Willem Dafoe was dismissive of films based on comic books

Actor Willem Dafoe, who played the role of Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's 'Spiderman', has revealed that he was initially dismissive of the idea of starring in movie based on a comic book. "When 'Spider-Man' was proposed to me originally it was like, 'Really, you're going to make a movie from a comic book?'" Dafoe told Hugh Jackman.

Dafoe, 62, will next appear in the upcoming 'Aquaman', starring star Jason Momoa in the titular role."It was like I was slumming it, you know? I didn't see it that way, but some people were like, 'Really?'" he added.
Jackman noted that the superhero genre had performed exceedingly well in the past decade. "Ten years ago I remember hearing people say, "I don't think this will last much longer,' and it's just continued to grow. I don't think anyone saw that coming."
"I think 'X-Men' did a lot, particularly when it opened up in a concentration camp and the idea that we were taking it seriously in terms of more humanistic rather than superhuman," Jackman said.