Marveland Sony Pictures’Spider-Manis starting to take shape, withTom Hollandset to playPeter Parker,Marisa Tomeiin talks to play Aunt May,Jon Watts(Cop Car) on board to direct andJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan M. Goldstein(Vacation) set to write the screenplay. One aspect of the story that hasn’t been confirmed is who the villain will be, although there was an unconfirmed rumor that the studios were seekingMatthew McConaugheyto play Norman Osborn, a.k.a. Green Goblin. Today,Heroic Hollywoodhas a new report that claims Kraven the Hunter will be the newSpider-Manvillain.
The site claims that Sony’sKaren Moy, the Vice President of Creative Affairs, recently purchased the trade paperbackKraven’s Last Hunton Amazon. Sources claimMarvelis so cheap that the Sony executive had to buy her own copy. The site also dug through Wikileaks archives from theSony hack, discovering thatKaren Moypreviously made book purchases on Amazon for her former boss,Amy Pascal, who is now producingSpider-ManwithMarvel’sKevin Feige. It is believed that this purchase ofKraven’s Last Huntis for research, hinting that the studio may be using Kraven the Hunter as their main villain. The story was originally published in Web of Spider-Man #31-32, The Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, and The Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132.
Kraven the Hunter is established as the world’s best big game hunter, who believes that catching and killingSpider-Man, by using his superhuman strength and agility, would make him a legend.Kraven’s Last Huntwas published in 1987 and is considered by many as the greatestSpider-Manstory of all time, where Kraven obtains his own Spidey suit and goes on a brutal rampage to prove he is a better crimefighter thanSpider-Man. The story culminates with Kraven and Spidey’s final battle.
The newSpider-Manwill take fans back to high school, with this reboot believed to be the first movie in a new trilogy, with each movie spanning one year of school. There was a rumoredcast listthat surfaced last week, which revealed that the villains would be Vulture, played byBilly Zane, and Scorpion, played byJason Biggs. Unfortunately for Vulture and Scorpion fans, writersJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan M. Goldsteinrevealed that list of characters and cast members is not accurate.
What do you think about Kraven the Hunter becoming the nextSpider-Manvillain? It’s worth noting that this character hasn’t been seen in any of the previous big screen iterations, and he was rumored to be part ofThe Sinister Sixlineup when Sony was developing that superhero spinoff. This hasn’t been confirmed quite yet, so stay tuned for more details for this upcomingSpider-Manreboot.
