Connor Storrie in Talks to Play the Villain Opposite Ryan Gosling's GHOST RIDER at Marvel
Connor Storrie, who broke out with the hockey drama series Heated Rivalry, is in talks to star opposite Ryan Gosling in Ghost Rider for Marvel Studios. Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Deadpool & Wolverine) is directing Ghost Rider, which reunites him with his Star Wars: Starfighter star Gosling and their scribe, screenwriter Jonathan Tropper.
In the comics, Ghost Rider is also known as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcycle driver that made a deal with the devil and becomes bonded with a demon named Zatharos. Blaze then transforms into a flaming skull-headed, fiery motorcycle-riding spirit of vengeance.
It is not known which villain Storrie would be playing. Ghost Rider did not have a signature villain in the comics, but did have a variety of demonic antagonists. One villain Blaze did face off with, however, was Mephisto.
In the Sony-made movies starring Nicolas Cage, the villains included Mephisto and his son, Blackheart, while in the Disney+ series Iron Hart, Sacha Baron Cohen portrayed Mephisto.
Ghost Rider is gearing up for a production shoot in New York next year, and is set to hit theaters on July 28, 2028.
Storrie became one of the breakout stars of 2025 with Heated Rivalry, the gay romantic hockey drama that has a second season on the way. He parlayed it into brand deals and a Saturday Night Live hosting gig, which earned him an Emmy nomination.
Ghost Rider would be his first big project after becoming famous for playing Russian hockey phenom Ilya Rozanov. He’s also already filmed a role in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of The Bell Jar.
via: THR