9 Post-Credits Scenes That Were Axed From Movies

6. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider Man 2 The Gentleman Norman Osborn Head
Sony Pictures

There was an absolute mountain of footage axed from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, including an entire character in the form of Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane Watson. Some snipping was also done in the post-credits area, where an odd scene featuring a dismembered head was given the chop.

The movie includes a minor subplot about Norman Osborn succumbing to a horrible genetic disease, and the character dies early on. His son, Harry, eventually falls victim to an extreme version of this illness, which turns him into the Green Goblin. Harry is alive by the film's end and it's implied that he will be seen in a sequel, and oddly enough, there was originally a similar plan for the "deceased" Norman.

At one point in time, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 included a post-credits scene where a shady figure approached Norman's frozen head - which was being stored in a jar - and told him to "wake up". Pretty weird stuff, even by comic-book movie standards.

Was the plan to have Norman's head return in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and wreak havoc on New York City? Who knows. Can't really do much without any limbs, though.

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