Amazing Spider-Man 2 will have the webslinger facing three classic villains! Oscar winner Chris Cooper has been cast as Norman Osborn in the sequel according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.
The tycoon becomes a mentor to Peter Parker before becoming the Green Goblin. In the reboot Peter (Andrew Garfield) was bitten by a radioactive spider in the Oscorp Labs in the first film. Osborn was a mystery character seen off-screen in director Marc Webb’s first film.
No word on if Osborn will become the Green Goblin in the next film. Dane DeHaan is playing Harry Osborn. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is playing Electro and Paul Giamatti is playing the Rhino.
Willem Dafoe played the villain in Sam Raimi’s Spidey films. In the comic books Osborn’s rise to power included seizing control of the Thunderbolts, the Avengers and even S.H.I.E.L.D. which he renamed H.A.M.M.E.R.
The sequel swings into theaters May 2, 2014.
By Editor