Spider-Man: No Way Home
Summary
The Green Goblin courtship was almost room scarier inSpider - Man : No Way Homethanks to a forgottenThorvillain . Having total to the MCU from the Sam Raimi universe of discourse , Norman Osborn ( Willem Dafoe ) destroyed his classic mask , attempting to rid himself of his Goblin persona in this new realness . However , Osborn almost had a far dark redesign than the one he receive by the motion picture ’s conclusion when the Goblin persona took over once more .
InSpider - Man : No Way Home’sfinal battle , Norman Osborn is the last baddie to get in at the Statue of Liberty following his murder of Peter Parker ’s Aunt May . arm with his glider , blades , and a collection of pumpkin bombs , this new Green Goblin redesign featured additional purple element such as a hood to better resemble the villain ' classical green and purple aesthetic from the comics . Having already destruct his mask , Osborn only had a pair of goggles converting his face before being to the full unmasked during hisfinal reckoning with the MCU ’s Spider - Man . That said , the Goblin redesign could have been a circumstances scarey in the MCU .
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Green Goblin Concept Art Reveals A Stolen Dark Elf Mask
In the recently published bookSpider - humans : No Way Home - The Art of the Movie , various design are shown for the Green Goblin . This include one where his original mask would n’t have been destroyed while still incorporate the purple bonnet as well as one where Osborn would have got his hand on someIron Man armor for his unexampled Goblin suit(including a Stark drone pipe glider ) . However , the most interesting redesign by far comes from concept artist Josh Nizzi who project Osborn to the full embracing his Goblin persona by using the mask and armor pieces of the Dark Elves first check inThor : The Dark Worldled by the villain Malekith .
harmonize to Nizzi in the rule book , Osborn would have found the creepy-crawly masque with its hollow eyes and pointed ears after raiding a Damage Control facility . As a resultant role , Osborn could have maintained his Green Goblin looking at , albeit in a new way for his debut in the MCU . However , the final determination for the film meet Norman Osborn simply having the hood and goggles with Willem Dafoe ’s face uncovered for the bulk of the newSpider - Manmovie .
Why Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Goblin Is Better With A Human Face
As cool and creepy-crawly as the Dark Elf / Green Goblin remixed mask is , the decision to have Willem Dafoe ’s aspect largely uncovered was in the end the right one . Dafoe himself was intransigent that he want to be in the Green Goblin suit doing as many stunts and physical body of work as potential , and it certainly pay off . Dafoe ’s facial saying dead limn the unhinged baddie who ’s been taken over by the grim Goblin persona , just as they did in the originalSpider - Mantrilogy starring Tobey Maguire . As such , Dafoe ’s performance inSpider - Man : No Way Homewouldn’t have been nearly as unspoilt had he been wear a mask most of the time .
