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William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Willem Dafoe
Norman Osborn
for Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Suggested by jadenbarrant
Film still opens with a flashback showing Peter’s parents death. Then we jump to the gentleman meeting with a crippled Mac Gargan who agrees to wear the Scorpion suit. We then cut to Scorpion attacking an Oscorp competitor before Spider-Man jumps in to save the day. The main villain of the film would be Lizard. Conners is working on the future Goblin formula with Osborn and Stromm. Instead he makes a different version and becomes Lizard by accident. Mary Jane would be introduced during a college tour where we find out she was Peter’s childhood crush who moved away. Peter would be working as a pizza delivery boy in this film.Harry and Liz break up. Graduation would be in the third act. Gwen would decide to go to school in England. Peter wants to go with her. During the final fight with Lizard, Gwen shows up to help because of her connection with Conners, they bring Conners back. Norman and Stromm work on the Goblin formula at Oscorp. Norman takes the formula and goes to the clocktower where Spider-Man is fighting Lizard. He plans on defeating Lizard but ends up fighting Spider-Man. Gwen falls from the tower, Spider-Man tries to save her but fails. Gwen dies and Goblin gets away. The film ends on a dark note with Peter giving up being Spider-Man after Gwen’s funeral. Norman, afraid of the Goblin, covers up the formula.
