Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider Movie Could Be the Secret In-Road to Mahershala Ali's Blade Finally Joining the MCU

The MCU is headed for a major shake-up. With Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars set to close out the Multiverse Saga, all eyes are on what Marvel Studios plans to do next. There are a few things we already knew were coming, like Jake Schreier’s X-Men reboot and Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther 3, now set to star David Jonsson as T’Challa II. But one of the biggest announcements at SDCC was that we’re getting a new Ghost Rider film starring Ryan Gosling. While we don’t even know which Ghost Rider Gosling is playing yet, we can’t help but be curious what the introduction of Ghost Rider could mean for the wider MCU. Specifically: is Ghost Rider going to help finally introduce Mahershala Ali’s Blade? If you’re wondering what these heroes have to do with each other, I’m glad you asked. Ghost Rider and Blade are both founding members of the Midnight Sons, a team of supernatural vigilantes in the comics. If Ghost Rider is the lead-in to a Midnight Sons crossover that leans into the dark and mystic side of the Marvel universe, perhaps we can finally see Ali’s Blade in action. How would this work? Let’s take a look. If you’re not familiar with the Midnight Sons from the comics, a brief overview