Trailer Time: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, starring Nicolas Cage and Idris Elba

After Comic-Con, there was this rapidly spreading idea that Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance just might be good enough to make up for the errors of the first film. I didn't believe a word of it. With the directing duo of Neveldine/Taylor(Crank, Jonah Hex), the action was said to be intense and gives the flame headed vigilante a palpable B-movie edge.

And now we've got the first trailer, and yeah, I can see where all the enthusiasm came from. Excluding the cheesy intro by the directors, it kicks off with a rather mellow tuned intro to Johnny Blaze's predicament, and then immediately jumps into the chain rattling good stuff. It looks an awful lot like a more insane Drive Angry, so Nic Cage should feel right at home. Check out the pretty awesome trailer below...



And you thought it was cool when bullets would bounce off Superman's chest, only to have the thug throw the gun at him in desperation? Ghost Rider literally spits the flaming bullets right back in your face! Ghost Rider ranks in the lower ranks of Marvel's superheroes, and the first film unfortunately didn't do anything to try and change the audiences mind about that. Neveldine/Taylor seem to be on the right path to changing that perception.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance stars Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Johnny Whitworth, Ciaran Hinds, Violante Placido, and Christopher Lambert. Look for it in theaters on February 17th 2012!