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Here's Why Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D Is Using Robbie Reyes' Ghost Rider
One of the big pieces of new coming out of SDCC, at least where superhero TV is concerned, was the announcement that Ghost Rider is coming to the MCU (ish) by way of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. However, it's was confirmed that this would be the Robbie Reyes version of the character, and not the more familiar Johnny Blaze.
Well, we have some new word on why that choice was made too. In an interview with THR, Jeph Loeb said, after saying the show was about family:
Robbie's story, in its inception, is the story of an older brother who's looking after his younger brother, and then how the world of the Ghost Rider changes that dynamic. That's true of any Marvel hero. We begin in a place where it's something we can all relate to, and then something extraordinary happens to them, not that they've ever asked for it. What we'll find out along the way is Robbie's journey now that he has the burden of being the Ghost Rider, what that does and more importantly how that affects our cast at SHIELD.
Maurissa Tancharoen explained that the lack of source material was actually an enticing factor in choosing the character too.
People are familiar with Johnny Blaze. Robbie Reyes is a new iteration of the character. There's not a lot of material on the character so it gives us a lot of room to have our take on it. And also, just the fact that he is a young kid who grew up on the streets of East L.A., we liked that backstory. We like seeing a character like that in the mix of our team.
It's certainly a rather out of left field way to take things here, but I'll be interested to see what they do with the character. It's hard to pass judgement without seeing him in action, so I'm willing to take the walk with them here.
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