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Eva Mendes is ridin’ with her partner Ryan Gosling’s new role.
After Gosling was announced to play Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an upcoming standalone film at San Diego Comic-Con July 25, the actress reacted to the exciting news by sharing a nod to The Place Beyond the Pines, the 2012 movie where she and Gosling met.
In a July 26 Instagram post, Mendes reshared a fan-edited clip of the opening scene from the crime drama, which features a tracking shot of a shirtless, tattooed Gosling as motorcycle stunt driver Luke Glanton, putting on a vest and jacket while walking through a carnival crowd, before he hops on his bike.
The editor added the newly released Ghost Rider logo on top of the footage, writing, “from this intro only i thought ryan gosling can be a perfect casting for ghost rider role.”
And Mendes—who shares daughters Esmeralda, 11, and Amada, 10, with Gosling—proved she’s on board with Gosling’s casting, captioning her post, “Love, Roxy.”
And who is Roxy, one might ask? Mendes was seemingly referring to Roxanne Simpson, the character she played in 2007’s Ghost Rider, the love interest of Nicolas Cage, who portrayed the titular role.
Indeed, the 52-year-old starred in a film about the motorcycle-riding Marvel Comics anti-hero before Gosling. But the Project Hail Mary actor will be the first to portray the character in the MCU.
After all, Gosling and the self-titled film were announced at Marvel’s Hall H panel by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who brought out the star, throwing fans into a frenzy.
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And while Gosling has been a longtime fancast of Ghost Rider, he’s also previously expressed his desire to play the supernatural character, whose primarily identity is Johnny Blaze.
“Wow, is this really happening,” the 45-year-old, who matched the Ghost Rider logo in a red jacket and black pants, told Hall H. “As you know, this is a character I’ve wanted to play for a very long time. So, Kevin, Josh Horowitz, Hall H, thank you.”
Although plot details for Ghost Rider—which will mark the second collaboration between Gosling and director Shawn Levy after they worked together on the upcoming film Star Wars: Starfighter—are under wraps, the sweet irony that Gosling will star in a Ghost Rider movie, albeit another iteration, isn’t lost on Mendes.
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After sharing a video montage of clips of herself and Gosling from The Place Beyond the Pines on her Instagram Stories July 26, showing “Ghost Rider in a parallel universe,” she thanked the creator of the edit for highlighting “this beautiful parallel universe connection.”
To see more heartwarming quotes Mendes and Gosling have made about each other over the years, keep reading…
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