Upcoming movie 2024 Kraven the Hunter

 Kraven the Hunter is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film was directed by J. C. Chandor with a screenplay by Richard Wenk, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, from a story by Wenk. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role alongside Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott and Alessandro Ni

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Kraven was considered for film appearances several times before Sony became interested in a standalone film for the character, as part of their new shared universe, in 2017. Wenk was hired in August 2018, with Marcum and Holloway joining later. Chandor entered negotiations to direct in August 2020, and was confirmed in May 2021 when Taylor-Johnson was cast. Further casting took place in early 2022, before filming began in late March in London, England and concluded by mid-June. Shooting also occurred in Iceland, and was expected to occur in Glasgow.

Kraven the Hunter is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 30, 2024.

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Cast[edit]

• Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter, a hunter-warrior with animalistic powers.^[1][2] Taylor-Johnson described his take on the character as a conservationist,^[3] a "protector of the natural world", and an "animal lover".^[4] Levi Miller as young Sergei Kravinoff.^[5]
• Ariana DeBose as Calypso, a voodoo priestess and Kraven's love interest.^[6][7]
• Russell Crowe as Nikolai Kravinoff, Kraven's estranged father.^[8][9][10]
• Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon, Kraven's estranged half-brother who is a master of disguise.^[11][12]
• Christopher Abbott as the Foreigner, a mercenary and assassin.^[13]
• Alessandro Nivola as Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino^[9][10