The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the 2014 superhero sequel starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Dane DeHaan as his friendly nemesis turned high-tech supervillain Harry Osborn, aka the Green Goblin, swooped into our workshop for some of the film’s most iconic builds. These included an armoured exosuit, weaponry such as pumpkin bomb launchers, a cage rig, and a multitude of Oscorp props and gadgets.

The Green Goblin 

Working with costume designer Deborah Scott, our design team devised the Green Goblin's military exosuit. We then built this suit fit for the pointy-eared antagonist with synthetic muscles, protective armour and weaponry. 

The suit’s design, which was intentionally partially complete so as to be a ‘prototype’ in the film, included a skintight bodysuit with protective panelling through the stomach area, an exoskeleton layer bolted down to the undersuit at key points so it could move with the actor, and a final green armoured shell that incorporated the wrist-mounted pumpkin bomb launcher. 

One of the biggest challenges were the shoulders’ synthetic muscles, which needed to look like they were contracting and bulging like real muscle fibres, so we combined small latex capsules beneath a tensioned silicone 'web' that stretched and contracted.  

The Green Goblin gliders were designed to integrate with the suit and included mechanical sections that clamped the wearer’s legs into position. For scenes with the Green Goblin in flight, the gliders were able to be attached to a motion-rig, allowing DeHaan to simulate the roll and pitch movements while his character barrelled down the Manhattan streets.