So let’s talk more about his role as the Green Goblin. I know I’m raving about this guy, but that’s because he’s earned it. From his early days in Platoon, to his more bizarre roles in Shadow of the Vampire, to his more recent roles in The Lighthouse, Willem Dafoe is a unique and rare kind of talent. When was the last time he was in a big Hollywood blockbuster? It’s been a long time, but he’s given us some phenomenal performances in some underrated movies. However, he’s not nearly as popular as he should be. Personally, I always thought Willem Dafoe was very under appreciated as an actor.Yes, he’s made a name for himself and he’s been nominated for some Academy Awards. Such a great actor to give a fitting performance for the archenemy of Spider-Man. All of these deplorable character traits is what makes Norman Osborn the villain we know him to be and Willem Dafoe captured all of those perfectly. Heck, he even nailed the defining villainous trait of Norman Osborn as the neglectful father to his son Harry. And when he was the Green Goblin himself, he showed how he lost his sanity and became the ultimate psychopath. When he was affected by the Goblin gas, he brilliantly showed how he was slowly becoming a victim to the Green Goblin persona. When he was just Norman Osborn, he was the arrogant and ambitious businessman. In all honesty, he scared the daylights out of me as a kid. He was chilling, intimidating, vindictive, and even sympathetic at times. At the time, I thought he captured everything about the character that made him who he was. It proved even more disappointing when test footage appeared from effect artists Amalgamated Dynamics of the original Green Goblin mask, which would have seen Norman transform into his alter-ego.If Spider-Man 3 is going to bring back many past cast members of previous Spider-Man movie, how can pass on Willem Dafoe? His performance as Norman Osborn, aka the Green Goblin totally mesmerized me as a kid. While Dafoe's performance managed to shine through, it was a definite deviation from the character's comic look. One element that received criticism was the villain's costume, which consisted of green armor and an underwhelming mask. Willem Dafoe was a lot of fun in the original Spider-Man and hammed up a storm playing the Green Goblin side of Norman Osborn.
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While a fourth movie entered pre-production, Raimi later walked away following dissatisfaction with the script. The film was overloaded with characters and subplots, with Raimi famously forced to included fan-favorite Venom despite a dislike for the character. The sequel is considered the strongest of Raimi's trilogy, while 2007's Spider-Man 3 is ranked the weakest. The sequel showed the strain on Peter as he balanced being the webslinger while trying to live a normal life, and facing off against Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina). It was a huge hit with Spider-Man 2 quickly following in 2004.
The movie was an origin story that pit Peter (Tobey Maguire) against Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn/Green Goblin. The project would later wind up with James Cameron, who wrote a detailed outline that included villains Electro and Sandman.Ĭomic book properties suddenly became a hot ticket following the success of X-Men and Sam Raimi was hired to direct 2002's Spider-Man. B-movie specialists Cannon ( Superman IV: The Quest For Peace) spent a good chunk of the 1980s developing a Spider-Man movie, with one draft getting into body horror territory as Peter Parker actually turned into an eight-legged spider creature. Given the number of movies that have involved the character in the last fifteen years, it's hard to remember a time Spider-Man was trapped in development hell. Here's why a fantastic animatronic Green Goblin mask built for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man wasn't used.
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