Kraven The Hunter - Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU)

EoinMcLovin

https://youtu.be/rze8QYwWGMs

Out October 6th

https://twitter.com/SonyPictures/status/1670853672308445185?t=lDC-hAdJsc5OBfkv-jhV-A&s=19

gmisk

Could be fun looks pretty bloody (R rated in US seemingly)

Russell Crowe with another errr.... let's say interesting accent

CastorTroy

Well Wanda's gonna be confused if she travels to that world.

So was it a radioactive lion?

Slydice

That guys nose!!! 😨

Well, that's a change up in the feel of the Universe. Less comedic feeling that Venom.

Could see Aaron Taylor-Johnson just bursting for a role like this during Bullet Train.

pixelburp

"Sony Marvel Universe" sounds so lame; just admit all you have are the Spidey villains Sony, stop trying to look so big and expansive. Still chuckle when i think on their attempt to "capitalise" on what they believed was social-media goodwill for Morbius, with that re-release.

Russell Crowe truly indulging in some prime ham these days. "Can I do an accent?" appears to be his primary question when shopping for new roles ATM? Movie itself looks deeply whatever; suppose were this the late 90s a standalone film of this ilk might seem interesting?

I'm holding out for the spin-off film for alpha Spidey villain, Kite-Man 😂

Penn

Yeah, Kraven was definitely third on my list of "Spider-Man villains who if they got their own movie where they're shoe-horned into being an 'anti-hero', I still wouldn't care"

Crazy that even a few years ago before Into the Spiderverse, they could have decided to do a live-action Miles Morales Spider-Man film, and instead went "Nah.... how about Jared Leto as Morbius instead?"

CastorTroy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738174#Comment_120738174

*Push glasses up*

Actually, Kite-Man is DC. Appears on in the Harley Quinn animated series. Hell Yeah. 😛

So will we get to see Kraven's friend, Squirrel Girl, though Sony don't have the rights to her.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738326#Comment_120738326

Shoot, oh yeah you're right. Who am I thinking of them? Hmmm ok, then let's say ... Big Wheel instead 😂

nix

Jesus, that trailer really gives too much away, it even looks like it shows a bit of an after credits scene haha, wtf..

I was excited when i heard they were working on a Kraven movie, but it looks like they pussied out and made him more of a good guy/hero 🤮😭

EoinMcLovin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738174#Comment_120738174

couldn't really think of what else to call it. Actually, it's called the Sony Spider-Man universe (SSU)

JP Liz V1

Kick Ass a more intense grown up 😄

Is Aaron also in the running for James Bond?

JP Liz V1

August 2024 now release

Brief_Lives

Is there a thread set up for this? I searched.

Anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rze8QYwWGMs

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 sixth 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 Nivola.

EoinMcLovin

Here https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058301550/kraven-the-hunter-sonys-spider-man-universe-ssu#latest

Brief_Lives

great... Mods delete please

pixelburp

Threads merged

Agent Coulson

Release now pushed till December.

Sony believe it is so good people will go back and see it over and over on the Christmas hoildays.

Kraven moved to Christmas because we’re excited about it and Christmas is the best release period there is, when you get people with time to go back to the movies over and over again. That was a real reflection of how the studio felt about the movie. We’re really excited. But that’s a great move that reflects just the feeling about the movie.

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122171091#Comment_122171091

its a good idea to avoid the new Alien Movie, The Crow, New Transformers and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

CastorTroy

This is the same studio that rereleased Morbius because they thought people wanted to see it again.

~Rebel~

I do have some small hope for this one alright though - a far more interesting standalone character than the likes of Morbius, solid cast, and there's much better pedigree behind the creative too. Chandor's a proper director - Margin Call, A Most Violent Year, and All Is Lost all properly decent to excellent movies. And some solid action writers on it too, including the lads who wrote the first iron man.

