Did you go see Ghost Rider? No? Good, me either. Neither did many other people, judging by the fact that it barely scraped back its budget in the domestic arena. It looked awful, and the few poor sods I talked to that did go see it who seemed to confirm this.
The one person who did like Ghost Rider was its star, Nic Cage, who was waxing lyrical about a potential sequel only last week. Well according to MTV even he is probably the only member of the cast who liked the movie, because Eva Mendes, attempting to be tactful but failing, made her feelings clear by saying, “No, I think Ghost Rider had its moment. I don’t know about a sequel, but I don’t think it needs one.”
Of course, very quickly realizing the implication that she thought it sucked and the potential bridge-burning that may ensue, she added; “I think it was a great experience, and I was so proud of it. It was fun…but I think it’s done. But look, hey, if it’s Nicolas Cage again - I’ll do anything with him.”
Stop your juvenile sniggering. We can only hope that Eva Mendes is right and Nic Cage is wrong. One of our own editors, Katey Rich, only last week offered up a list of how Nic could revive his flagging career. Avoiding Ghost Rider 2 like the plague would fit neatly in to that list.
