“Why won’t you kiss me, Kevin Spacey?!”
Earlier in the week, I linked to a CBR report that assumed Colm Feore would be playing Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Except it turns out it’s actually going to be Chris Cooper who I’ll just assume sealed the deal with his Tex Richman rap. “My client will do anything for money,” his agent started the meeting with. THR reports:
The character of Osborn is pivotal in the franchise because he is the alter ego of the Green Goblin, which was played by Willem Dafoe in the original Spider-Man trilogy. It is unclear whether Cooper will make his villainous turn in this film or in a sequel. Osborn starts out as a mentor to the superhero before turning bad.
Considering these films are pulling heavily from Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate run, Chris Cooper’s Green Goblin will probably be less like Willem Dafoe’s shitty Power Rangers villian and more like the fiery, mutated version (above) even though I have absolutely no clue what those words me, horrified post-birthday hooker who just read over my shoulder. I’ll pay you double. Triple! Please don’t leave- KHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN.
Photos: Pacific Coast News
So not only are they remaking a movie less than 10 years old, but they cant even pick one of a hundred different enemies for him to battle against and instead are going to redo one of the ones already done recently? I love Hollywood.
“We can’t do The Joker again. Everyone still remembers Jack Nicholson.” – something nobody ever said, thankfully
Say what you will about Dafoe’s suit, at least it was real. Look forward to a CGI Green Goblin Kiddies, because that is all the imagination they have left.
Green Goblin knobs
Hollywood is just going to keep “rebooting” the superhero films (Spiderman, Superman, the Avengers, X-Men, Batman, Star Wars) so that we watch the same dozen or so films again and again for all eternity.
So this is Hell.
I hope they make a movie where Venom is the villain. The ONLY villain. He doesn’t need the accompaniment of anyone else. If Spider-Man3 had just focused on Venom and not on emo dancing and James Franco’s flying skateboard, it would’ve been a lot better.
Wow, is that what the Green Goblin looks like now? He looks a million times more bad-ass than he did back in my Spidey reading days. Better check him for performance enhancing drugs…
There’s probably a Livestrong bracelet on his left wrist.
Looks like Super Skrull.
I remember when I first learned that Willem Dafoe was cast as the Green Goblin and thinking, “Wow, that’s perfect! He looks just like the Green Goblin!” (At least, the Green Goblin I remembered from my late-70s Marvel Comics phase.) And then I saw the movie: “What the fuck? You cast someone who looks exactly like the Green Goblin, and then YOU PUT A MASK ON HIM? What was the point?” If you’re going to put a mask on him, then who cares.
Except—Colm Feore? No. Don’t get me wrong, I think very highly of Colm Feore’s work and acting ability. But I just don’t see the Goblin coming from him. Doctor Faustus, however…
He’s a really good actor, I’m suprised that they chose him! Great choice.
I want Harry Osborn to play the Green Goblin monster.