The first trailer for Kraven The Huntsman released last night by SONY placed the emphasis on the complex family history of the title character, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

But what can you tell us about the plot of the film? We see the young Sergei, a very rough Russell Crowe as his father, and Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov, better known as the villain of Spider-Man, Chameleon. Flashbacks tell how Sergei came very close to death after being attacked by a lion and how his family left him behind to die. However, the boy survives and gains superhuman abilities once a drop of blood – apparently from the lion himself – falls into his open wound.

There appears to be a conflict of some sort between Sergei and Dmitri, with Kraven’s half-brother seemingly disapproving of taylor-johnson’s character’s actions, stating, “You’re exactly like our father, just another man on the hunt for a trophy.” The trailer for Kraven the Huntsman also sees the character clash with Crowe, suggesting that perhaps one of the villains of the story is the same family as him.

Last but not least, a quick look at Alessandro Nivola as Spider-Man villain Rhino concludes the trailer, as his arm begins to transform into his armor and just before you hear his fierce roar.

Ariana DeBose is also introduced as Calypso, who is Kraven’s love interest in the comics. It remains to be seen whether or not Kraven the Huntsman will be the film that brings this franchise closer to the definitive introduction of Spider-Man to this world. The brief scene where Sergei is surrounded by spiders definitely feels like a small homage, but time will tell if it will actually signal anything.

Kraven – The Hunter, written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk, will be only in cinemas from October 5 produced by Sony Pictures and distributed by Eagle Pictures.

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Kraven – The Deer Hunter: everything we know about the Film!

Following the success of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony continues to expand its Marvel universe, and Kraven the Hunter joins a slate that also includes Madame Web with Dakota Johnson and the Spider-Woman project by Olivia Wilde. Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk wrote the screenplay for Kraven – the Hunter and the fact that the film attracts top talent is certainly a good sign. Kraven – The Hunter will be released in cinemas on October 05, 2023, distributed by Sony Pictures Italia and Warner Bros.

Kraven the Huntsman will be played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) as he takes on the mantle of the villain of Spider-Man, who is a Russian immigrant named Sergei Kravinoff. In the film, which is billed as the next chapter in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), he goes on a mission to prove he is the world’s greatest hunter. 

Joining Taylor-Johnson in Sony’s R-rated Marvel film is Fred Hechinger (Fear Street Trilogy, The White Lotus) as Chameleon, Kraven’s half-brother; Academy Award nominee Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) as Calypso, Kraven’s sidekick, and lover; Russell Crowe and Levi Miller in unknown roles. Christopher Abbott and Alessandro Nivola were also cast as the main villains. Kraven is directed by Academy Award nominee J. C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) from a screenplay co-written by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer), Matt Holloway, and Art Marcum. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the project.

Kraven: The Deer Hunter tells the violent story of the birth and fate of one of Marvel’s most iconic villains. Set before his infamous revenge against Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the lead in this R-rated film.