Willem Dafoe wants to return as Green Goblin in Spider-Man 3, but there’s a caveat

Willem Dafoe has said that he is open to playing the role of supervillain Norman Osborn or Green Goblin in a third Spider-Man movie. Dafoe first donned the role of Spider-Man’s arch-enemy in 2002’s Spider-Man, directed by Sam Raimi. He died at the end of the film, but reprised the role in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. No Way Home dealt with the multiverse and thus he was spirited away from Raimi’s Spider-Verse to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Jon Watts film also boasted of several other supervillains that had faced Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s versions of Spider-Men. Maguire and Garfield, too, featured as Spider-Man in the movie, apart from Tom Holland.

Dafoe told Inverse, “I mean, that’s a great role. I liked the fact that it’s a double role both times. Twenty years ago, and fairly recently, both times [were] very different experiences, but I had a good time on both.”

He added, “I’ll come back if there’s something really good. If it’s just a cameo or a little tip of the hat, I’m not sure. If it’s something substantial, ‘Yeah.’”

Dafoe’s performance is widely regarded as one of the most memorable and impressive portrayals of a comic book villain on the big screen. He exudes a sinister charisma and a palpable sense of menace. He imbues the character with a complex mix of intelligence, cruelty, and insanity, making for a terrifying villain.

Dafoe’s physicality and facial expressions were particularly effective in conveying Green Goblin’s demented state of mind. His exaggerated facial contortions and manic energy create a sense of unease and unpredictability that keeps audiences on edge throughout the film.

 

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