Willem Dafoe is open to reprising his role again as one of the most iconic villains in the Spider-Man franchise, according to report of The Hollywood Reporter.
During an interview with Inverse promoting his new thriller Inside, published online Wednesday, the actor said he would return as Norman Osborn/the Green Goblin for a third film “if everything was right, sure.”
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Dafoe’s performance in Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, continues to be one of his most notable projects. He then returned as the infamous character in Jon Watts’s 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya.
“I mean, that’s a great role,” he added. “I liked the fact that it’s a double role both times. Twenty years ago, and fairly recently, both times [were] very different experiences, but I had a good time on both.”
But Dafoe wasn’t the only character who made a return in the latest sequel written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The film combined three generations of Spider-Man films, including previous villains Alfred Molina (2004’s Spider-Man 2) and Jamie Foxx (2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2), as well as Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield suiting up as Peter Parker once again.
The At Eternity’s Gate actor previously said before the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home that he would only reprise the role if it’s more than just a glorified cameo. “I’ll come back if there’s something really good,” the actor said at the time. “If it’s just a cameo or a little tip of the hat, I’m not sure. If it’s something substantial, ‘Yeah.’”
