By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Columbia Pictures
Nicolas Cage is Johnny Blaze.
Ever since the announcement that the Ghost Rider teaser was only a leaked promotional video the news that has come from the film has been downright negative. First there was some early buzz that the flaming skull was not going to be all that hot and then the release date for the film was pushed. However, Mark Steven Johnson (director) stills remains as confident as ever and announces the latest developments in a Q&A with the forum users over at SHH.
Ghost Rider Talks
Probably realizing that there are many out there who are wondering what the heck is happening with Ghost Rider, director Mark Steven Johnson took the time to answer some of the biggest questions from the fans and even mentioned that we could expect the trailer in the next few months.
1. How is the CGI coming along? Anything special would should know about?
Kevin Mack and his team at Sony Imageworks are awesome. They have been working night and day to make Ghost Rider the coolest character in the Marvel Universe. I'm not going to lie to you -- it's been harder than anyone thought. CGI fire is known as one of the most difficult things to portray on film. There is a fire simulation program that they've created just for the movie that looks amazing, so that the fire moves naturally with Ghost Rider, whether he's walking or riding on the Hellcycle or standing in the wind atop a 75 story building. The incredibly tedious part is that the fire needs to be tweaked on a shot by shot basis. We analyze the fire constantly -- is it too rich, flickering too fast, too transparent, etc.? Also, how much fire, the hue of the flame, etc. depends on the Ghost Rider's mood.
2. I'm wondering if the bike operates on it's own or can be controlled by GR when he's not on it.
The bike has it's own personality and can move on it's own. We have a scene where Ghost Rider breaks out of jail and we intercut with Johnny's chopper as it transforms and breaks out of the impound to join him. The Hellcycle serves its master and will do anything to get to him when needed.
4. When can we expect to see a Ghost Rider trailer?
I just saw a trailer the other day and it's great. We should have our first teaser our in the next few months. There's also been talk of a First Look at Ghost Rider, either on a new Ghost Rider movie site or perhaps through MTV. Either way, its all coming soon. And 'm sure that the Spider-man 3 trailer will be attached to us when we come out, which is cool.
Though we remain a bit skeptical until we receive the teaser or some more movie stills, it is still nice to hear the un-fledging confidence from the director.
Check out the all the Q&A for Ghost Rider over at the SHH Forums.
The release date for Ghost Rider is February 16, 2007.
For the comic con footage, movie poster, stills, set pics, movie info and
synopsis, go to the Ghost
Rider Movie Page.
Nicolas Cage is Johnny Blaze.
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