Ghost Rider Star Says He's Down to Return for Marvel's 2028 Reboot

'If they call, I'll do it'

Marvel Studios is bringing back the supernatural hero Ghost Rider in a new movie in 2028, with Ryan Gosling in the lead role. Exactly which version of Ghost Rider Gosling will tackle remains unclear, but one former actor who donned the flaming skull says he's down to ride alongside the rebooted silver screen Spirit of Vengeance if Marvel calls: Agents of SHIELD star Gabriel Luna.

In an interview with Polygon, Luna said, "If they call, I'll do it."

Speaking with Luna for Dexter: Resurrection season 2, Polygon's Jake Kleinman asked The Last of Us and Terminator: Dark Fate actor for his reaction when Marvel announced the new Ghost Rider at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.

"I was excited," Luna said. "I think it’s gonna be pretty awesome. I like [director] Shawn Levy. [...] It’s gonna be really, really exciting."

'That Ghost Rider story was kind of a milestone in my life'

Luna portrayed the Roberto "Robbie" Reyes version of Ghost Rider in season 4 of Agents of SHIELD, which aired on ABC from 2016–2017. Reyes was the fifth character to be named Ghost Rider in Marvel Comics, and was introduced in the pages of All-New Ghost Rider in 2014. For the past decade, Luna said, he's received plenty of questions about reprising the role.

"First of all, I love and appreciate everybody who loves Robbie and how they keep asking here after 10 years," he said. "Eventually they wore me down. I was like, 'All right, fine. If they call, I’ll do it.' You gotta stay open to all these types of things. And the story is number one. And if there’s a reason for Robbie to ride side by side with Ryan’s Ghost Rider, then there’s a reason to do that. But otherwise, I’m gonna love and enjoy the continuation of one of the most iconic and the greatest characters in Marvel lore."

Luna said he doesn't have any insider info on which version of the character Gosling would play in Ghost Rider — reportedly, it's Johnny Blaze — but has one hopeful take in mind: "I don’t know who he’s gonna play. I kinda hope it’s Danny Ketch. But yeah, I’m gonna be front row when it all goes down," he said.

Gosling will be at least the fourth actor to portray a Ghost Rider in live-action, following Nicolas Cage's role as Johnny Blaze in 2007's Ghost Rider and its 2012 sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance; Sam Elliott as Carter Slade in Ghost Rider; and Luna in Agents of SHIELD. (Incidentally, two other actors on that TV show were also briefly possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance: Clark Gregg and Henry Simmons.)

Marvel Studios' Ghost Rider is slated to arrive in movie theaters on July 28, 2028.