At Comic-Con 2026, Marvel announced that Ryan Gosling will star in an upcoming Ghost Rider film directed by Shawn Levy, set to release in 2028. Gosling's wife, Eva Mendes, publicly expressed her enthusiasm for the casting through Instagram posts that weekend, sharing fan-created videos that argued for Gosling's suitability for the superhero role.

Mendes brings distinctive context to the announcement, having portrayed a character in 2007's Ghost Rider alongside Nicolas Cage. The couple met on the set of "The Place Beyond the Pines" in 2012 and have remained notably private despite Mendes stepping away from acting over a decade ago. Her visible support for Gosling's project represents a symmetrical Hollywood moment, occurring roughly two decades after her own appearance in the Marvel franchise.