KRAVEN THE HUNTER Spinoff Finds Its Lead In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson

KRAVEN THE HUNTER Spinoff Finds Its Lead In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Sony has finally found their Kraven the Hunter in former Avengers: Age of Ultron actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and they've also set a release date for the long-gestating Spider-Man spinoff project.

By RohanPatel - May 26, 2021 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Kraven the Hunter

"You didn't see that coming?"

Sony Pictures has announced that Golden Globe-winner and BAFTA Film Award-nominee Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of UltronTenet) has been cast as the titular antihero in upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter, which is now tentatively scheduled to arrive in theaters on January 13, 2023. 

He's signed on for multiple films, so there is a possibility he could make his debut in a different Spider-Man or SUMC film before headlining his own standalone feature. 

J.C. Chandor (Triple FrontierA Most Violent Year) has been tapped to direct the long-gestating origin story, with a screenplay from Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man; Uncharted) and Richard Wenk (The Equalizer; Jack Reacher: Never Go Back).

While Keanu Reeves (John WickThe Matrix) was rumored to be the top choice for the role earlier this year, it was later reported that he had actually passed on the part several months prior.

According to Justin Kroll of Deadline, Brad Pitt (Fight ClubSe7en), John David Washington (TenetBlacKkKlansman), and Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMarriage Story) were also considered by the studio before they saw footage of Taylor-Johnson in David Leitch's upcoming actioner Bullet Train, and they quickly moved to offer him the part. 

The 30-year-old English actor is, of course, best known to comic book movie fans for his role as Pietro Maximoff in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron as well as for playing Dave Lizewski in Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2. His most prominent credits include, but are not limited to, SavagesAnna KareninaGodzillaNocturnal AnimalsThe WallOutlaw KingA Million Little Pieces, and Tenet

Before Kraven, he can be seen later this year in Matthew Vaughn's The King's Man and next year in the aforementioned Bullet Train

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Menks123
Menks123 - 5/26/2021, 3:17 PM
Great casting, sadly....hard to be excited for a Sony Spidey film for me :/
IronSpider101
IronSpider101 - 5/26/2021, 3:18 PM
@Menks123 - They're the only ones who have made good ones.
Menks123
Menks123 - 5/26/2021, 3:19 PM
@IronSpider101 - Which ones? Spiderman 2 was the only solid one lol and I don't hold it high on my CBM preferences like others do.

And yes, Spider-Verse was amazing, but I am talking live action.
IronSpider101
IronSpider101 - 5/26/2021, 6:06 PM
@Menks123 - Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Verse. They've also made the worst of them to be fair, but those are the good ones.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/26/2021, 6:16 PM
@Menks123 - I mean I’m not excited for MCU spidey films. The next film is once again Stark related. It’s tiresome. Spider-Man 2 and 1 are still the best Spider-Man and Peter Parker films, period. This is great casting and I am hoping for the best. Sony misses a lot so I get your hesitation here no doubt.
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 5/26/2021, 6:50 PM
@IronSpider101 - Sony is net negative with Spider-Man films.

Spider-Man 1 - Pretty good
Spider-Man 2 - Very good (by a lot of people but not all)
Spider-Man 3 - Awful
ASM 1 - Awful
ASM 2 - Awful
Venom - Meh
ITSV - Amazing but not live action...animated is Sony's lane and they need to stick to it
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 5/26/2021, 8:02 PM
@Tonic24k - correction.
Venom- awful
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 5/26/2021, 8:05 PM
@Menks123 - meh,gonna be honest Marvel studio's Spiderman are lazy-ass.too depending on starks,a typical millennial kid.
Moriakum
Moriakum - 5/27/2021, 2:31 AM
@IronSpider101 - Well, the MCU Spidey films were critical and financial successes. The last one made over a billion. Your personal opinion means shit.
bcom
bcom - 5/26/2021, 3:17 PM
Umm. I just checked the calendar and I’m pretty sure it’s not April 1st, so I’m guessing this isn’t a joke?
JermareCBM
JermareCBM - 5/26/2021, 3:17 PM
Wut
LSHF
LSHF - 5/26/2021, 3:54 PM
@JermareCBM - "KRAVEN THE HUNTER Spinoff Finds Its Lead In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson."

Question answered. Sorry. I'm a smart-ass sometimes.
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