In the 2002 film "Spider-Man", who played the villain Green Goblin?

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Willem Dafoe played the villain Green Goblin in the 2002 film "Spider-Man."\n\nDafoe portrays Norman Osborn, a scientist and founder of Oscorp whose experimental performance-enhancing formula causes a violent transformation. As Green Goblin, Osborn becomes a technologically equipped terrorist who uses gliders, explosive weapons, and razor-edged pumpkin bombs against Spider-Man and the people around him.\n\nTobey Maguire plays Peter Parker, the teenager who gains spider-like abilities after being bitten by a genetically engineered spider. The personal conflict becomes more intense because Norman is also the father of Peter’s best friend, Harry Osborn, played by James Franco. Peter must fight the Green Goblin while trying to protect Harry and Mary Jane Watson.\n\nAlfred Molina is a common source of confusion because he played Doctor Octopus in the 2004 sequel, "Spider-Man 2." James Franco played Harry in the trilogy, but later becomes the New Goblin in "Spider-Man 3," not the original Green Goblin. Dafoe reprised Norman Osborn in later Spider-Man appearances.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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