confrontations and lots of odd and amusing camera angles. the devil himself, who’s responsible for Johnny’s fiery dual nature, and his minion Carrigan (Johnny Whitworth). But it can’t help but flare up when he agrees to protect a young boy (Fergus Riordan) and his mother (Violante Placido) from evil forces-namely Roarke (Ciarán Hinds), a.k.a. Goyer, Spirit of Vengeance opens with Johnny Blaze (Cage) trying to keep his hotheaded alter ego at bay. Fango sat down with the filmmakers to find out how they applied their anything-goes style to the Ghost Rider’s latest adventure. But just as exciting to another cadre of cult cineastes was the news that the new film would be directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the daredevil duo behind the adrenalized Jason Statham vehicles Crank and Crank: High Voltage. Nicolas Cage’s many fans rejoiced when word came down that the actor would be taking another whack at Marvel Comics’ flame-headed antihero in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Editor's Note: This was originally published for FANGORIA on February 16, 2012, and we're proud to share it as part of The Gingold Files.
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