Evan Mendes Reacts to Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider Casting

Eva Mendes is ridin’ with her partner Ryan Gosling’s new role.

After Gosling was announced to play Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an upcoming standalone film at San Diego Comic-Con July 25, the actress reacted to the exciting news by sharing a nod to The Place Beyond the Pines, the 2012 movie where she and Gosling met.

In a July 26 Instagram post, Mendes reshared a fan-edited clip of the opening scene from the crime drama, which features a tracking shot of a shirtless, tattooed Gosling as motorcycle stunt driver Luke Glanton, putting on a vest and jacket while walking through a carnival crowd, before he hops on his bike.

The editor added the newly released Ghost Rider logo on top of the footage, writing, “from this intro only i thought ryan gosling can be a perfect casting for ghost rider role.”

And Mendes—who shares daughters Esmeralda, 11, and Amada, 10, with Gosling—proved she’s on board with Gosling’s casting, captioning her post, “Love, Roxy.”