Is the audience saturated? superhero movies Or has its quality dropped significantly? This question must have been repeated many times in the Mecca of cinema, but of course the big one majors They are not going to abandon (at least not so soon) what has been his goose that lays golden eggs over the last decade. For this reason and with the idea of reconfiguring its entire strategy, Disney and Marvel They took on directors Joe and Anthony Russo and of course star Robert Downey Jr. While they were in direct competition, Warner and DCThey entrusted the creative keys to their universe to filmmaker James Gunn. The two will face off at the box office in summer 2025 with the restart of Fantastic Four And Superman: Legacy. Meanwhile, and with a much less optimistic drift, Sony Photos still due out this year Kraven the Hunterhis latest attempt to create an entire cosmos of Peter Parker villain films. With everyone failing and with only the financial joy of the dark Venom trilogy, the director of this origin story starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson asked fans for a little patience, begging them an opportunity for your film.
For those who are not yet very familiar with intellectual property management in today’s industry. Spider-Man and his arch-enemies represent the only Marvel Comics intellectual property that Disney has been unable to reclaim. Indeed, from the house of the mouse, Kevin Feige’s team is negotiating with Sony Pictures every new Tom Holland movielosing a significant amount in the economic proportion of the box office, in exchange for having the iconic character within the MCU (Marvel Cinematographic Universe). Unlike the license managed by Feige, the Japanese company has not had good results in its attempt to create feature films about villains of New York’s neighbor and friend and as a result, they didn’t end up capturing that final film where the superhero faced all of his antagonists at once (the group of supervillains known as the six disasters). Thus, and seeing that his production could end up losing interest due to viewers’ concern over the disjointed saga, the director JC Chandor I just asked for a vote of confidence for Kraven the Hunter.
Does Kraven deserve a chance?
Chandor debuted in 2011 with Margin calla drama about the 2008 economic crisis, where the American filmmaker would end up getting a nomination for best original screenplay. In 2013 he created When all is losta proposal for survival that managed to enter the nominations for best sound editing. This path of approval by professional critics continued with The most violent yearuntil he ended up signing for Netflix in the action film Triple frontier. However, Kraven the Hunter This is the most serious commercial commitment his filmography has seen to date. With a budget of $130 million and a premiere next Christmas, Sony remains hopeful of obtain a profitable product beyond the adaptations of the symbiote and Tom Hardy.
With a rated R, Kraven the Hunter promises a good dose of violence for lovers of the character. But there are not a few who, after the last trailer, saw “a little more of the same” in this nasty new spin-off. A feeling which, added to the pejorative consideration that exists around the universe of Sony superheroes, worried Chandor, who seems concerned about the future reception of the public.
“Some fans, a lot of fans were unhappy with certain decisions and certain results (of the Sony universe),” the director began by saying in his interview with Comic. Immediately afterwards he expressed his opinion on franchise development: “Then, with other films, they became tremendous successes. The success rate is therefore mixed. People need to give us a chance, come out and support this movie and literally try to erase some of the other things that happened. Give our film a chance.
A series of failures for Sony
In his own media interview, Chandor confirmed that he attempted to “isolate” the film, protecting it for the sake of simply telling “a good story”. Despite the good results of the three Venom installments, the superhero films did not bring great results to the company. Morbius And Madame Web These are major disasters and if this latest attack fails to achieve good results, perhaps Sony should reconsider its idea of continuing to adapt the world of Peter Parker for the big screen.
Kraven the Hunter will be released in theaters next December 13. In addition to Taylor-Johnson, the film stars Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Levi Miller and Academy Award winners; Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose.
