27 best Marvel characters that have never appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
By Mark Lynch
Has Norman Osborn been in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie?
The first thing people bring up with Norman Osborn is what he’s done to Spider-Man as the Green Goblin. Something that’s been looked at as one of the best rivalries in all of comics. It’s one of the more gruesome and tragic stories. It’s also a small part of what makes him a prominent villain in Marvel Comics.
The Green Goblin is a small fish. He terrorizes one person (Peter Parker) and the people around him. Deplorable for sure, but that’s just one small group. Norman Osborn has been a menace to the entire world.
He was the leader of the world’s security and hired known criminals and psychopaths to become the (Dark) Avengers. He manipulated the world into seeing him as the victim when he was the one causing the trouble. And he did it well. He knew how to play everyone because, for all of the Green Goblin paint, he’s a genius.
Depending on what the contracts say with Sony, the Green Goblin may not appear. Norman Osborn is a different story. Norman has ties to the Avengers, the Thunderbolts, and Luke Cage. So we could still see him in the MCU. To be honest, we’re better off with Norman. He adds more than his alter ego that’s always holding him back.
Primary Marvel adversaries: Spider-Man, the Avengers, Green Goblin