With the news of the $4 Billion Marvel/Disney merger a few weeks back, now it seems every movie studio that has the rights to a Marvel property is rushing that property into production. Fox did it with their recent announcement of a Fantastic Four reboot.  Now, Variety reports that Columbia Pictures is moving ahead with plans for a sequel to Ghost Rider. David Goyer, who is no stranger to superhero films, having written Batman Begins and the Blade series, is currently in talks to create the story for the film. It’s said the Ghost Rider sequel will be based on a script Goyer wrote a few years ago. The original film’s star, Nicolas Cage, is also expected to return in the title role.

Every studio with Marvel rights is rebooting or making sequels to ensure their hold on the rights don’t slip back to Marvel/Disney. I, for one, wasn’t clamoring for a Ghost Rider sequel, but with Goyer in charge of writing, it does pique my interest. If only they could recast Nicolas Cage’s role. What do you think of this “hot” (insert drum roll here) Ghost Rider news?