THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Concept Art Reveals Alternate Green Goblin Designs And Norman Osborn's Severed Head

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Concept Art Reveals Alternate Green Goblin Designs And Norman Osborn's Severed Head

A newly surfaced batch of concept art from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been revealed, and it offers up some wacky alternate takes on the Green Goblin and provides another look at Norman's head in a jar...

By JoshWilding - Aug 13, 2019 07:08 AM EST
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a terrible, terrible movie, but one of the biggest talking points was the Green Goblin's appearance. Played by Dane DeHaan (what happened to that guy?), Harry Osborn took on the villainous moniker long before his father had the opportunity to do so, and he looked...ridiculous? It certainly wasn't comic book accurate, anyway! 

Now, though, some concept art has been revealed by a number of artists who worked on the sequel, and it gives us a much better idea of how the villain could have ended up looking on screen. 

From weird masks to even more monstrous transformations and hi-tech bike helmets, the Green Goblin almost looked so much better...and a lot worse. We also get to see some different takes on The Rhino, crazy new suits for Spider-Man, and the containment unit that would have housed Norman Osborn's severed head (one of the weirdest creative decisions ever).

So, to check out these alternate designs, all you guys have to do is hit the "View List" button below!

Original concept art by Long Ouyang.


It appears as if it was always the plan to make Harry Osborn some sort of bizarre human/Goblin hybrid with cybernetic enhancements, and this version makes good use of that bizarre concept.
 

 

 

 


The resemblance here to the version of the Green Goblin we got in the original Spider-Man movie is hard to ignore, but Harry's monstrous face being contained beneath the mask is very cool. 
 


Well, this is horrifying. However, unlike the version we saw in the movie, this one is truly monstrous and would have actually looked pretty scary on screen (there are definitely monster movie vibes here).
 


This is pretty much the version of the Green Goblin we ended up getting in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and, well, he looks terrible. It's hard to believe this actually made it into the final cut of the film.
 


What we see here is obviously still a big departure from the source material, but he definitely looks better with that helmet. Oddly enough, it's hard to ignore how similar to the MCU's Vulture he looks!
 


A lot of work clearly went into creating this version of the Goblin, but it's honestly hard to say anything positive about this as it's neither as good as the regular or Ultimate version of the character. 
 

 

 


While these designs all incorporate that weird, deformed appearance Harry took on after taking the Goblin serum, the addition of a mask/helmet is definitely beneficial and makes him look cooler. 
 


In order to make it look like Harry had "Goblin ears," he was given some strange cybernetic implants, and here we get to see some of the work that went into creating those odd looking gadgets. 
 
Headstand - Artist: Long Ouyang


We've seen an official still of Norman Osborn's head in a jar, but this concept art gives us a better idea of the thought process behind putting his severed head in this containment chamber. 

Chances are we'll never know what Sony Pictures had planned for this particular plot thread, but it's thought that Norman would have been resurrected somehow. Where's his body, though?!
 
Rhino Open - Artist: Aaron Beck

 
Rhino - Artist: Aaron Beck


The movie's take on Rhino was also a little controversial and here we get to see some of the work that went into giving the villain a suit which basically transformed into an actual robotic rhino. 
 


If there's one thing fans did like about The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it was that comic accurate costume worn by the wall-crawler. Some maintain that it's the hero's best live-action suit even now. 
 

 

 


The Amazing Spider-Man made some big changes to Spidey's suit and it seems as if his costume could have gotten even weirder in the sequel have these designs actually been seriously considered.
 


Marvel Studios weren't the first ones to consider putting the web-slinger in a red and black suit, and it's fair to say that this looks pretty spectacular, especially with that elongated spider design. 
 
