No Way Home Role Secret Was a 'Fun Little Game' Willem Dafoe Shares His Idea on a 'Joker' Sequel Starring Him and Joaquin Phoenix Willem Dafoe Says 'Criticism' of Green Goblin Costume Led to ...
Willem Dafoe made his debut as the villainous Norman Osborn in 2002's Spider-Man, though the Green Goblin's story reached a definitive, comic-accurate end when he was impaled by his glider.
Before that, he was briefly considered for the role of The Joker by Tim Burton and Sam Hamm for 1989's Batman. Hamm recalls "We thought, 'Well, Willem Dafoe looks just like The Joker.'" ...