Spider-Man 3: 10 More Characters Who Could Return For MCU

10. Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe)

Willem Dafoe was tremendous as Norman Osborn, and while the costume sucked (by today's standards, at least), he was an even better Green Goblin. He remained part of Sam Raimi's trilogy by appearing as a "ghost" of sorts to Harry Osborn, and fans were convinced he would eventually follow his comic book counterpart by returning from the dead.

Regardless of whether he killed the Spider-Man of his world or Marvel Studios just wants him to play a new version of Norman, Dafoe would be a great fit for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and an ideal choice of big bad for this franchise moving forward.

Now, you're probably wondering how the 65-year-old Dafoe can be a convincing threat to the young Peter Parker. Well, that's easily solved by following the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books and having Norman transform himself into a hulking monster who is significantly more powerful than the wall-crawler and a truly monstrous enemy.

As great as it would be to see the classic Green Goblin costume on the big screen, that is arguably the most logical place to take this character next.