So Eva Mendes is a lot prettier as GHOST RIDER’s girlfriend, but I can’t ignore all other pictures from the flick. That just wouldn’t be responsible. So today we’ll focus on the villian of the piece – Blackheart.
ComicBookNews.com got a first look at Wes Bentley in costume (that’s one of his pals on the right), and got some insight from director Mark Steven Johnson on the character:
“I did a lot of research on demonology and one of the stories I found fascinating was the whole rebel angel story, where Lucifer led the charge into Heaven and when he lost, St. Michael cast him down and all the rebel angels became fallen angels,” Johnson said.
“One of the mythologies I really liked, some of the fallen angels didn’t follow Lucifer into Hell. Some landed in the desert, some fell into the ocean, some kept falling, and they became elemental demons, demons that hide in the elements. I thought that was a really cool idea and so that was kind of the basis for Blackheart coming here.”
“Blackheart’s tired of waiting for the End of Days, so, like a lot of young people, he says I’m going to give my dad the finger and do it myself. So he comes here and he begins collecting these demons. So Johnny (Blaze) as the Ghost Rider must find them and bring them back.”
So I guess the main villian of GHOST RIDER is a disgruntled teenager? Ah well, I’m sure it’ll work fine in context. Now click on the bored undead friend top right to check out the full goodies. And you didn’t think you’d get through this whole thing without me sharing some Eva love did ya?
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