Ghost Rider 2

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neveldine/Taylor
Produced by	Steven Paul Ashok Amritraj Michael De Luca Avi Arad
Screenplay by	Scott M. Gimple Seth Hoffman David S. Goyer
Story by	David S. Goyer
Based on	Ghost Rider by Roy Thomas Gary Friedrich Mike Ploog
Starring	Nicolas Cage Ciarán Hinds Violante Placido Johnny Whitworth Christopher Lambert Idris Elba
Music by	David Sardy
Cinematography	Brandon Trost
Edited by	Brian Berdan
Production companies	Marvel Studios Crystal Sky Pictures Hyde Park Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11) (Butt-Numb-A-Thon) February 17, 2012 (2012-02-17) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$57 million
Box office	$132.6 million

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider and stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze the Ghost Rider with supporting roles portrayed by Ciarán Hinds (replacing Peter Fonda), Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Christopher Lambert, and Idris Elba. The film was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer, Scott M. Gimple and Seth Hoffman. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance was released in theaters on February 17, 2012, in 3D and 2D.

Critical reception was largely negative; critics criticized the script, CGI, and acting. The film grossed more than $132 million, against its $57 million production budget.. Nicolas Cage has said that he is "done" with the Ghost Rider films and a planned sequel was canceled. By May 2013, the film rights to Ghost Rider had reverted to Marvel Studios and the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In Romania, a French priest named Moreau warns the monks of a monastery about an impending attack by the devil's forces to obtain a boy named Danny. The monastery falls under attack; Moreau tries to help the boy and his mother Nadya escape, but the distrusting mother shoots at Moreau and flees with her son. Moreau manages to distract the men chasing Danny and Nadya, but nearly dies in the process and loses them. He believes that only the Ghost Rider is capable of protecting the boy. He finds the Rider and seeks his help.