A new behind-the-scenes image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson on the set of the upcoming Kraven the Hunter has surfaced online. The actor had been cast to play the titular Spider-Man villain in the new standalone film from Sony Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, which will make it the fourth installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Taylor-Johnson’s description as Kraven had been teased before, but Sony has yet to release any official looks at the film.

Kraven the Hunter is due for a January 23, 2023 release by Sony. This also won’t be the first time Taylor-Johnson will play a Marvel character, as he had previously played Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. His role as Kraven will be his introduction in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, which started with Venom in 2018. He will be joined by Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, and Ariana DeBose, whose roles have currently been undisclosed.

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Filming for Kraven the Hunter began this month in London, England. The latest photo from the set was tweeted by Quid Vacuo, a site for movie news based in Barcelona, Spain. It shows Taylor-Johnson walking onto the set sporting long hair and wearing a warming coat as he looks away, surrounded by several masked crew members. He also appears to be wearing some light-colored foot covers, but no other details about the scene were given in the post.

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While not much is revealed about what Kraven the Hunter’s actual costume will look like or how close it’ll resemble the look from the comics, the image is at least a good teaser of what’s yet to come in the film. The expectations from fans on Twitter have varied as to how Kraven the Hunter will connect with films like Venom, its 2021 sequel, and the upcoming Morbius, due in theaters next weekend. Of course, there is hope for Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven to face Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from the MCU as it’s been teased many times before, but no details on such connections have been released yet by the studio.

It’s no secret that Sony has wanted to build up a large franchise centering around Spider-Man’s many villains for quite a while. Kraven The Hunter is considered to be one of Spider-Man’s greatest adversaries, but he hasn’t been given the live-action treatment until now. Kraven the Hunter‘s release is still a ways away, so Sony may not reveal any official marketing material for a while. However, leaked images like the one above will likely continue to appear online as filming on the Spider-Man spinoff continues.

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Source: Quid Vacuo

Key Release Dates
  • Kraven the Hunter (2023)Release date: Jan 13, 2023
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