Marvel fans compare Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider to Nicolas Cage

Ryan Gosling will play Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider in the MCU, replacing Nicolas Cage.

The casting was announced by director Shawn Levy, who worked with Gosling on Star Wars: Starfighter.

Fans on X have called it 'the biggest downgrade in MCU history' and prefer Nicolas Cage's portrayal.

Some fans defend Gosling, noting that Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider movies were not critically well-received.

In the comics, Johnny Blaze becomes Ghost Rider by making a pact with a demon to save his surrogate father's soul.