Marvel’s MIDNIGHT SONS Movie Gets Promising Update

It looks like Marvel Studios is finally moving forward with its long-teased Midnight Sons movie. According to industry insider DanielRPK, Marvel has officially brought a writer on board to start scripting the film.

There’s no director, cast, or release date yet, and Marvel hasn’t said a word publicly, but internally, it seems like the project is in early development.

While there are obviously no plot details, it was previously reported that Ghost Rider could take the lead on the team. It would be wild to see the the flaming-skulled antihero leading the supernatural squad.

Nicolas Cage famously played the character in Sony’s Ghost Rider films, but it safe to assume that Marvel will cast someone else in the film. A Samurai variant of Ghost Rider did show up (very briefly) in the What If...? season 2 finale, but it was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of appearance.

The original Midnight Sons series was created by Howard Mackie, Andy Kubert, and Bobby Chase and brought together other characters like Blade, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange, and Elsa Bloodstone. With Moon Knight, Werewolf By Night, and Agatha All Along already dipping their toes into Marvel’s darker side, it’s not too far-fetched to imagine these characters sharing the screen in something wickedly unholy.

Still, it’s all quiet on the official front. Marvel Studios has yet to confirm any of this, and the supernatural corner of the MCU remains largely undefined. But if this report holds, it looks like they’re finally building toward something, and Midnight Sons could be the big, weird, ghost-fueled culmination of it all.