In over a decade, a lot of comic book superhero movies have been developed and this has given way to the creation of a real universe dedicated to the acts and characters of Marvel and DC comics with movies that are sometimes isolated but mostly merged with each other and for this reason we see , how some characters look out in films dedicated to others, but belonging to the same world. Among the actors who have participated in other CineComic, there is a thirty-three-year-old Aaron Taylor Johnson who began to take part in this cinematic vein, playing the role in 2010 Kick ass in the film of the same name. Having received public and critical acclaim for his performance in other films such as Beasts AND nocturnal animals which allowed him to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor, starting in 2014 he played the role of Pietro Maximoff in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), making his last appearance as a Marvel character in a film. Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson said he thought he was done with big franchises before taking on Kraven the hunter
In a recent interview published on Esq., the actor revealed that he doesn’t really care about being a big franchisee and that he thinks he’s done with those kinds of films, admitting that he’s also turned down much more important roles in some cinematic sagas. Continuing, the actor admitted that he was not ready to take on these roles and that he really did not care if it brought him success or not due to the fact that he wanted to spend time with his children and did not want to be away from them for too long. , and it was very difficult to imagine how to do it. However, a few years later, Aaron Taylor-Johnson returns to Sony CineComic, where he will play the lead role: Kraven the hunter.
The film will be the first installment of Spider-Man films to be rated R for extremely violent, focusing on the most evil and extravagant characters in Peter Parker’s world. Despite the universe it’s set in Kraven the hunter has to do with Spider-Man, it won’t be in the movie. The film, which was due to release in all theaters in the United States on October 6, 2023, was pushed back to August 30, 2024 due to the actors’ strike, which, in addition to interrupting many productions, also delayed many releases due to the actors represented by the union ” Sag-Aftra cannot appear at film promotions except for small concessions. Therefore, Sony has made the decision to delay some of its films, including Kraven the hunter. The film is currently set to release in Italy on October 5, 2023.
What to expect from Kraven the hunter
The story will focus on Kraven’s relationship with his father and the protagonist will have to prove that he is the world’s greatest hunter by participating in a mission. Director JC Chandor admitted that the film would end in tragedy and that the end credits hinted that things would be horrific. Therefore, from his words it is clear that there is an intention to continue the story in the second chapter. However, this will depend on the success that the film will have: if it goes well, it will be like Venom with Tom Hardy, and then there will be a continuation, otherwise it will go by the wayside as Morbius with Jared Leto, which turned out to be a box office disappointment.
As part of Kraven the hunterapart from Aaron-Taylor Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff/Craven and Russell Crowe as his father Nikolai Kravinoff, we also find Ariana DeBose as Calypso, Fred Hechinger as Chameleon and Christopher Abbott who will play the Stranger.