Aaron Taylor-Johnson is not messing round in the new trailer for Sony Pictures’ Kraven the Hunter. Dropped at midnight, the trailer affords an exhilarating take a look at director JCChandor’s tackle the iconic Marvel Comics character. Set to a haunting cowl of Johnny Cash’s “The Man Comes Around,” the trailer ramps up the motion and bloodshed whereas giving us a glimpse of a shirtless Taylor-Johnson exhibiting off his chiseled physique, as a result of how else would we all know he was superhero adjoining if he wasn’t shirtless for not less than some of the film?

The film follows Taylor-Johnson’s Sergei Kravinoff, higher recognized, in fact, as his alter ego Kraven the Hunter. While the precise plot stays beneath wraps, the narrative will discover Kraven’s quest to grow to be the final predator and supreme hunter, aligning with the storyline established in his Marvel comedian e-book origins. The movie’s crimson band trailer launched final yr advised a grittier tone in comparison with different entries in the Spider-Man universe, reminiscent of Venom, Madame Web and Morbius, showcasing scenes the place Kraven pursues giant predators like lions, and introduces a distinctively designed Rhino, the infamous villain from the comedian e-book collection.

Who Is in ‘Kraven the Hunter‘?

The film is helmed by J.C. Chandor, who’s well-known for steering the profitable Netflix film Triple Frontier in addition to the gripping survival movie All is Lost, which starred Robert Redford and never one other soul, and the visceral crime drama A Most Violent Year. The solid consists of Ariana DeBose enjoying the function of the Voodoo Priestess Calypso. Meanwhile, Fred Hechinger assumes the function of Kraven’s half-brother, Dmitri Smerdyakov, also referred to as Chameleon. Reports final yr advised that Christopher Abbott had been chosen to play the movie’s main villain, The Foreigner. Alongside them, we’ll see the likes of Alessandro Nivola, Levi Miller, and Russell Crowe popping up in supporting roles.

During an interview earlier this yr with Rolling Stone U.Ok., Taylor-Johnson defined why Kraven the Hunter appealed to him.

“I think there was something unique about this character and something grounded,” he mentioned at the time. The
Fall Guy
actor added that he thinks the public is uninterested in sure studio movies “where they’re churning out stuff that dilutes wanting to go to the cinema. I wouldn’t have signed onto it if I felt there wasn’t something to really bring to life with this character.”

Kraven the Hunter is scheduled to open in theaters in December. You can try the newest trailer for the film above.

Kraven the Hunter

Russian immigrant Sergei Kravinoff is on a mission to show that he’s the best hunter in the world.

Release Date

August 30, 2024

Director

J.C. Chandor