Willem Dafoe Discusses Reprising His Role as Green Goblin in SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME and The One Condition He Had
It’s no secret that Willem Dafoe came back to reprise his role as the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home. His involvement, along with Alfred Molina and Doc Ock, is the main reason that I was so excited about seeing this movie, and I loved seeing them back in these roles after all these years! I also liked how the characters were utilized in the story, along with the other villains that appeared.
In a recent interview with Mulderville, Dafoe discussed reprising his role as Green Goblin, as well as the one condition he imposed before accepting the role.That condition was that he wanted in on all the action. He said
"Doing this physical stuff was important to me. In fact, one of the first things I said to Jon [Watts] and Amy [Pascal], basically when they pitched it to me before there was even a script, was, "Listen, I don't want to just pop in there as a cameo or just fill in in close-ups. I want to do the action because it's fun for me. ' Also, it's really impossible to add any integrity or any fun to the character if you don't participate in these things. Because all of that action stuff informs your relationships with the characters and the story. It makes you earn your right to play the character, in a funny way. "
Well, as you’ll see in the film, Dafoe ended up getting what he asked for! There’s no doubt that fans are going to love how these characters are handled in No Way Home. When previously talking about playing with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man villains, Tom Holland said:
"Walking on set, playing this character, we're here with Spider-Man: No Way Home, and I'm established and I know what I'm doing. All of a sudden, I'm thrown this curveball of fighting villains from the Raimi Universe. It was crazy. I mean, I had so many "pinch me" moments where I'd be standing there looking at Alfred doing scenes with him and I really had to kind of take myself out of it and kind of focus as an actor rather than a fan because I was freaking out inside.
For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse. "
The movie opens in theaters today! I hope you all have fun watching it when you get the chance!