Making Of The Hardshell Green Goblin Mask For Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN

Making Of The Hardshell Green Goblin Mask For Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN

Amalgamated Dynamics Incorporated has just released their third behind-the-scenes video featuring the making of the Green Goblin mask for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. This video focuses on the design for the hardshell mask that Willem Dafoe wore in the film.

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By nailbiter111 - Nov 14, 2012 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: studioADI



Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. was presented with the challenge of creating Spidey's most iconic villain, the Green Goblin, for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002). They tried a couple different approaches, one a radical animatronic/makeup hybrid, which we've seen two test reels of, and the other was a hardshell mask. That version would of course make the final cut, and now you can view the intricate sculpting that went into it. Beat that Andrew Garfield and your digital Goomba... I mean Lizard.





The two previous ADI videos feature the the animatronic Green Goblin mask which is radically different from the hardshell. Click the links below to view those behind-the-scenes videos.

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Another Test Reel Featuring An Early Design Of SPIDER-MAN's 'Green Goblin' Emerges

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MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 11/14/2012, 12:56 PM
[frick]in hate that suit
Preston
Preston - 11/14/2012, 1:00 PM


^^^ They should have gone with something like this. The Green Goblin is NOT a Power Ranger. It was the worst part of Spider-man (2002).
datNAMEtho
datNAMEtho - 11/14/2012, 1:02 PM
Stupid suit. If they got that right.. Spidey1 would've been better.


Besides, I prefer the scary as f*ck mask they had before this.
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 11/14/2012, 1:08 PM
Agreed. That one they didn't use was MONEY!
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 11/14/2012, 1:11 PM
The ears WERE a tad lengthy though..
superotherside
superotherside - 11/14/2012, 1:15 PM
Meh... I didn't like this suit personally, wish they had of done something a bit different.
MarkV
MarkV - 11/14/2012, 1:16 PM
. shit mask
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 11/14/2012, 1:26 PM
Why the hell does this matter? Over ten years ago and they're posting this, now... Must be a slow news day, lol.
BlackFlash
BlackFlash - 11/14/2012, 1:26 PM
Seeing this terrible mask after seeing how good Malekith and the Dark Elves look is just a joke.
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 11/14/2012, 1:30 PM
And they tell us 10 years later why?
Greengo
Greengo - 11/14/2012, 1:40 PM
Children, children.... stop bitching and just enjoy a great example of the creative process.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/14/2012, 1:43 PM
We need to understand they went with this design because comicbook movies weren't as popular or guaranteed successes (if the movie is any good) as they are today.

That's the reason they went with the shitty x-men uniforms as well.

If it was made like that today, well, that would be just plain laziness.
RSDhillon
RSDhillon - 11/14/2012, 1:45 PM
At least the Lizard was comic book-accurate.
DrHorrible
DrHorrible - 11/14/2012, 1:46 PM
I come to this site to read UNBIASED articles. People like nailbiter putting their opinions in the actual article just make this entire thing seem like a flame war waiting to happen. It's good that you have your opinion, nail, but keep it in the comment section, not in the actual article.

Now to my opinion. The "goomba", as you call it, was 10x better than the crap wannabe Power Ranger villain that the "Green Goblin" looked like. The only villain I really liked out of the entire Raimi trilogy was Doc Ock. Everything else was just too goofy and buffoonish. Just my opinion.
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 11/14/2012, 1:47 PM
@MyInnerDork , well this is awkward..
DoomXfactor
DoomXfactor - 11/14/2012, 1:48 PM
From the makers of the Power Ranger suits comes out this SHIT of a costume
DoomXfactor
DoomXfactor - 11/14/2012, 1:48 PM
WORST.COSTUME.EVER
SimpleObserverOfThings
SimpleObserverOfThings - 11/14/2012, 1:49 PM
Really bad idea with the power ranger suit, I really hope they do something with having the Green Goblin actually have a real face not a mask or a helmet...
Stumblin
Stumblin - 11/14/2012, 1:57 PM
"Beat that Andrew Garfield and your digital Goomba... I mean Lizard." Personally, I think Amazing Spider-Man did "beat that"
Drewbee87
Drewbee87 - 11/14/2012, 2:03 PM
What they ended up doing was fine for when the movie was released. That mask in the video above looks more ridiculous than the "power ranger" suit IMO. Not everything from a comic book is going to look great in a live action film.
poop23
poop23 - 11/14/2012, 2:06 PM
Clearly people forget what the powerrangers looked like. If anything, spiderman looks more like a power-ranger.

Everyone keeps raving about how the lizard looks more like his comicbook counterpart. Well no crap, he is incredibly easy to get right, he's a lizard monster.

The green goblin on the other hand is harder to get right because he is a dude who puts on a suit. Their thought process was to have an industrial suit that actually has functionality rather than looks. Keep in mind superhero films weren't nearly as big at the time so they wanted to make something more realistic and not gamble on something looney like a latex mask.

But overall the only villains that any spiderman film really nailed on appearance was doc ock and sandman
BlueDemon
BlueDemon - 11/14/2012, 2:08 PM
I'll take the Lizard design over this crappy costume any day. Tobey and this costume killed Spider-man 1 for me. I'm glad they moved on
Drewbee87
Drewbee87 - 11/14/2012, 2:11 PM
There is one thing I did not like about the Lizard in TASM, and that was when he spoke as the lizard. I actually laughed out loud when he spoke, it just looked horrible. They could have tried a little harder getting the the actors voice synced with the CGI.
Greengo
Greengo - 11/14/2012, 2:14 PM
Or not. Lol
ComicBookGoth
ComicBookGoth - 11/14/2012, 2:32 PM
it could have gotten worse
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 11/14/2012, 3:14 PM
The Lizard DEFINITELY looked better than that crap.

If you listen to the commentary they said they were actually going to have Spidey make a goomba joke while fightin the lizard in the sewer, but they ended up not including it. Which would've been cool. But a lot of people wouldn't have gotten the joke sadly.
Funsize
Funsize - 11/14/2012, 4:18 PM
love this movie
TheAmazingSpiderMan47
TheAmazingSpiderMan47 - 11/14/2012, 4:35 PM
you mean it wasnt someone sitting over a toilet???
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