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The closest that Billy Bob Thornton has ever gotten to a comic book property is voicing himself in an episode of DC’sanimated series, but apparently it got even closer than that once. Thornton recently shared that he was offered, yet refused, the role of a major villain in a Marvel movie, as well as a part in another prominent franchise. During an appearance on“I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles,” Thornton said. “With the Green Goblin, I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m.
The actor also co-wrote the screenplay for Raimi’s The Gift, the filmmaker’s last movie before he directed the Spider-Man trilogy; but theirAs fans know well, the role of the Green Goblin/Norman Osborn was instead given to William Dafoe foor the 2002film, which starred Tobey Maguire as the titular web-slinging hero.
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