Ghost Rider

On the data. Two films, both starring Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze. They are one continuity, but only just. The sequel is set later and keeps the same actor in the same role, so it is a sequel in the ordinary sense. It also re-tells the origin, brings back none of the supporting cast, and renames and recasts the devil from Mephistopheles to Roarke. Watching it feels like a restart, which is why it is often filed as a reboot. Both readings are defensible and neither is quite right on its own. The release year of the second film is genuinely ambiguous. It premiered on 11 December 2011 and went into wide release on 17 February 2012. It is listed here as 2011 and the later date is worth knowing about. No present day year is stated on screen in either film. The only fixed point is that Johnny makes his deal at seventeen in 1986, and we have not been able to confirm whether that year appears as a caption or is established another way, so it is described rather than quoted. The Ghost Rider who turns up in the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2016 is Robbie Reyes, not Johnny Blaze, and belongs to the Marvel Cinematic Universe rather than these Sony films. It is not a third chapter and nothing here requires it. The rights reverted from Sony to Marvel around 2013, which is what made that appearance possible, and Marvel Studios announced a new Ghost Rider film for 28 July 2028 with Ryan Gosling. That is another fresh start and nothing has been released, so it is not listed. The sequel's title is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, not Ghost Rider 2. The first film predates the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began the following year with Iron Man.

On your progress. Checkmarks are saved on this device and are tied to permanent title IDs, not to list positions, so new episodes, titles, and whole franchises can be added later without disturbing anything you've already marked. Use Sync & backup to move progress to another device.