Willem Dafoe talks about his return as the Green Goblin in the MCU’s Spider-Man franchise

Willem Dafoe comments on his return as the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home

The actor who in the past gave goes to Green Goblin, Willem Dafoehas spoken about his return to the MCU as Norman Osborn in Spider-Man: No Way Home. This version of one of Spider-Man’s most recognizable villains may be the most famous in the Spider-Man movies. Marvelsince, after all, he was the first real antagonist of the spider hero in the spider-man movies directed by Sam Raimi.

Willem Dafoe comments on his return as the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home

The memorable performance left by Willem Dafoe like him Green Goblin played a key role in ensuring the success of the film Spider-Man in 2002, and to the surprise of viewers, the actor returned to take on the role of Norman Osborn almost two decades later with the acclaimed premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In an interview with Empire, Willem Dafoe has spoken precisely about the return of Green Goblin in that film, explaining how the character was differentiated by several aspects to highlight.

The absence of his mask For most of the film he played a key role. Willem Dafoe He affirms that the true essence of the character is the person who is without the mask. In this way, the actor emphasized how the most interesting aspect of the villain of Spider-Man is that you don’t know how much of the Green Goblin is back and how much is simply Norman Osborn.

This is what he said about it:

It was a pleasure to play that character again.. He has many tricks up his sleeve as it was a double role. Everyone focuses on Green Goblinbut that’s mostly for action. What’s really important is the guy without a mask, Norman Osborn. Those are the really important scenes. In No Way Home we have a little more of Norman Osbornbecause part of the game is that you don’t know how much of the Green Goblin is back and how much is it Norman Osborn.

Although it is true that Willem Dafoe played a Green Goblin outstanding in Sam Raimi’s vision of Spider-Manhis performance was somewhat overshadowed by that need to hide his identity. Just bringing the Green Goblin’s dark appearance to life is a complex task, especially in 2002, when superhero movies were intended to be realistic with the obvious technical limitations that was there at that time.

The Green Goblin’s armored suit was an effective solution, but the reality is that they sacrificed the subtleties of Willem Dafoe’s performancehence the actor looks more like Norman Osborn who like his villainous counterpart in the UCM. That’s why, Spider-Man: No Way Home He showed his best side and let Willem Dafoe shines as Norman Osborn more than ever.

the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home is available in Max.

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