I'm Desperate For Marvel To Use The 1 Spider-Man Villain Story I've Been Waiting 24 Years To See

One major Spider-Man villain has never appeared in a movie yet, despite his huge impact in Marvel Comics. Throughout the years, Spider-Man has faced many antagonists on the big screen, from A-list Marvel supervillains such as Doctor Octopus and Venom in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy to lesser-known criminals like Shocker and Donald Glover's pre-Prowler Aaron Davis in the MCU's Spider-Man: Homecoming. Sony's Spider-Man Universe also gave some villains their own movies, turning them into anti-heroes who faced their own enemies.

Being Spider-Man's lifelong archnemesis in the comics, Green Goblin has been a constant threat to the wall-crawler across all three major live-action movie franchises. Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn was Spidey's main enemy in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and the MCU's Spider-Man: No Way Home; James Franco's Harry Osborn fought Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3, and Dane DeHaan's Harry killed Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Marvel’s Ultimate Green Goblin Hasn’t Appeared In Any Spider-Man Movie Yet

All Live-Action Green Goblins Have Been Based On The Classic Version Of Spider-Man's Archnemesis

In Marvel Comics' original Ultimate universe, Earth 1610, Norman Osborn transforms into a large, muscular monster instead of wearing the Green Goblin mask and suit. In this universe, Osborn tries to replicate the Super Soldier serum, but the experiment goes wrong and turns him into a Hulk-like creature. All major live-action Spider-Man movies have taken inspiration from the Ultimate universe. For instance, Dafoe's Norman Osborn tries to create a Super Soldier serum in Raimi's Spider-Man and Chris Cooper's Norman Osborn has a rare disease that alters his body in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. However, Ultimate Green Goblin's monster appearance hasn't been adapted yet in live-action.

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Spider-Man's MCU Future Already Has The Perfect Green Goblin Story

Peter Parker meets the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but their story is still far from over in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

If the Amazing Spider-Man franchise had continued, Chris Cooper's Norman Osborn could have returned with a power-up. One of The Amazing Spider-Man 2's deleted scenes reveals that Oscorp kept Norman Osborn's head frozen in a cryogenics tank, which teased his eventual resurrection and possible transformation into a more monstruous version of the Green Goblin. Unfortunately for this plotline, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and Sony's original Sinister Six movies were canceled shortly after The Amazing Spider-Man 2's release.

One MCU Character Could Eventually Fight Ultimate Green Goblin

The MCU's Miles Morales Could Fight A Monster Green Goblin Once Peter Parker Retires

Since Tom Holland's Spider-Man already had a life-changing encounter with Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, no version of Norman Osborn is likely to return anytime soon. Still, Green Goblin is too important to Spider-Man's history to be left as a one-off villain. So, once Tom Holland's Peter Parker retires and passes on the torch to Miles Morales, one of the MCU villains Miles could face could be a brand-new version of the Green Goblin. In the Ultimate comics, Peter Parker dies fighting Green Goblin, opening the door for Miles Morales' introduction.

Apparently, Norman Osborn doesn't exist in the MCU's main timeline, or at least he isn't publicly known yet. In the future, Miles Morales' Spider-Man could meet the MCU's own version of Norman Osborn, who could transform into a huge monster while trying to replicate Captain America or Hulk's powers. Such a fresh adaptation of the Green Goblin would stand apart from Willem Dafoe's iconic portrayal of the villain, which now seems extremely difficult to match by any other actor who attempted to portray the classic, suited-up Green Goblin.

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  Release Date May 3, 2002

  Runtime 121 Minutes

  Cast Tobey Maguire , Willem Dafoe , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Cliff Robertson , Rosemary Harris , J.K. Simmons , Joe Manganiello

  Writers David Koepp

  Budget $139 Million

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  Release Date May 2, 2014

  Runtime 142 minutes

  Director Marc Webb

  Writers Jeff Pinkner , James Vanderbilt , Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci

  Budget 230 million

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  Release Date December 17, 2021

  Runtime 148 Minutes

  Cast Tom Holland , Zendaya , Benedict Cumberbatch , Jacob Batalon , Jon Favreau , Jamie Foxx , Willem Dafoe , Alfred Molina , Benedict Wong , Tony Revolori , Marisa Tomei , Andrew Garfield , Tobey Maguire

  Director Jon Watts

  Budget $200 Million

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