Marvel's Original Green Goblin Plan Would Have Ruined No Way Home

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Marvel’s greatest live-action supervillain, the Green Goblin, returned to the big screen in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but the film’s original plan for his upgraded gear would have done a disservice to both Norman Osborn and the film itself. The MCU Spider-Man movies, while well-received, were frequently criticized for relying too heavily onPeter Parker’s connection to Tony Stark, whose role as a mentor to Parker undermined the essence of his comic source material. No Way Home made mild use of Stark’s legacy, but its original use for it on the Green Goblin’s gear would have taken Stark’s lingering presence too far and detracted from the superlative villain’s return.

Pulled into the MCU by a wayward reality-altering spell, Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man continuity menaced Tom Holland’s version of Spider-Man and nearly collapsed the multiverse in only a matter of days. Dafoe embodies the sadistic personality and unsurpassed menace of the Green Goblin from the comics, proving to be a villain who was very nearly too much for Holland’s Spider-Man to handle. In No Way Home, the Green Goblin gets a new look, wearing a tattered purple coat over his green armor, making him resemble his comic counterpart even more than before.

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While the Green Goblin’s only new gear in the final cut of No Way Home was a set of retractable blades on his arms, concept art shows that more extensive updates were considered. Concept art for the film showed the Goblin outfitting his glider with Stark Industries gear, upgrading his 2002-era weaponry with modern technology. While No Way Home’s use of Stark Tech made sense for Doctor Octopus and Electro, it