Watch Aaron Taylor-Johnson bite someone's nose off in the first Kraven the Hunter trailer
Sony has hunted down a first look at Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven the Hunter.
On Monday, the studio posted the first trailer (above) and a first look at the forthcoming superhero movie, inspired by the Marvel comics character of the same name. Taylor-Johnson plays the menacing Kraven, and the red-band trailer shows off his bloody hunting skills — from skewering bad guys with crossbows to biting off a henchman's nose. (Ouch.)
Kraven, a.ka. Sergei Kravinoff, has long been a staple in Marvel comics, first created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko as a homicidal big game hunter and Spider-Man adversary. The trailer sets up Kraven's origin story, explaining how as a child, he rejected his hunter father (Russell Crowe) and seemingly developed superpowers after being mauled by a lion.
The trailer also teases the return of yet another iconic Spider-Man villain: the Rhino, played in the film by Alessandro Nivola. It's a new take on the character, who was most recently played on screen by Paul Giamatti in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Sony also dropped a poster for the film, where Kraven is front and center, his abs on display as he luxuriates on a throne seemingly built atop the skulls of men. Outfitted in a fur-lined vest and a necklace made of saber-tooths, Kraven looks menacingly hot.
Villains aren’t born. They’re made. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is #KravenTheHunter – exclusively in movie theaters October. pic.twitter.com/EFYoVYceK8
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) June 19, 2023
Kraven the Hunter marks the fourth film in Sony's Spider-Man universe, as part of their ongoing collaboration with Marvel. The film is slated to release on Oct. 6.
sony pictures Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven the Hunter
This won't be Taylor-Johnson's first outing in the Marvel universe. He previously appeared as Quicksilver in 2015's Avengers: The Age of Ultron. But it is his first go in the adjacent Sony-verse of the Marvel comics, joining their shared custody of Tom Holland's Spider-Man with Disney, Tom Hardy's Venom, and Jared Leto's Morbius.
Kraven the Hunter is being directed by J. C. Chandor from a screenplay by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
It also stars Ariana DeBose as villainous voodoo priestess Calypso and Fred Hechinger as Kraven's half-brother, Chameleon.
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