the cast of Kraven the Hunter has a new member: Russell Crowe himself. The actor has confirmed his arrival in the next Sony movie, thus joining the famous Spider-Verse; which was already expanded thanks to the launch of Venom: There will be slaughter And of course, Spider-Man: No Say Home.
As stated The Hollywood Reporter, the role that Russell Crowe will play in the Kraven film has not been revealed. However, until now it is known that many of the main characters of the feature film will be part of the Kraven family; thus forming the clan Kravinoff.
However, this is not the first time that Crowe has participated in a production based on a Marvel character. The actor confirmed his involvement as Zeus in the film Thor: Love and Thunder; which will be released in July of this same 2022.
Kraven movie coming soon
Kraven the Hunter It will feature the participation of other high-level actors, such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The latter already briefly participated in the Cinematic Universe Marvel as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is here to redeem himself by taking on the role of Kraven; thus becoming one of the most emblematic enemies of Spider-Man.
According to the studio’s plans, the character of Kraven will be presented as an antihero; thus joining other characters in the universe of spider-man in having their own movies, as is the case with Tom Hardy’s Venom. Likewise, the launch of other productions is expected, such as Morbius, with Jared Leto; Y madam weba film that could count on the participation of Dakota Johnson.
Kraven the Hunter has its release scheduled for January 12, 2023, so there is still some time before we can see it. Russell Crowe is a famous multi-award winning actor who is no stranger to superhero based movies. Crowe played Jor-El in the man of steelthe Zack Snyder film released in 2013. Now, in addition to appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Universe, the actor also joins the Spider-Verse from Sony. At this rate Russell Crowe will end up having his own cinematographic universe.
This new production is being written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Likewise, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Richard Wenk are in charge of its production. Until now, nothing has been said about how the film will fit into the Spider-Verse; however, as seen with productions such as Venomit is probably about an origin story.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson signed a contract that ensures his participation in several of the films of Kraven; so there is a chance to see Kraven the Hunter making crossovers with other characters from the Spider-Verse, or even with Spider-Man himself.