Kraven the Hunter is a new action movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe.
Sergei Kravinoff a.k.a. Kraven is created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and a founding member of the Sinister Six. In Marvel Comics, Kraven is depicted as a Russian nobleman whose family was compelled to immigrate to America in 1917 due to the February Revolution. Kraven became an obsessive big game hunter and, after mastering the sport, made Spider-Man his target in an effort to establish himself as the world’s best hunter.
Sony became interested in a standalone film for the character in 2017.
For the character of Kraven, Sony approached celebrities including Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, John David Washington, and Adam Driver. However, the producers swiftly decided to cast Aaron Taylor-Johnson after being blown away by early footage of his role in the 2022 action-comedy Bullet Train.
Richard Wenk, who wrote the screenplays for both Equalizer films (and wrote the upcoming third installment), as well as The Expendables 2 and The Magnificent Seven, wrote the screenplay for Kraven the Hunter.
The film will eventually be available to stream on Netflix after its theatrical window as well as after it hits video-on-demand and home video.
The release date for Kraven the Hunter has been pushed back again from August 30th to December 13th.
Watch the trailer below.