Many thanks to Kelton CramEdward DentonAndrew Baker, Long OuyangJerad Marantz, Aaron Sims, and WETA for the artwork used throughout this post.
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PantherKing
PantherKing - 8/13/2019, 7:47 AM
Those alternate designs were even worse
zeon00
zeon00 - 8/14/2019, 10:16 AM
@PantherKing - some of them was better than the current one we got
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 8/13/2019, 7:47 AM
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/13/2019, 7:51 AM
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 8/13/2019, 7:52 AM
That Rhino design is so ugly.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/13/2019, 7:52 AM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/13/2019, 7:53 AM
Y'all should be ashamed for this right here...
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/13/2019, 7:55 AM
In the MCU they can go full-on Goblin face via digital effects and show Norman is wearing one of these SHIELD masks:



knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/13/2019, 7:55 AM
so ironic that most all of the costume designs where HORRID but they gave us the best spider-man costume ... :/ so backwards
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/13/2019, 8:00 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - you think they would have picked the above Spider-man design with the webs radiating out from his belly button, given their track record with the rest of the characters.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/13/2019, 8:06 AM
@Chewtoy - hahahaha
KWilly
KWilly - 8/13/2019, 7:56 AM
ASM2? Talk about a random archive, but ok.

Personally, I still have a soft spot for the Amazing franchise, but I understand why people don't like it. Whatever, I still do.

DaHyro
DaHyro - 8/13/2019, 8:48 AM
@KWilly - I think the first one is a solid, mediocre movie that came out WAY too soon after the last series. If the Raimi movies didn’t exist, it would have been a lot more popular

The second one, while well acted and shot, is a total mess of a story. While I do have a soft spot for it too, you can’t deny how much of a disaster it was story wise. Remember how OsCorp was spying on Peter (shown in the trailers, never mentioned in the film)? Remember how they cut out all of MJ’s scenes? Remember how the entire thing was set up for a Sinister Six movie?

Sigh. It’s a shame. Honestly, I think Andrew was a great pick for Spidey but he, along with Webb and Raimi, got dicked over by Sony
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/13/2019, 8:01 AM
OT: "[Disney] is unimpressed with “New Mutants,” an “X-Men” spinoff with a haunted-house vibe, and believes it has limited box office potential." - Variety
https://variety.com/2019/film/features/fox-disney-earnings-dark-phoenix-stuber-racing-in-the-rain-1203300260/
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/13/2019, 8:02 AM
Also, sounds like they might [frick] over the new Taika film in the edit bay?
"The scathing takedown of Nazism may, however, prove a little too edgy for Disney brass accustomed to producing movies suitable for parents and kids. Searchlight has started to screen the film for its new parent company. Halfway through one recent viewing one executive grew audibly uncomfortable, worrying aloud that the material would alienate Disney fans. His unease may have been over the film’s cutting-edge satire, but it was also an expression of the culture clash taking place as the two studios embark on their new union."
Jeight8
Jeight8 - 8/13/2019, 8:05 AM
@tmp3 - bury this thing. It will only damage the x-brand further and keep the team away from the mcu. Recast anya taylor joy as magik, though. That was great casting.
KWilly
KWilly - 8/13/2019, 8:05 AM
@tmp3 - FOX: "So you're gonna cancel New Mutants? But we worked so hard on it?"

Disney:

Jeight8
Jeight8 - 8/13/2019, 8:07 AM
@KWilly - if its bad do you really want it release. Another x-movie flopping back to back?
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/13/2019, 8:10 AM
@KWilly - Eh, I don't care about New Mutants, but if those dumb execs who felt "uneasy" over a Fox Searchlight film damaging their family friendly brand start [frick]ing over Taika's Jojo Rabbit in post, that's gonna be terrible.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/13/2019, 8:13 AM
@tmp3 - I really doubt Disney would piss off Taika Waititi by editing his film against his will. The article already mentions them giving undesired Fox projects back to their creators to shop elsewhere... if they’re afraid to release it, I suspect that’s what they would do.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/13/2019, 8:05 AM
God, what a shit movie.
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 8/13/2019, 8:14 AM
This is the type of design that you get when the movie makers have no personal investment in the characters. Totally bland and generic sci-fi design. Green Goblin looks like a leftover from WETA's Lord of the Rings work.
Thing94
Thing94 - 8/13/2019, 8:20 AM
I still like Amazing Spider-Man 2!

Haters Gonna Hate!


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