Ghost Rider Two On The Cards

The word on the New York Vulture Blog is that Ghost Rider is set for a sequel and crucially even without it star attraction; Nicolas Cage. While the first was panned by critics worldwide, it did make good business, $270million's worth to be exact, so a sequel was inevitable.

Columbia Pictures brought the first outing to screen back in 2007 and it appears that their hand has been pushed in pursuing development on its sequel now rather than later; If production does not start in November, the rights revert back to Marvel (now owned by Disney), so its a case of now or never.

The script is reportedly at the a stage where Flash Forward writers Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman have handed in a completed draft overseen by David S. Goyer. Apparently now the studio is eyeing up possible directors with no room for Mark Steven to return

As it stands with the need to push forward on the sequel it could see the end of Cage's involvment with his previous engagements, promotional duties for The Sorcerer's Apprentice and a third National Treasure on his plate already this summer, so whether he could be in place by November to roll cameras is at this stage unclear.

MATT RICHARDSON

National Treasure III On The Cards

Courtesy of Coming Soon we have the unenviable announcement: National Treasure 3 is happening. They’re its over, uncomfortable? So are we. Of course this was inevitable, National Treasure hit the screens in 2004 and with the sequel Book of Secrets, in 2007 it’s a franchise that has acquired $800 million in box office receipts.


It has been reported that Jerry Bruckheimer is all set to get the project moving, and likewise Nicolas Cage has always been pro-sequel when it comes to this franchise, we are sure that he commented as such after the release of Book of Secrets. Right now, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro (Prince of Persia and The Sorceror’s Apprentice) are crafting the script for the third instalment.


Details for the direction of the third instalment are scarce, with no word whether Jon Voigt, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger and Helen Mirren will return this time out.

MATT RICHARDSON