Nicolas Cage has finally reacted to Ryan Gosling’s casting as the new Ghost Rider.
The 62-year-old played anti-hero Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider in in two feature films in 2007 and 2012 films.
Year later, Gosling has been chosen to step into the shoes of the legend as the Johnny Blaze and will be starring in a reboot version of Ghost Rider in Marvel Universe.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Spider-Noir actor shared his thoughts on Ryan taking over the character.
The veteran star opened that he is sure that the Barbie actor will do justice to the character.
In a statement, Lord of War actor said, “Ryan’s going to do his thing with it and I’m looking forward to seeing it. Ryan knows how I feel about him as an actor; we’ve had nice conversations and we stay in touch.”
Cage expressed that he was quite happy to see Gosling stepping into his shoes. “I was happy for him and wished him best of luck on his adventures and I look forward to seeing the movie.”
Work wise, the Academy Award winner is all set to return as Yuri Orlov in Lord of War sequel after 21 years.
The upcoming installment features him along with the It star Bill Skarsgard.