Norman Osborne is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic and cinematic universe.
short biography
In college, Norman Osbourne studied chemical and electrical science disciplines.
Sworn in childhood that he will achievemore than his father, whom he despised due to the fact that he drank a lot and humiliated their mother, Norman diligently studied and eventually founded his own company called Oskorp.
Once Norman Osbourne stumbled upon a formulawhich allowed to significantly improve the physical parameters of a person, first of all his strength. Working on this serum, he admits an oversight, as a result of which an explosion occurs in the laboratory. The substance had an effect on Norman himself, he became physically stronger, and his mental abilities increased significantly. However, the side effect of the serum was Osbourne’s madness, because of which he eventually became the supervillain of the universe, known as the Green Goblin.
Supervillain
Under his new alter ego, Norman Osbourne beginstheir criminal activities, wanting to become the leader of the New York Mafia. He considers the main trump card, thanks to which he will strengthen his position in the criminal world of the city, the killing of Spider-Man, of which he becomes one of the key antagonists.
To start, Osborne needed to find out who is hiding under the mask of Spider-Man, for this he develops a special gas that blocks the intuition of the spider.
Following him, he learns that Peter Parker, the classmate of his son Harry, is the famous superhero.
All attempts to defeat Spider-Man bythe kidnapping of his relatives ended with the loss of the memory of the Green Goblin, which was constantly returning to him. However, he did not manage to emerge victorious in the confrontation with Peter Parker.
The first appearance of the character in the comics occurred in 1964, when he appeared to the public in the form of a goblin, but in the person of Osborne, he appeared for the first time 2 years later in 1966.
Norman Osborne. Actor
Such a colorful and interesting supervillain as Osborne, of course, could not be embodied in cinema. He became the main antagonist in the 2002 film Spiderman.
The role of the villain in this film played a talentedactor William Defoe, who is the best way to cope with their tasks. The actor himself is not the first time playing a negative character in the movie. This role is generally one of the main for the actor, on account of which a large number of negative roles.
Surprisingly, initially the actor was not considered for this role at all. However, he really wanted to play Goblin in the film Marvel, so William began to actively pursue his approval for this role.
He sent his application to the creators of the picture, confirming that he is perfect for this role, with video recordings taken in a hotel room where William Defoe read several Osborn monologues.
После утверждения его на эту роль актер demanded that all the stunts in the film he performed independently without the participation of doublers. In the final version of the blockbuster, about 95% of the Green Goblin tricks are performed directly by William.
Such dedication and commitmentgave good results. Now every person who is interested in superhero kinokiksami, the image of the Green Goblin is associated primarily with Defoe.
Conclusion
Norman Osbourne is one of the key villains of the Marvel universe in comics, animation and cinema.
First of all, he appears as an opponent of Spider-Man, constantly fights with him, but does not come out a winner.
This character is already a classic villainthe universe, regularly appearing since the 60s. It is easy to understand that this supervillain has had a considerable influence on the development of the comic book industry. Already several generations of boys all over the planet have grown up on comics, cartoons and Spider-Man films, where the Goblin appears every now and then.
Of course, most people belong tothe character of Norman Osborne is negative, because it is precisely these feelings that he should cause. But, as is customary, every charismatic villain always has his own fan group. Norman Osborne is very impressive, so he is put on a par with such legendary villains of various comics as the Joker, Magneto, Bein and others.
