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Johnny Depp was interested in playing the title role. Eric Bana was also in heavy contention.
Nicolas Cage is an avid fan of the "Marvel" comic, and lobbied furiously to play the part of Ghost Rider.
Nicolas Cage's computer generated skull was made from a three dimensional x-ray taken of his actual skull.
(at around 14 mins) The head-on shot showing Johnny Blaze crashing his motorcycle on landing after jumping a long line of trucks is identical to the famous shot of Evel Knievel's crash after a spectacular jump at Caesar's Palace on December 31, 1967.
One of the few "Marvel Comic"-based movies in which Stan Lee did not appear. He had absolutely no involvement in the creation of the original "Ghost Rider."