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Collider had a long interview with producer Mike De Luca about the Ghost Rider sequel, currently subtitled Spirit of Vengeance, which is the same phrase spraypainted on the side of my biplane.  Here’s a summary of the interview:

  • It’s going to be in 3D.  Of course.
  • It’ll be a “hard PG-13″, which is code for “still lame, but with a rock-metal soundtrack so you know it’s extreme.”
  • It takes place in Europe.
  • David Goyer may direct, depending on his schedule.  The movie may film in 2010, depending on when the script is finished. (There’s a script?  I thought they just followed Nic Cage around with a camera.)
  • The sequel will be “pushing the reset button” on the franchise, which is code for, “Look, I know the first one was ridiculous, but we’ve got better computers this time!”
  • Neither Eva Mendes nor director Mark Steven Johnson will be returning.

A Ghost Rider sequel without Eva Mendes or Wes Bentley or Sam Elliott?  I’m not so sure about that.  Let’s ask Mr. Owl:

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Excellent point, Mr. Owl.

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