Kraven the Hunter
Movie Details:
| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Superhero, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action |
| Release Date | December 13, 2024 |
| Running Time | 2hr 7min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger |
| Directed by | J. C. Chandor |
| Written by | Screenplay: Richard Wenk Art Marcum Matt Holloway Story: Richard Wenk |
| Produced by | Avi Arad Matt Tolmach David Householter |
| Cinematography by | Ben Davis |
| Edited by | Craig Wood |
| Music by | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Matt Tolmach Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Kraven the Hunter Movie Cast & Characters:
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter: A hunter-warrior with animalistic powers.
- Ariana DeBose as Calypso: A voodoo priestess and Kraven’s love interest.
- Russell Crowe as Nikolai Kravinoff: Kraven’s estranged father.
- Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon: Kraven’s estranged half-brother who is a master of disguise.
- Christopher Abbott as the Foreigner: A mercenary and assassin.
- Alessandro Nivola as Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino: A Russian criminal who can turn into a human/rhino hybrid.
- Levi Miller as Young Sergei
- Billy Barratt as Young Dmitri
- Chi Lewis-Parry as Big Rhino
- Duran Fulton Brown as Sniper 2
- Greg Kolpakchi as Guard
- Jessica Zhou as Passerby
- Murat Seven as Ömer Aksoy
- Elander Moore as Law firm receptionist
- Dritan Kastrati as Oleksander
- Rachel Handshaw as Cora’s Mum
Storyline:
Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.
About Kraven the Hunter Movie:
Kraven the Hunter is an American superhero action-adventure film 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.
Kraven the Hunter is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the sixth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU).
Filming occurred in Iceland in early February 2022, at Lake Mývatn, using the working title Safari.
TrueNorth Productions handled the production services, with an 80-person crew involved in the shooting over two days.
Principal photography began on March 20, 2022, in London, England, under the working title Spiral.
Sony debuted the first footage from the film in a “show reel” of the studio’s upcoming films at CinemaCon in April 2022.
The first trailer was showcased during Sony’s panel at CinemaCon in April 2023. On June 19, 2023, the trailer leaked online and was subsequently followed by the official poster and a red-band trailer the same day.
Kraven the Hunter was released in the United States on December 13, 2024, in IMAX and premium large formats (PLFs). The film had previously been slated for release on January 13, 2023, October 6, 2023, and August 30, 2024.
Taylor-Johnson signed on to portray Kraven in multiple films.
Kraven the Hunter Movie Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $110–130 million |
| First Day Collection | $4,700,000 |
| Domestic Collection | $11,000,000 |
| International Collection | $15,000,000 |
| Worldwide Collection | $26,000,000 |