Keanu Reeves has confessed that he would love to play Ghost Rider in the MCU

Although superhero films continue to be, for some, an insult to art, and otherwise poor quality films, the truth is that today it is the most popular genre in world cinematography. And now the most expensive actor Keanu Reeves He confessed that he would like to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universewith one of the most popular characters in comics.

Keanu commented that he would love to play the character of Ghost knight, a ghost skull, whose skull is on fire and which draws its powers from hell, and who has been personified by many characters in the Marvel comics. The news comes during the Jimmy Kimmel show where Keanu Reeves went to talk about his BRZRKR comic.

The theme around the comic was perfect for talking about this topic in general, which led to Reeves to talk about his childhood with comics, saying that as a young man he would have loved being able to play the character with the flaming skull. Something that all fans of the actor are sure to agree with.

My ten-year-old would like him, I think he probably would like to be Ghost Rider, “admitted Keanu Reeves.

That said, he went on to confess that he talked quite a bit with Kevin Feig, president of Marvel Studios, making it clear that he thinks the MCU is really great. And that the way the films in the franchise have developed and what they are to the audience is completely spectacular, so he’d love to be a part of the whole multiverse.

On the other hand, it must be said that Keanu Reeves already has experience in the superhero genre and comic book adaptations. Recently, he voiced Batman in the animated film A.D “League of Super Animals”; in 2005, on the other hand, he already played John Constantine, the character of the homonymous comic of the line Vertigo from DC, a role he will soon reprise in a sequel to that film.

Has Ghost Rider already appeared on the screen?

Previously, Ghost Rider was played by other actors. Such is the case with Nicolas Cage, who took on the role in the 2007 film “Ghost Rider” and the 2012 sequel “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”. Similarly, Gabriel Luna played Robbie Reyes, one of the many incarnations of Ghost Rider in the “Agents of SHIELD” series.

This character has been in high demand, so much so that “The Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus and Ryan Gosling have expressed interest in the role, with Kevin Feige even saying Gosling could be an interesting option. We can’t say for sure right now, but all of the options Marvel has on the menu are pretty cool.