He smashes the iconic green mask early in the movie. No Way Home strips back a lot of the particulars of Osborn’s characterization in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies. Dafoe’s physicality is so essential to the character that the actor insisted on doing all the action scenes in No Way Home himself. There’s a sense of genuine affection in his interactions with his Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), laced with enough anger simmering beneath the surface about how he feels the world has mistreated him. There’s a balance of ego and desperation to the character that explains things like his decision to test a prototype super soldier serum on himself. Osborn is just vulnerable enough to remain sympathetic as he slips into insanity. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) from Spider-Man 2 and Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) from the original Spider-Man. The film is particularly interested in two of these interdimensional refugees: Dr.
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In Far From Home, Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal) was effectively a manipulative movie producer trapping Peter Parker (Tom Holland) inside the MCU.įor the latest in the trilogy, No Way Home, the franchise has ported over villains from previous continuities, including the Lizard (Rhys Ifans) from The Amazing Spider-Man, Electro (Jamie Foxx) from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) from Spider-Man 3. In Homecoming, Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) was a compelling portrayal of a certain kind of economic resentment. In fact, the villains of Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy are among the best villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
This has carried over to the cinematic interpretations of the character. Spider-Man has one of the best rogues’ galleries in comic books. This discussion of the Green Goblin and his film performance by Willem Dafoe contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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