Kraven the Hunter was the final nail in the coffin for Sony’s mistitled Spider-Man Shared Universe (SSU). It was a box office and critical disappointment, performing worse than the low bar previously set by Morbius and Madame Web, earning less at the box office than either film. The Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led movie turned the Spider-Man villain into another anti-hero, and instead of pitting him against the webhead, the movie opted for a lackluster showdown with The Rhino and The Foreigner. It appears at one point that a more exciting Kraven the Hunter project was teased, one that would have tied the shared universe with the Venom movies.
Concept art for ‘Kraven the Hunter’ shows a cut sequence that might have teased an adaptation of ‘Planet of the Symbiotes’ and a showdown with Venom. Read More