On the finish of 2021, Willem Dafoe returned to the position of Norman Osborn, a.okay.a. The Inexperienced Goblin, in Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling, the twenty seventh of the Marvel motion pictures so as. Whereas it was nice to see him reprise the baddie from the Sam Raimi Spidey movie sequence, and we’ll additionally quickly hear Colman Domingo go away his stamp on the character within the Disney+ animated sequence Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man, the actual fact of the matter is that there’s nonetheless no indication we’ll ever meet a model of Norman who lives in the principle MCU continuity. That stated, I’m intrigued by one other actor’s pitch on enjoying the position inside the franchise.
Chris Diamantopoulos isn’t any stranger to superhero media, having voiced DC characters like Inexperienced Arrow, Steve Trevor and Aquaman, in addition to numerous roles in Invincible, which could be streamed with a Prime Video subscription. Nonetheless, he has but to go away his stamp on the Marvel area, however whereas talking with The Direct, the actor shared how he’s prefer to play Norman Osborn within the MCU:
However I feel that they need to make a sequence known as ‘Goblin,’ and it must be about Norman Osborn main as much as turning into the Inexperienced Goblin. And I must be Norman Osborn.
That’s a reasonably fascinating thought. In spite of everything, the Spider-Man villains Venom, Morbius and Kraven the Hunter have gotten their very own motion pictures set in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, in order Peter Parker’s arch-nemesis, Norman Osborn is greater than deserving of his personal challenge to shine in. However not like these different motion pictures, this sequence Diamantopoulos is pitching might be set in the identical world that Tom Holland’s Peter is swinging round in. 2002’s Spider-Man lined Willem Dafoe’s Norman remodeling into Inexperienced Goblin, however I like the thought of a Disney+ subscription-exclusive sequence dedicating six-eight episodes to exploring his fall from grace.
Given these aforementioned Spider-Man-adjacent spinoffs, plus Agatha Harkness getting her personal spinoff sequence after WandaVision and DC giving villains like Joker and Penguin the highlight on the large and small screens, respectively (and subsequent up is the DC Universe-set Clayface film), I’d prefer to assume a Inexperienced Goblin sequence may stand a good shot of occurring quite than merely be a pipe dream. Whether or not or not this does find yourself being added to the upcoming Marvel TV reveals slate sometime stays to be seen, however Chris Diamantopoulos is actually recreation to affix the MCU in some kind or vogue. As he defined:
I might be excellent within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yeah, I do undoubtedly. I used to be born going to Silver Snail comedian store. That is like one of many first place I ever went after I was slightly child, little child. I have been a comic book fan, a Marvel fan for my complete life, handed that on to my son. He is a loopy comedian collector, notably 80s and 90s stuff.
So far as upcoming Spider-Man motion pictures and TV reveals go moreover the aforementioned Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man, the one different one which’s scheduled up to now is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4, which comes out on July 24, 2026. Nonetheless, Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse remains to be on the best way to wrap up the animated Spider-Verse trilogy, and it’s additionally been teased that Miles Morales may get his personal live-action film. Then there’s Nicholas Cage’s Spider-Noir sequence, which is filming now and can air on MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video at a yet-to-be-determined date.
For now, head to Disney+ to revisit Willem Dafoe’s earlier Inexperienced Goblin appearances, and keep in mind that Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man premieres on January 29. Chris Diamantopoulos’ newest challenge, the TV present The Sticky, could be discovered on Amazon Prime Video.