Could Norman Osborn Become Venom In The Amazing Spider-Man Franchise?

why do you think Norman is dead?

@Soto

I agree with you, putting in Venom would make TASM 2 an even bigger mess. It already has alot of crap to introduce while also adressing alot of the questions brought up in 1. They have alot of story to tell in a 2-3 hour period, hopefully it doesnt become clogged.

I personally though dont think Norman is dead. Maybe logically it would make sense (since he is dying in the first one) but I dont think they would kill off a major character in the mythos before you even see him. If they do, thats kinda dumb in my opinion. I really hope Massee is Norman. The man in the shadows all shaky and hoarse of voice sounds like a deadman walking to me.

@SotoJuiceMan, why are you hell bent on Norman being dead? It's a comic book movie. He could be dying in one and cured in the next.

@soto give is rest Norman will be GG

@Soto Someone who has cancer is technically dying, but usually it either takes quite some time or they get better (with the proper treatment, of course). TASM2 takes place shortly after the first film, based on reports that TASM2 takes place in Peter's senior year at Midtown (and Gwen said they were seniors in TASM), so I highly doubt Norman is dead.

Lol lets hope NOT.

GREEN GOBLIN yo!

@Soto according to the plans for TASM2 (can't remember whether it was Webb or a producer who said it), the movie will pick up 1 week after the events of TASM. Norman Osborn doesn't have to be dead - you think someone as powerful as Norman Osborn would only depend on one man (Dr Ratha)? Besides, we don't even know what happened to Ratha after the bridge scene - he could have survived. And even if he did die, the Lizard serum would've still been in his car, so if the car was recovered, Oscorp could've reclaimed the serum he had with him (since it's technically Oscorp property).

The reason they I don't think they'd kill Norman Osborn, apart from the fact that he should become Green Goblin, is that they're setting up him and Oscorp as the big villains pulling the strings around the entire story - that's a huge reason why Peter's parents became an important part of this version. The conspiracy surrounding their 'deaths' will inevitably lead back to Norman Osborn being a villain, meaning it'll be the fuel to Peter and Norman's feud (which will then be made worse when Norman eventually kills Gwen).

Just because Norman is 'dying' doesn't mean he'll be dead by the time of TASM2. Sometimes it can take years to die from an illness, even when the patient is on their deathbed (as it was implied Norman was in TASM). I honestly think the reason they wrote him as dying is so that he'd have a reason to take the Goblin formula, which in all likelihood will be an altered form of the Lizard formula and will save his life but mutate him into a goblin looking creature.

I think the way they're handling Norman in this series is similar to how The Mandarin was used in the Iron Man trilogy - he's behind the scenes, pulling the strings, manipulating scenarios to his own ends, and he'll only get his hands dirty when he has no other choice. I think it's almost certain that Norman will become the Green Goblin, since that's the direction they've already set the series in.

Of course, you could be right Soto, maybe Norman does die and Harry does become the Goblin. But I think it's pretty unlikely. Although for some reason I do think Norman will fake his own death in the movie - perhaps the Goblin formula mutates him to permanently look goblin-y, causing his insanity and leading him to abandon his life as Norman Osborn. In fact, I also think the way he fakes his death will be similar to a scene in his Ultimate Spider-Man origins - he'll burn down his mansion or something, as the Goblin, killing his wife and almost killing Harry.

The origins were handled differently this time round, so it's not exactly a rehash. Raimi's first film dealt with the origins of Spider-Man, but Webb's version dealt with the origins of Peter Parker, and his transformation into Spider-Man. This version will focus more on Peter Parker than Spider-Man, much like The Dark Knight trilogy focused more on Bruce Wayne while the Burton/Schumaker series was more about Batman.

Normy = Gobby
Eddie = Venom

Eddie ≠ Gobby
Normy ≠ Venom

I thought of this idea before the vid and this article came out. Besides. I don't think Webb will mess it up that hard.