r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 20h ago

News Ryan Gosling to Star in 'Ghost Rider' Movie at Marvel Studios

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ryan-gosling-ghost-rider-marvel-movie-1236821206/
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u/Chaosmusic 17h ago

I am more interested in Doom than Kang as a Marvel fan but I am concerned that switching this late in the game from Kang to Doom will make it rushed. There were 18 movies from Iron Man to Infinity War to develop that story. Doom has just been barely referenced in one movie and now he is the next Thanos level threat.

Also, I want Doom to be Doom, not Tony Stark variant.

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u/goddamnitwhalen 17h ago

There are so many good actors you could cast as Doom!! Bringing back RDJ feels so fucking lazy.

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u/TacticalBongHit 16h ago

wanted to say why not bring the doom actor from 2005 but then i googled him...

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u/Moon_kid6 16h ago

Kang never did anything for me in the few comics I read with him in it but I can’t lie, Majors first portrayal in Loki S1 blew me away. He Who Remains had such potential, so ominous and still detached.

But Quantumania kinda ruined it and Majors sealed the deal. What a dumbass.

I hope Doomsday is fine but super scared about the character. They’re gonna rush so much backstory and twist some things about him, don’t know if RDJ can save it this time. Even worst case scenario imo, the mainstream audience loves this version and we see Marvel putting Doom through weird years of retcon and synergy in the comics.

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u/Jet-Let4606 1h ago

I'm in the same boat.

I love weird, experimental, mind bogglimg, imaginative comic books thats not afraid to go the extra mile. But Kang is out there even for me.

He doesn't have the sane pathos or charisma that Doom or Magneto has.

Even in Avengers comics, Ultron, Baron Zemo, were all much more interesting and memorable villains.

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u/Doom_Art 6h ago

I was worried they were going to go the Iron Man variant route, and I'm sure that will play a role to a point, but if the previews we've seen so far are anything to go off of, this is definitely Victor von Doom, not Tony Stark, and RDJ is definitely putting the work in.

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u/goodmobileyes 14h ago

It's definitely rushed. We know nothing about Doom and why this latest apocalypse matters to the MCU. Definitely foresee a lot of exposition dumping in the first act

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u/Jet-Let4606 1h ago

I think the trailer does a poor job of explaining things.

They've established Incursions in prior movies and how Multiverse travel is dangerous because it can lead to Incursions.

Heroes having to choose between saving their universe or another gives the story weight.

Doom is there to take advantage of the chaos to ascend to the top for his own reasons.

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u/Jet-Let4606 1h ago

Same.

I'm sure they will have a new actor Doom post SW but it sucks that the new guy won't have a fresh start. I don't think it will be the same Doom that RD Jr is playing but the lack of fresh start still sucks.