Spider-Man: Willem Dafoe's First Green Goblin Look Was Very Different
Willem Dafoe, who appeared in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) as the chaotic villain Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, reveals the initial costume design for his villain was wildly different to what ended-up on camera. In the web-slinging hero's first major blockbuster outing, Dafoe's Goblin sought to take down Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) after the superhero refused to join him in his crusade to rule over the citizens of New York. During the climactic finale of the film, the character's final last-ditch attempt to destroy the webbed vigilante resulted in him being impaled on his own glider, leading his bereaved son Harry Osborn (James Franco) to take up the mantel of the Green Goblin in Spider-Man 3. However, this didn't stop Dafoe from reprising the role twice; first in a cameo scene in Spider-Man 2, and then as one of the major villains transported into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to battle against Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Although Dafoe's Goblin played a pivotal role in No Way Home, there were a few notable design changes made to his character's costume. Despite initially appearing in his full green armor in his first scene, Osborn quickly destroys his mask when fighting his alternate Goblin personality, adopting a more subtle look that instead combined his armor with a purple hood. Dafoe has admitted that this decision was likely based on the criticisms Spider-Man's Goblin design had previously received, with some considering the costume to be too silly. The actor has also declared his own satisfaction with the reworked suit in No Way Home, asserting that it was far more comfortable than his original 2002 look and allowed him more flexibility with his performance.
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