Willem Dafoe's Scrapped Green Goblin Mask From Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN Was horrifying

Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin from Spider-Man was just as menacing as the character from the comics, but the only thing that resembled a goblin was the shape of his helmet. But that's not how it always was. 

The Hollywood Reporter came across a couple of camera tests from the 2002 Sam Raimi film that show one concept of the goblin was much more like the character in the comics. An early concept for the goblin was a very realistic-looking animatronic mask created by Amalgamated Dynamics. The mask was so well done it really creeped out the crew. If it was so well done, then why was it scrapped? One theory is that it would have completely covered Dafoe's face and would have hid all of his recognizable features. Another drawback was that the mask needed a shoulder-mounted rig that was extremely uncomfortable to wear and took a lot of time to apply.

Would you have prefered a Green Goblin that was more true to the comic book like this one, or was the helmet goblin good enough? 

You can watch the camera tests below:

This video shows ADI's talented crew creating the test makeup of Green Goblin for Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN. This hybrid animatronic/makeup made use of a silicone skin animated by servos and the facial performance of Tom Woodruff, Jr. As you know, it was rejected.

Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (http://www.studioadi.com) designed and created a faithful Green Goblin animatronic/makeup hybrid for the original 2002 SPIDER-MAN. This makeup test shows just how the actor's performance still delivers through the makeup. Subscribe and get all of our videos as they are released." Music by: Michael Larrabee