Hollywood is coming off a record-breaking Thanksgiving weekend, thanks to the winning trifecta of Moana 2, Gladiator II, and Wicked Part 1. Can other upcoming releases ride that wave? Perhaps that’s why Sony Pictures just released the first eight minutes of its much-delayed Kraven the Hunter. which opens in 10 days.
Comic book fans are well acquainted with Kraven as one of Spider-Man’s most formidable foes, a founding member of the Sinister Six. He’s a Russian immigrant with an aristocratic background who fled his home country when Tsar Nicholas II’s reign collapsed in 1917. He’s a big-game hunter with enhanced abilities thanks to ingesting a mysterious potion made from jungle herbs. He’s very hard to injure and has super-human strength and enhanced sight, hearing, and smell, and he’s a good tactician with excellent hand-to-hand combat skills.
The film version appears to be an origin story. Per the official premise: