FREEING THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE — Now, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard Ghost Rider will be in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

As a matter of fact, this leak lines up with another report that surfaced online earlier this year, which also claimed that Ghost Rider will have a cameo in the highly-anticipated Doctor Strange sequel.

For what it’s worth, Ghost Rider appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has never felt entirely out of the realm of possibility. The character has a dark, uniquely horror-tinged edge to him in the comics, and because Multiverse of Madness is said to be the closest thing Marvel Studios has made to a horror film, it would make sense as the first film to bring Ghost Rider to life (in the canonical MCU, that is).

Which Ghost Rider could show up in Multiverse of Madness? It’s hard to say. The Robbie Reyes iteration of the character was previously played by Gabriel Luna in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and even interacted with the Darkhold in that show. However, the jury’s still out about whether or not S.H.I.E.L.D. is even canon in the MCU, and the leak from earlier this year indicated that Marvel will have a new actor to play Ghost Rider in Multiverse of Madness.

But let’s be honest: any version of Ghost Rider appearing in the film would be cause for excitement. At the very least, it would mean that Marvel fans may need to start taking those Midnight Sons spin-off rumors more seriously moving forward.


THE INVERSE ANALYSIS — Little has been confirmed about the plot of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which makes predicting its twist quite difficult. That’s true whether we’re talking about villains like Shuma-Gorath and Chthon or major comic book heroes like Professor X and Ghost Rider.

That said, Ghost Rider being accidentally or intentionally freed from a spiritual prison does seem like something that could happen at some point in Multiverse of Madness. We’ll just have to see whether director Sam Raimi sees fit to fan the flames.

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS HITS THEATERS ON MAY 6, 2022.