Kraven the Hunterdirector J.C. Chandor acknowledges the mixed reception of previousMarvelmovies in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and teases a much stronger installment.Kraven the Hunterintroduces one of Spider-Man’s most famous enemies, Sergei Kravinoff a.k.a. Kraven, played by MCU alum Aaron Taylor-Johnson.Kraven the Hunter’s cast of charactersalso includes other comic book villains like Rhino, Chameleon, Calypso, and the Foreigner.
Speaking toScreen Rant,Kraven the Hunterdirector J.C. Chandor admits that he has seen other installments in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe fail to make an impression, but emphasizes the high quality ofKraven the Hunter’s standalone nature. WhileKraven the Huntermay take place in the same universe asMorbiusandMadame Web, its plot focuses exclusively on its titular character and doesn’t distract itself trying to set up other stories and characters. Chandor also teases Kraven’s transformation into an actual villain, unlike Michael Morbius and Venom, who have been undeniable anti-heroes in their respective movies. Read J.C. Chandor’s full comments below:
JC Chandor: It’s a great question and obviously you guys are steeped enough into this world.I’m not going to fool anyone to think that all of those movies were the success that everyone wanted them to be.And so I’ve been able to watch that process and be a part of it. For me, this all starts with where it has with every movie I’ve ever made, which is I got to treat my own little world. I made Margin Call and there were like five other stockbroker movies in development at that time. The simple challenge for me always is make as great a movie as you possibly can. Every day you wake up [and think], ‘What can you do to make the story that you are trying to tell better?’ All I can control is I go out and try and make the best movie, cast the best people, create the best action scenes, create the best drama, create the best story that I’m able to do.
That was number one. It was just worry about your own house. But we did learn some things for sure about, in a way that play into that, which is like, let’s not try to have this be telling 16 different stories at once, right? Let’s make a really good movie at its core and where that goes will take care of it of itself. I didn’t to want give away the details of what we got going on, but I think from a structural standpoint, it was about telling a movie that stands by itself that is certainly a Marvel film that has the Rhino and has Foreigner and has Chameleon and has Calypso. It is this amazing group of characters that we’ve pulled together that are certainly drawn from all of the lore and all of the canon, which I hope people will be really excited about what we’ve done, but in a way, the movie can stand on its own and you can walk into this movie knowing everything about all of that and nothing, and it really will hopefully work for you in both ways.
Last thing I think was this sort of anti-hero thing, which I think as following this whole world is a very kind of controversial thing that they’ve tried to do at times. And again, not trying to give away too much of what we’ve done, but we have structured this movie as a classic origin story. It’s going to tell you in a really fun way that this is the journey that this character’s on. If you know the Kraven storyline and you take this stuff as seriously as we’ve had and we have,when that last frame of our movie comes up, I think people will be excited that Kraven is teed up in that he will be teed up to go and carry on this journey towards villainy because that is the heart of this character. He doesn’t start the movie off in that place. I think that’s what makes the film really cool actually, is that you get to see that journey, but this is a family saga that if anyone knows, if anyone knows Kraven’s Last Hunt and loves that, that’s a place for Aaron and I, that was a hallmark of why we signed up to do this and we’ve created a character that over time it will make sense that he ends up there.
What The Kraven The Hunter Director’s Comments Mean
Kraven The Hunter Can Turn Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Around
Kraven the Hunterhas all the elements of a traditional movie in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe: a seemingly anti-hero protagonist, Marvel villains pitted against each other, and Spider-Man’s absence. However,J.C. Chandor’s explanation forKraven the Hunter’s standalone story makes the Kraven movie likely to stand apart from every other SSU installment. IfKraventhe Hunterdoes focus exclusively on delivering a solid self-contained story, it could capture the attention of audiences who were on the line about Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.Kraven the Hunter’s quality would be enough proof that it’s a movie worth watching in theaters.
Kraven The Hunter’s First Footage Has Taken Me By Surprise: Could This Be Sony’s First GOOD Spider-Man Spinoff?
Sony has a shot to make Kraven the Hunter into something truly special, and judging by the first eight minutes, they might have finally done it.
Ironically,the SSU’s attempts to set up aSinister Sixcrossover moviehave discouraged some audiences from following the franchise. In centering the plot on a standalone story,Kraven the Huntercould work as a better stepping stone for future sequels and crossovers than if it focused on establishing a wider universe. J.C. Chandor’s tease ofKraven the Hunter’s final scene, which apparently cements Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a full-fledged villain, is also a good sign that Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is learning from previous mistakes.
Our Take On The Kraven The Hunter Director’s Comments
Kraven The Hunter Is A Character Who Deserves A Better Treatment Than The SSU Gave Morbius And Madame Web
Kraven the Hunter is much more well-known and important to Spider-Man’s history than Morbius and Madame Web. In fact,scrapped plans forSpider-Man: No Way Homehad Kravenas a main villain in case its multiverse plot couldn’t be used. If there’s one character who’s perfect to signal the beginning of a new wave of movies in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, it’s the villain who gave Spidey one of his most acclaimed comic book storylines —Kraven’s Last Hunt, which could serve as the basis for a groundbreakingSpider-ManandKraven the Huntersequel in the future.
