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'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' season 4 spoilers and updates: 'Found footage' of Ghost Rider gets released

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Fans of ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." have known for a while that the fourth season will feature Gabriel Luna as the Spirit of Vengeance, also known as Ghost Rider, and "found footage" has been leaked online about a Ghost Rider "sighting."

The video leak came from the official "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Twitter page, and it features footage, which was supposedly caught on a cellphone, of the new Ghost Rider's car driving away from a scene. There was no clear image of Luna as the flame-headed hero, but it's very likely that the scene may have been meant to portray Robbie Reyes before his dramatic transformation.

The wheels of the car weren't in flames like the car in the comics, but considering that the show is made for television, the budget may not be big enough to have a lot of expensive CGI shots. Hopefully, fans will get to see a full-on fiery Ghost Rider at some point in the show.

Fans may be confused as to why this Ghost Rider drives a car and not a motorcycle, like how he famously does in the Nicholas Cage movies, but this Ghost Rider is more of a modern incarnation, and the show is apparently taking some liberties when it came to putting Robbie Reyes in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Showrunner Jed Whedon said, "As always, we are going to put our own spin on the character... We are staying true to the comics in the places where we feel like it's really important — we love the character's family dynamic and the East L.A. kid in him."

Robbie Reyes received his powers after he got into an accident joining an illegal street race to raise some money for his disabled brother. The casting call for Ghost Rider also came with a need for an actor to play Robbie Reyes' paralyzed brother, so fans can expect an appearance from him.

Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." returns to ABC on Sept 20.