“Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie is in talks to play the villain opposite Ryan Gosling in Marvel’s “Ghost Rider” movie.
\n\nShawn Levy is directing the film, from a script by “Star Wars: Starfighter” screenwriter Jonathan Tropper. “Ghost Rider” is slated to release on July 28, 2028. Levy and Gosling also produce the project alongside Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Stephen Broussard. Executive producers are Richie Palmer and Jessie Henderson.
\n\nLanding a Marvel movie would be a big win for Storrie, who shot to pop culture prominence by starring as Russian hockey hunk Ilya Romanov on “Heated Rivalry.” As the story goes, the Texas native was waiting tables at Laurel Grill in Culver City before being offered that game-changing TV role; he’s since parlayed that attention into a Primetime Emmy-nominated turn as guest host of “Saturday Night Live,” and a supporting role opposite Billie Eilish in Sarah Polley’s “The Bell Jar” movie for Focus Features. The much-anticipated second season of “Heated Rivalry” — which centers on the rivals-to-lovers journey between Storrie’s Ilya and Hudson Williams’ Shane Hollander — is now filming and will premiere on HBO Max next spring. Storrie is represented by CAA, Linden Entertainment, Shelter PR…
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