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Following Sony’s upcoming slate for their live-action cinematic universe,Kevin the Hunteris easily one of the most anticipated ones. Despite being one of Spider-Man’s biggest foes, the character hasn’t got the deserved attention in the medium of live-action and fans are excited for the character to finally make his debut in movies.
However, it seems that this movie will be vastly different from Sony’s previous releases, involving the twoVenomfilms andMorbius, which weren’t that well received. According to Russell Crowe, the upcoming movie is not going to hold back from showcasing the darker elements of Kraven’s story.
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Kraven the Hunter will be unexpectedly dark according to Russell Crowe
While speaking with the Comic Book Resources, theGladiatorstar explained that the Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led movie is going to be darker than any of the previous films in Sony’s Cinematic Universe. Russell Crowe clarified that even though he still hasn’t seen the movie and is set to go through another round of filming. The actor shared that the director of the movie, J.C. Chandor told him thatKraven the Hunterwill be set in an unexpectedly dark world. He said,
“I’ve talked to J.C. Chandor, the director. He’s really excited about what he’s got in front of him and really excited about the way people will receive it. I think I can sort of pass on that one of the things he said that it’s just an unexpectedly dark world.”
Although the possibility of witnessing Aaron Taylor-Johnson’sKraven the Huntergoing up against Spider-Man is a distant thought, however, theBullet Trainactor hasn’t brushed off the possibility. However, it isn’t the only time that the debate surrounding the two characters facing each other has popped up. As Tom Holland once revealed that he was supposed to go against Kevin the Hunter in the threequel.
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Tom Holland almost fought Kraven the Hunter in the MCU
Despite the underwhelming phase four, MCU didn’t fail to deliver in terms of Spider-Man and broke the internet with the release ofSpider-Man: No Way Home. However, the epic multiverse story wasn’t the initial idea for the threequel, asTom Hollandonce revealed that afterSpider-Man: Far From Home,the initial idea was to have a story centered around Kraven. Holland expressed the whole situation by stating,
“For a long time, there was going to be a Kraven movie that was going to be the third movie because things weren’t working out and all sorts of different stuff. Jon Watts (director ofNo Way Home) pitched me this Kraven movie, which actually was really cool.”
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However, the idea of Holland’s Spider-Man going up against Kraven the Hunter was eventually scrapped. But following Taylor-Johnson’s comments regarding the situation, fans will be hopeful about witnessing the two characters going up against each other in live-action soon.
Kraven the Hunteris set to release on 24 July 2025.
Source:CBR
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
