Ghost Rider 2 writer David Goyer briefly spoke with MTV recently, where he revealed minor details on what fans can expect from the upcoming sequel, saying how the story picks up 8 years after the previous installment and you don't necessarily have to see the first movie to understand what happens in this one...

"[The story] doesn't contradict anything that happened in the first film, but we're pretending that our audience hasn't seen the first film. It's as if you took that same character where things ended in the first film and then picked it up eight years later—he's just in a much darker, existential place."

He added...

"It's not exactly a reboot. I hate to say it's more realistic, because he's got a flaming skull for a head, but it's a bit more stripped down and darker. It's definitely changing tone. What 'Casino Royale' was to the Bond movies, hopefully this will be to 'Ghost Rider.'"

Production is aimed to begin sometime next year.