A year ago, Connor Storrie was an unknown actor who until recently, supported himself by working as a waiter. Now he’s about to go toe-to-toe with one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars in one of its biggest franchises.
Storrie, who broke out with the hockey drama series Heated Rivalry, is in talks to star opposite Ryan Gosling in Ghost Rider for Marvel Studios.
Shawn Levy is directing Ghost Rider, which reunites Levy with his Star Wars: Starfighter star Gosling and their scribe, screenwriter Jonathan Tropper.
It is presumed that Gosling is playing Johnny Blaze, although Marvel has not officially confirmed that. In the comics, Blaze is a stunt motorcycle driver that made a deal with the devil and becomes bonded with a demon named Zatharos. Blaze then transforms into a flaming skull-headed, fiery motorcycle-riding spirit of vengeance. (The character was created by writer Gary Friedrich and artist Mike Ploog and first appeared in 1972’s Marvel Spotlight No. 5. A year later, the character received his own series.)
It is not known which villain Storrie would be playing. Blaze/Ghost Rider did not exactly have a signature villain but did have a coterie of demonic antagonists. One villain Blaze did face off, however, was Mephisto. In the Sony-made movies starring Nicolas Cage, the villains included Mephisto and his son, Blackheart, while in the Disney+ series Iron Hart, Sacha Baron Cohen portrayed Mephisto.
Ghost Rider is already revving its motor for a production shoot in New York next year. Dune Part 3‘s Linus Sandgren has been hired as director of photography and the project will shoot on film, according to sources.
Marvel boss Kevin Feige produces with Louis D’Esposito, Stephen Broussard, Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling. Executive producing are Richie Palmer and Jessie Henderson.
The feature came together rather quickly. Marvel made the surprise announcement of the project at San Diego Comic-Con in July, giving it a plumb July 28, 2028 release date.
Storrie became one of the breakout stars of 2025 with Heated Rivalry, the gay romantic hockey drama that has a second season on the way. He parlayed it into brand deals and a Saturday Night Live hosting gig, which earned him an Emmy nomination. Ghost Rider would be his first big project after becoming famous for playing Russian hockey phenom Ilya Rozanov. He’s also already filmed a role in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of The Bell Jar.
Storrie is repped by CAA