Whenever cosmic sirens cry, cinephiles summon Avengers like they are the gods next door. But even after a fanfare rally, jaw-dropping anticipation, and suspense of what more the Marvels can do, the comic book franchise pulled a rug from under with its unforeseen and unexpected box office delays. With Avengers: Doomsday
and Avengers: Secret War
s now wandering the bumpy roads, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has lit up, thanks to a new rumor that teases a comic character’s comeback 13 years since its big screen appearance.
While every Marvel project comes with a clarion call for the Earth’s mightiest, who is this character already sending ripples down the spine?
Which Marvel character could return in the next delayed Avengers film?
According to industry insider Jeff Sneider on THE HOT MIC
podcast, Marvel Studios is
casting a new Ghost Rider for Avengers: Doomsday
.
Ghost Rider last appeared on the big screen in Spirit of Vengeance
(2012) 13 years ago. The character is reportedly set to appear in Doomsday
, now scheduled to release on December 18, 2026. Avengers: Doomsday
was previously scheduled for a theatrical release on May 1, 2026.
It’s been 13 years since Ghost Rider last appeared on the big screen in Spirit of Vengeance (2012).
He’s finally back in Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released on December 18, 2026.
Marvel Studios is currently casting an actor for the role. pic.twitter.com/HAwCXoMUyf
— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) May 24, 2025
In a Marvel-sized bombshell plot twist, Marvel Studios changed the Doomsday
date from May to December, followed by a Secret Wars
calendar shuffle from May 7, 2027, to December 17, 2027. Casting speculations for Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are heating
up since the dawn of new updates. And if another industry scooper is to be believed, Marvel Studios already has a dream candidate up and running to bring Ghost Rider on screen.
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Since the curtain call on the new year, Marvel Studios has hyped Ghost Rider’s comeback. As per one of the trusted insiders, a name is already floating with anticipation.
Who could be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next Ghost Rider?
According to Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman’s Patreon handle in January 2025, Marvel Studios had been reportedly considering Ryan Gosling for his dream Marvel Cinematic Universe role, Ghost Rider.
Richtman took to X in December and set the internet ablaze with a Ghost Rider gif fans thought of as an indefinite tease. Though he did not play with the speculations, clarifying he only liked the gif, fans took the cue and began the row of a newfound anticipation.
According to a separate insider, Apocalyptic Horseman on X, who apparently has access to casting call sheets, “No idea about a solo project or Midnight Sons or which Ghost Rider it is, but the plan is to introduce him in a big role in Doomsday.”
While Jeff Sneider’s latest course of Ghost Rider teasers adds value to Richtman’s Marvel hints, now it remains to be seen whether it will be Gosling getting to live his dream come true or someone else.
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? Let us know in the comments below!