There is something quietly unsettling about Nicolas Cage in these new images taken from the set of Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance.

Shooting imaginary bullets from his index finger, the recent compilation of the actor’s many on-screen wiggins’ looks set to grow when this critic-defying sequel rolls into cinemas next year.

Currently filming in Sibui, Romania, production is expected to move to Corvin Castle in Hunedoara when director Mark Neveldine has captured, well, whatever he is trying to capture on film.

Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance

Co-starring Idris Elba and Ciaran Hinds, and replacing Eva Mendez with Violante Placido, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance will arrive at our shores on February 17, 2012.