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May 21, 2024 · It is Sony's first R-rated Marvel movie, and by vacating its summer release slot, it steers clear of other R-rated films coming up on the calendar for August, including Alien: Romulus (August 16 ...
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson broke the news at CinemaCon 2023.
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By Jim Vejvoda
Updated: Apr 25, 2023 5:54 pm
Posted: Apr 25, 2023 2:36 am
Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who plays the title role in Kraven the Hunter, revealed in a pre-taped greeting to CinemaCon 2023 that it will be Sony’s first R-rated Marvel movie. The studio’s Spider-Man and Venom movies as well as Morbius have all been rated PG-13.
Sony presented a roughly two-minute teaser trailer from Kraven exclusively for CinemaCon attendees, meaning it won’t be released online. The footage has tons of gruesome kills in it as Kraven takes out poachers and mercs; think Logan, Rambo or John Wick-levels of bloody violence.
The footage showed Russell Crowe as the Russian father of Taylor-Johnson’s Sergei Kravinoff (he speaks in an American accent). The very end of the footage reveals Alessandro Nivola is playing the Rhino. The skin on his arm starts to transform into rhino skin. There's also a very brief shot of Sergei holding up the classic fur costume Kraven wore in the Marvel comics.
Kraven the Hunter debuted in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #15. He considered himself the greatest hunter in the world and deemed the wall-crawler the ultimate prey to catch. Taylor-Johnson previously said he liked playing Kraven because he’s "not an alien, or a wizard. He's just a hunter, a human with conviction. An animal lover and a protector of the natural world."
The actor also called Kraven "one of Marvel's most iconic, notorious anti-heroes" and "Spider-Man's number one rival."
J.C. Chandor (Triple Frontier) directs Kraven from a screenplay by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk. The film is scheduled to open in cinemas on October 6, 2023.
For more on the character, be sure to read our Kraven the Hunter explainer on his bloody history with Spider-Man.
Apr 25, 2023 · While there are other Marvel properties with an R rating, Kraven the Hunter will mark Sony's first superhero movie with the rating. Though most plot details about the film are unknown for the time ...
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1 day ago · Kraven the Hunter director J.C. Chandor took the stage to reveal the first seven minutes of the upcoming Marvel villain film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, part of an NYCC 2024 showcase featuring ...
Apr 25, 2023 · Reports from the Sony Pictures panel at Cinemacon are in: Kraven the Hunter will be the company’s first R-rated superhero film. Sony revealed the first footage for the movie, set for release on ...
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Aug 8, 2024 · But the Marvel film might have actually paved the way for a film like Kraven to succeed. If Kraven does well, Sony might even double down on R-rated villain movies: it’d certainly set its ...
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Jun 19, 2023 · June 19, 2023 4:47 PM PT. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is on a quest to prove he’s the alpha predator in the first blood-soaked trailer for “ Kraven the Hunter. On Monday, Sony released an official ...
