Late last night Sony Pictures announced that Golden Globe-winner and BAFTA Film Award-nominee Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) has been cast as the popular antihero, Kraven, in upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter.
The studio has also confirmed that the film is tentatively scheduled to arrive in cinemas on January 13, 2023.
The studio has tapped J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) to direct the long-rumoured film, with the screenplay coming from Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man) and Richard Wenk (The Equalizer).
A newly surfaced character description for Kraven sheds some light on the studio’s approach to the film:
“One of Sony Pictures’ universe of Marvel characters, Kraven is one of Marvel’s most iconic and notorious antiheros, who has encountered Venom and Black Panther, among many others, as well as being one of Spider-Man’s best known and most formidable enemies.”
It’s interesting to note that the description mentions Kraven has tackled with both Venom and Black Panther. Whilst one of those character already exists in Sony’s so-called Spider-Verse, the other is very much from the MCU. Could this film be part of bridging the gap between the two franchises?
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