Russian immigrant Sergei Kravinoff is on a mission to prove that he is the greatest hunter in the world.
Release date: 6 October 2023 (USA)
Director: J. C. Chandor
Cinematorgraphy: Ben Davis
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Music director: Richard Wenk
Producers: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Matt Tolmach
The next of the non-MCU upcoming Marvel release dates is the Kraven the Hunter movie. Following in the footsteps of Venom and Morbius, the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters will continue with another movie focusing on a Spider-Man villain. It’s not been confirmed if Kraven will be part of Sony’s anticipated Sinister Six movie. However, Kraven was an integral member of the villain team, so it looks likely. The idea for the solo movie was first broached in 2018. By 2020, it had a script written by Richard Wenk and then re-written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Soon after, J.C. Chandor entered talks to direct the film. Little was heard about potential developments in the months that followed. Production then took a huge leap forward in May 2021, however, when Aaron Taylor-Johnson landed Kraven’s titular role. Since then, plenty of teaser trailers and first-look footage clips have been released. Set for an early 2023 premiere, there have been questions about the film’s potential place in Sony’s Spider-Man universes and the wider MCU’s multiverse, especially given Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s previous MCU turn as Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff).