Complex sentence: In "Ghost Rider (film)", Sam Elliott plays Carter Slade; however, in this version of the story, Slade was Johnny's predecessor, who 150 years ago failed to deliver a contract of hellbound souls to Mephistopheles.
Split into simpler sentences: In "Ghost Rider (film)", actor Sam Elliott plays Carter Slade. However, in the movie version of the story, Slade was Johnny's predecessor, who 150 years ago failed to deliver a contract of hellbound souls to Mephistopheles.