The “special abilities” that were cut from the main story of “Kraven the Hunter” and the connection to Spider-Man that were intentionally left in | THE RIVER

Sony Pictures' Marvel movie “Kraven the Hunter'' has had its release postponed several times, including due to the Hollywood strike in 2023. The film was originally scheduled to be released in December 2024, but it was originally scheduled for January 2023, so it has been postponed by almost two years.

Partially references the content of “Kraven the Hunter.''

The film appears to have undergone some changes from the original plan due to reshoots and editing. It is likely that the original Kraven had the ability to communicate with animals and fight alongside them, similar to the DC movie Aquaman.

If you look again at the first trailer that was released in June 2023, it includes scenes such as communicating with a snow wolf to attack a pursuer, and synchronizing with the vision of a flying eagle to determine the enemy's location. It is. It even included a line in which The Foreigner says, “It seems that Kraven manipulates animals to hunt his prey,” but these lines were cut from the main story. Also excluded is a scene where Craven dons his iconic vest and lights a torch in a cave-like area.

Some sources have suggested that this film will be the final film in Sony's Marvel film series, but this has not yet been confirmed. Significantly, the main story also included a scene that slightly hinted at a future confrontation with Spider-Man. In the scene where Craven is surrounded by a large number of descending spiders in the forest, he remembers his late mother's hatred of spiders.

Perhaps Sony Pictures hasn't given up on a future Kraven vs. Spider-Man development, and at that time they were trying to create a conflict based on circumstances such as “Kraven has a grudge against Spider-Man due to his mother”. It might be. Otherwise, this scene could have been cut from the main story. All it does is make Spider-Man's “smell” stale.

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson has often expressed his enthusiasm for a showdown with Spider-Man in promoting the film. I don't know what the future holds, but if he ever appears again, I'd like to see him fight Spider-Man alongside the animals.