JP Liz V1

I wonder are they waiting for Johnson's likely Bond announcement

Agent Coulson

New trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR1-ihzff3I

Fysh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122171495#Comment_122171495

I hadn't registered more than Taylor-Johnson (who I haven't had cause to rate at all, in the couple of films of his that I've seen) and figured this for yet another Sony Spider-verse dud. But like you, I've highly rated J. C. Chandor's previous films, so I'll at least pay some attention to how this does.

Side note - I just found out that Taylor-Johnson is also involved in the current Robert Eggers Nosferatu project. Was not expecting that.

MisterAnarchy

The first 8 minutes of this has been released.

It looks promising if a tad far fetched.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-nAetWvYa8

Penn

A few reports circulating that Sony's Spiderman Universe is essentially dead. No new films are in development.

Not in any way surprising. I mean the only obvious thing for them to do would be Miles Morales live action Spiderman films rather than all these "villains who we'll turn into anti-heroes who tease the sh*t out of possibly going up against Spiderman even though they never actually will" films. But yeah, looks like we'll never get Morbius 2: It's Morbin' Time.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944245#Comment_122944245

Thats hardly a surprise.

I loved Venom 1, despite the very obvious plot hole(s). Venom 2 which I was really looking forward to was terrible. I tried a rewatch recently in case it had healed with time but no.

Morbius I didnt watch. Was never a fan of that whole story arc to begin with. From what Ive read I didnt miss much.

Not an anti-hero but one movie I would love to see is a Scarlet Spider/Ben Reilly movie. Sony own the rights to him. Whether they have the creativity to pull it off is the next question.

Norrie Rugger Head

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122926571#Comment_122926571

Bloody hell… I want to see this now and I had less than zero interest in it

EoinMcLovin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944322#Comment_122944322

Funnily enough in the comics Ben is kind of a villain now and goes by Chasm, you also have the other clone, Kaine who is more an anti hero and goes by Scarlet Spider.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944577#Comment_122944577

You got me really confused there for a minute. I have not followed the "new" releases. My Ben Reilly knowledge comes from the Clone Wars saga 1994-1996, where Ben is the Scarlet Spider, then takes over as Spider-man.

EoinMcLovin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944587#Comment_122944587

Yeah obviously alot has changed since then😁. You have 2 spider Men, (Peter, Miles), Spider Boy, Ghost Spider, Silk and even whole Spider Society made up of spider people from across the Spider verse (multiverse).

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944735#Comment_122944735

Yeah Ive lost track of all of that. To me, there is Peter, Miles and Ben Reilly.

Norrie Rugger Head

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122944735#Comment_122944735

I always hate when they dilute the original character like that. Makes them stop being unique

gmisk

Reviews look bad....really bad...15% currently on rotten tomatoes.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122946938#Comment_122946938

Not forgetting:

CONSI

went to see it last night, you know it was what it was, it was ok, some of the characters seemed very limited like they had cut the movie down a lot in the edit. Some of the action scenes were ok. bit of popcorn, brain off for a bit..

silvertimelinings

Not engaging enough to care about. It undermines the career platform Johnson made for himself in the supporting role in bullet train.

gmisk

Flopping big time taken less than 30m.

I watched it and it was...fine...I suppose...not outright horrendous (like Madame Web) or Morbius, but just very run of the mill, basic story, poor acting, pretty poor CGI at times, it felt cheap (odd given the budget was seemingly 110-130m) and like it had been edited/chopped about a lot. Disappointing considering JC Chandor directing.

I did

Spoiler Warning

burst out laughing when I saw Rhino I will admit!

Brief_Lives

I just saw this. It wasn't the worst comic book movie I have seen.

The chase involving the van and the helicopter was top notch.

I did like the eventual reveal of Rhino, although his legs needed to be a little larger, but still, I can appreciate the artistry behind it.

A Taylor-Johnson got into serious shape for this.

He would be class in a Spiderman movie, especially after those powers he displayed in the chase scene.