Amazing Spider-Man 2 to feature Green Goblin?
Speculation mounted over the weekend that Dane DeHaan, who is wowing critics in indie flick Kill Your Darlings at the Sundance Film Festival, will be playing Green Goblin in the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man 2. DeHaan is cast to play Harry Osborn, the role played by James Franco in the Saim Raimi outings a few years ago. However, although Franco did become the Green Goblin in the third Raimi picture, it had been thought that the transformation would not take place in the new film, particularly since Jaimie Foxx has top villain billing as Electro.
All this gossip was caused when DeHaan’s Killing Your Darlings director John Krokidas introduced his star on stage as “the green goblin” to gasps and shrieks, igniting a veritable bomb under the seats of any assembled Spider-fans there and soon throughout this vast web-filled world. At the moment, of course, all is speculation, hearsay and excitable fan-tweets. What’s certain is that DeHaan is a great choice for Harry Osborn, having impressed us greatly with his outing as the troubled teen Andrew in last year’s Chronicle.
Marc Webb’s new outing is set for a UK release on 18th April 2014, so there’s plenty of time for the studio to tease, mess, or clarify the state of affairs for fans. Until then, check back here for all your Spider news.
Just because he was introduced as the Green Goblin, does not in any way mean that it is the truth. A coworker at DISH and I agree that making Harry the first Green Goblin would be a horrible mistake; especially with all of the Norman references in the Amazing Spider-Man. It will be interesting to see the real role Harry plays in the sequel, and I am glad that during the wait I can get my Spider-Man fix using Blockbuster @Home from DISH. I love the convenience of adding movies to my cue and getting them delivered really quickly in the mail. But my favorite feature is that on days when I forget to return a movie, I can exchange it in a Blockbuster store. After watching the movies again, I think it is even more important that they stick with one villain per movie. This sequel already has Electro, so I don’t imagine there will be any mention of the Green Goblin until the third film.