Eva Mendes Reacts to Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider Casting

And who is Roxy, one might ask? Mendes was seemingly referring to Roxanne Simpson, the character she played in 2007’s Ghost Rider, the love interest of Nicolas Cage, who portrayed the titular role.

Indeed, the 52-year-old starred in a film about the motorcycle-riding Marvel Comics anti-hero before Gosling. But the Project Hail Mary actor will be the first to portray the character in the MCU.

After all, Gosling and the self-titled film were announced at Marvel’s Hall H panel by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who brought out the star, throwing fans into a frenzy.

And while Gosling has been a longtime fancast of Ghost Rider, he’s also previously expressed his desire to play the supernatural character, whose primarily identity is Johnny Blaze.

“Wow, is this really happening,” the 45-year-old, who matched the Ghost Rider logo in a red jacket and black pants, told Hall H. “As you know, this is a character I’ve wanted to play for a very long time. So, Kevin, Josh Horowitz, Hall H, thank you.”

Although plot details for Ghost Rider—which will mark the second collaboration between Gosling and director Shawn Levy after they worked together on the upcoming film Star Wars: Starfighter—are under wraps, the sweet irony that Gosling will star in a Ghost Rider movie, albeit another iteration, isn’t lost on Mendes.

After sharing a video montage of clips of herself and Gosling from The Place Beyond the Pines on her Instagram Stories July 26, showing “Ghost Rider in a parallel universe,” she thanked the creator of the edit for highlighting “this beautiful parallel universe connection.”

To see more heartwarming quotes Mendes and Gosling have made about each other over the years, keep reading…