Sony's super villain movie "Kraven the Hunter" has a lead actor

According to the news announced by Sony today (May 27), Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who played Quicksilver in "Avengers 2", will play the leading role in the independent film "Hunter Kraven". In addition, Sony also announced that the movie "Hunter Kraven" will be released on January 13, 2023.

Kraven, who first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man", is one of Spider-Man's most famous and terrifying enemies. His original name is Sergei Kravinoff. Unlike other hunters who use guns or bows and arrows, Kraven usually designs traps to weaken the strength of his prey. He has super speed, physical strength and agility. He is one of the original six members of the Sinister Six and is a half-brother of Chameleon.

The director of the Marvel villain independent film "Kraven the Hunter" has been confirmed to be JC Chandor, who once directed "Triple Frontier". The script will be written by Richard Wenk, the screenwriter of "The Equalizer", "The Machinist" and "Jack Reacher", together with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, and Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach will serve as producers.