Rumor has it that Steve “the hair” Harrington is on to some greater things after ‘Stranger Things’, and fans are here to only fan the flames of those rumors!You heard it right — lately, there’s been a lot of talk online about Joe Keery (yeah, Steve from ‘Stranger Things’) joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fans all over the world have been tossing around the idea that Keery might be on his way to landing a big and meaty Marvel role very soon, if not, he already has bagged one. And somehow, in all these speculations and discussions, the potential possibility of a ‘Ghost Rider’ gig featuring Keery keeps coming up.So what’s actually going on, and should anyone get their hopes up? Let’s untangle the rumors.How did this rumor start?Most of the buzz comes from fans and websites that love to speculate about casting. Keery’s name has been floating around since ‘Stranger Things’ wrapped up, and people think Marvel could be eyeing him because he’s become so popular. Now, ‘Ghost Rider’ stands out in these discussions, probably because the character’s mix of darkness and emotion lines up with roles Keery’s played before. But that’s not the only possible character Keery fans have been eyeing for — they’ve thrown out other names too: think Nova, Gambit, Angel, and a few Spider-Man characters. However, all these ideas are all just wishful thinking right now.The reality behind the rumorsWhile all these fan-fueled speculations are spiralling and getting somewhat out of control, here’s the hard reality check: there’s no word from Marvel yet. Marvel hasn’t said a word about casting Joe Keery for any part. No official announcements, no press releases, nothing from trusted insiders, even. He’s not been linked to ‘Ghost Rider’, ‘Spider-Man’, the ‘X-Men’, or any other project at all.What’s up with ‘Ghost Rider’ in the MCU?Now, ‘Ghost Rider’ joining the MCU isn’t a brand-new idea. For months, rumors have swirled about MCU bringing the fiery anti-hero into future movies — some people even have guessed that he might show up in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. But again, the studio hasn’t confirmed anything yet, not even which version of ‘Ghost Rider’ they’d use if they ever consider doing so. The comics have had a few different ‘Ghost Riders’ over the years, like Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes, but the MCU hasn’t tipped its hand on its plans.
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