Omg! Watch Sam Raimi's Original Green Goblin FX Test

[samurainoir]

I wish they would film that broadway show. I really would like to see it (without the travel).
To many have been hurt performing it though.

Given the fact that despite all the misfires and disasters, it's a bonafide broadway hit and will undoubtably go Turing in order to recoup the ridiculously insane costs. It apparently plays well to the middle of the road tourist crowd in much the manner of most disney live shows (lion king being the non toyetic exception).

My one regret is that I missed the opportunity to see the absolute car crash spectacle of the original Taymore version. I'd find bad extravagance much more entertaining than a middling crowd pleaser.

[clemso]

Well, the rumor was in the early script...was that the formula would actually transform him into a Goblin...and then back to human again of course.

At the time I wasn't sure how I felt about that. But Sam Rami's stance was that it would make no sense from Norman to just go and put on a Halloween costume.

Well except that Norman Osborn was completely crazy, in that mental state you might wear just about anything. Ask the Joker, Penguin Riddler.

[Mego Superboy Prime]

A shame...

[Earth 2 Chris]

Wow, that is dead on! I'm sure they would have added the front point to the stocking cap, and they you would have had it.

I remember on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Osborn actually turned into the Green Goblin, and had invented a ray or chemical to change all of New York as well.

Chris

[samurainoir]

Alex rss GG life-size bust always seemed the best realistic way of dealing with the green goblin mask as an incredibly form fitting mask that allowed norman's features to show through, but as you can see from the eye lenses, it was definitely a mask.



The Humberto Rams redesigned costume is by no means perfect, but I thought pot raying the goblin's hat as this kind f mddle aged cap/hood thingy would have worked well for a movie design.

[Brue]

^ Especially when you consider what a terrific actor Willem Defoe is.

My guess is HE was the problem. With the mechanical mask - defoe could pull it back and be seen.
Stars want there faces seen and it is part of the contract.

a couple of good (bad) examples are Venom and Steel.


I agree with Scott that the mechanical mask also fits in better with the tech suit and movie origin than a rubber mask

Oh but to dream how much better the movie would have looked.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Ditko's original look for the Goblin did look more medieval, with the hood covering his whole head and neck. Alex Ross' scrapped designs for the first Spidey movie gave him a very medieval look, and brought in some aspects of Hobgoblin too.

Chris