Talk:Norman Osborn/@comment-17025695-20140103211210/@comment-5718774-20140213181711

They introduced him as terminally ill so it would make sense why he becomes the Green Goblin. He would want Spider-Man's powers, his DNA (like in the Ultimate comics). But why he wants it is so he can cure whatever disease he has. Other than that, Idk.. Harry Osborn as the first goblin is supposed to be part of a plot twist, possibly.

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Apparently, there was a leaked set photo that showed a glass chamber with Harry Osborn's Green Goblin costume, a glider, and Norman Osborn's HEAD. Yep..his head. It could be that it is somehow not the real Norman Osborn and someone faking him for some elaborate plan and thats why we see his head, its actually a mask. Maybe Chameleon is faking him? There has been no word of him in the film, though.

Watch this for info on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjGw4s3YXjI

Also...At first, people thought that the Man in Shadows was Norman Osborn, himself, UNTIL Marc Webb confirmed it WASN'T. The Man in Shadows is most LIKELY the Gentleman, a supervillain who has no powers and doesn't really fight. The Gentleman is just a wealthy businessman who has connections with the criminal underworld and in the comics, founded the Sinister Six. However, many fans have assumed this, but it is not CONFIRMED yet.

In some comics, there is a man seen with Adrian Toomes and the Sinister Six. This man is mysterious, and is always seen wearing a hat and trenchcoat. It was then revealed that the man's identity was Norman Osborn. So in a way, Norman Osborn is similar to the Man in Shadows. They could do an elaborate plot twist like they did in Iron Man 3 where The Mandarin turned out to be just some guy paid to act on TV and the real villain was Aldrich Killian.

THEORY: Norman Osborn, played by Chris Cooper, is actually not the real Norman Osborn and the reason why there is a head in the glass chamber with the glider and Green Goblin suit is because it is a mask and someone is impersonating the real Norman Osborn who is actually played by Michael Massee and is the Man in Shadows. Harry is founder of Oscorp and someone is impersonating an ill Norman Osborn so that the real Norman can spy on Peter and find out how to get his powers, or extract his DNA. There COULD be an elaborate plot twist, but this is just my theory.