Here are 17 new photos, of Nicolas Cage‘s upcoming Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Cage is the only holdover from 2007's misbegotten take on the character, and this time he's surrounded by a cast that includes Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Fergus Riordan, Christopher Lambert, and Ciaran Hinds as the devil himself.
Set several years after the first film finds Johnny Blaze in self-imposed exile from the world. Blaze has become a tormented soul, convinced that his powers are a curse. Former stuntman Blaze is then approached by Moreau, a member of the monastic order of Michael, the warrior angel. Moreau seeks a protector for a mother and son duo who are being pursued by a figure named Roarke – a fellow with a detailed knowledge of the Ghost Rider and his different identities over the centuries.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is directed by Crank double-act Neveldine-Taylor and comes out on February 17th, 2012. Thoughts?