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When Sony is finished with the supporting cast of Spider-Man, will the webslinger have any villains left? We have to wonder after Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who has been cast as Kraven the Hunter in Sony’s upcoming movie of the same name, described his character to Variety recently.
Taylor-Johnson said that Kraven was “one of Marvel’s most iconic, notorious anti-heroes — Spider Man’s number one rival.” That’s one way of putting it. In the comics Kraven is an obsessed hunter to an insane degree, always looking for the ultimate challenge — which he sees in Spider-Man. Kraven isn’t the kind of fella you’d be comfortable sharing a beer with. He hunts to kill.
But…not this one! “He’s just a hunter, a human with conviction. An animal lover and a protector of the natural world. He’s a very, very cool character,” Taylor-Johnson said. This is a drastic revision from the Kraven of the...
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