Michael Keaton discusses his Marvel and DC movie roles, highlighting Willem Dafoe’s performance as Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.
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Summary
- Michael Keaton praises Willem Dafoe’s performance as Green Goblin in
Spider-Man
, calling him
“unbelievably good.” - Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin performance is outstanding due to how he had to perform wearing a full mask, and due to how difficult it is to adapt such a character to live-action.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
finished establishing Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin as the most evil, influential, and memorable Spider-Man movie villain.
DC and Marvel actor Michael Keaton reveals his thoughts on Willem Dafoe’s performance as Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Michael Keaton pioneered the modern superhero movie with his work on Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. Almost thirty years later, Keaton returned to the superhero genre as Adrian Toomes a.k.a. the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming — a role he reprised in Morbius‘ infamous post-credits scene — before going back to where it all started in The Flash, where he played Batman once again. The DCU is leaving Keaton’s Batman behind and Vulture’s future in Marvel’s upcoming movies is up in the air, but Michael Keaton takes the time to look back on his comic book roles.
In an episode of GQ‘s iconic roles series of videos, Michael Keaton highlights his admiration for Willem Dafoe, particularly due to his outstanding performance the first installment of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. Keaton explains, “you watch Willem Dafoe (…) in Spider-Man, he’s unbelievably good. I mean, he’s unbelievably good.” Watch the full interview below:
Source: GQ / YouTube
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Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man is the first film in Sam Raimi’s trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Released in 2002, the film introduced superhero fans to a live-action Norman Osborn, played by Willem Dafoe, who is transformed into his villainous alter ego, Green Goblin, after being forced out of Oscorp Industries. At the same time, Peter Parker is grappling with his newfound abilities as the iconic wall-crawler.
- Release Date
- May 3, 2002
- Cast
- Tobey Maguire , Willem Dafoe , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Cliff Robertson , Rosemary Harris , J.K. Simmons , Joe Manganiello
- Runtime
- 121 Minutes
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
After making his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker for a new Spider-Man solo film. This time, Peter battles with Adrian Toomes, who takes on the moniker Vulture after profiting off of selling Chitari technology and weapons. Under Tony Stark’s guidance, Peter must prove himself a hero while protecting his city from Vulture and the other criminals in New York. Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first of three films in director Jon Watts’ MCU journey, dubbed the “Homecoming” trilogy.
- Director
- Jon Watts
- Release Date
- July 7, 2017
- Cast
- Michael Keaton , Martin Starr , Angourie Rice , Robert Downey Jr. , Marisa Tomei , Bokeem Woodbine , Logan Marshall-Green , Garcelle Beauvais , Michael Mando , Zendaya , Tom Holland , Jon Favreau , Donald Glover , Hannibal Buress
- Runtime
- 133 minutes
