Before Sony and Marvel brokered a deal to share the famous web-slinger in the MCU, Chris Cooper, who played Norman Osborn, was set to return in Amazing Spider-Man 3 as the well known villain…just the head, in a box. Chris Cooper gave an interview with Comic Book Resources about his role in what was supposed to be the third film in the Amazing Spider-Man trilogy.
“I dare say if this ‘Spider-Man’ franchise had carried on, I was guaranteed a huge role in ‘[Amazing] Spider-Man 3.’ That character was going to expand,” revealed by Cooper whose character died of a mysterious illness in Amazing Spider-Man 2.
He goes onto into further detail about the long scrapped post-credit scene:
“Well, we shot the scene — it’s so weird — but it didn’t make it into ‘Spider-Man 2,'” said Cooper. “I’m sure it would probably have been one of the opening scenes in ‘Spider-Man 3’ if they had gone ahead. But he was coming back. It’s very bizarre, what they came up with.”
The Shadowy Man, that was the bridge for the two films and played by Michael Massee, was to also be included in the post-credit. Now that Amazing Spider-Man 3 has long been abandoned, all that is left of the production is a still of the scene which can be found online.
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