Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Ghost Rider!

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe became a global phenomenon, certain Marvel characters were still getting one-off movies that were… not great. In 2007 Columbia Pictures decided that having Nicolas Cage star as Johnny Blaze AKA Ghost Rider would be a good idea. It… was not?

The movie definitely raises some interesting questions. Like why does Johnny sometimes take damage from his Ghost Rider fights and other times doesn’t? Why can’t the devil deal with his son on Earth, why are his powers so weak? Why is Roxanne so obsessed with Johnny when he keeps ignoring her? What’s up with the Caretaker turning into a Ghost Rider and then not helping at all? Who does Blackheart scream at when he first appears? How did this get a sequel?