Willem Dafoe Teases Possible Return as Green Goblin in SPIDER-MAN 4

While there are a lot of rumors surrounding Spider-Man 4, all we know for sure about right now is that it will “deal with the fact that he decided he was going to give up being Peter Parker, and that he was going to focus on being Spider-Man because being Peter Parker was too hard.”

As for the character that will be involved, we know Tom Holland will return as Peter Parker, Zendaya will be back as MJ, and Jacob Batalon will return as Ned. Other than that, we don’t know who else will show up or who the villains will be.

However, Green Goblin actor Willem Dafoe teased a potential return during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. When asked about returning, the actor reponded:

“We’ll see. We’ll see. I could come back. Tom was great to work with, and the whole series of Spider-Man films that I did were great fun.”

While this is far from a confirmation that Dafoe’s Green Goblin will be back, if he did, I doubt the fans would have a problem with it! Dafoe’s Green Goblin is always welcome to come back in the Spider-Man films!

Holland recently revealed that he and Zendaya read a draft of the script and he expressed his excitement about the direction that the film will take the story.

Holland said: “We have a creative and a pitch and a draft, which is excellent. It needs work but the writers are doing a great job. I read it 3 weeks ago and it really lit a fire in me.

“Zendaya and I sat down and read it together and we at times were bouncing around the living room, like this is a real movie worthy of fans respect.”

He also said: "The idea is crazy. It's a little different to anything we've done before, but I think the fans are gonna really respond to it."

The movie is set between Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. It will be released on July 26, 2026.