Sony has been hard at work finding another hit with their Spider-Man properties besides Venom, and this December will see the release of Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The movie comes out next week, and Sony has just dropped the first opening minutes of Kraven, hopefully to entice audiences enough to give the movie a try. Check this out:
The clip essentially hypes up everything fans expect from the movie, from Kraven being a super strong, super skilled killer, to Aaron Taylor-Johnson taking off his shirt.
Admittedly, Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs have been criticized for being a bit too dated when it comes to their superhero storytelling, but Venom manages to endure because it kind of leans in on the camp factor. Even Madame Web can be celebrated for being camp.
Though Morbius was considered a huge dud on Sony’s part, maybe the appeal of Taylor-Johnson can be a reasonable draw for movie audiences. At least he’s a completely different animal compared to Jared Leto.
The official description for the movie reads:
Kraven the Hunter is the visceral, action-packed origin story of how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.
Catch Kraven the Hunter when it releases in theatres on Dec. 13.
