Kraven – The Hunter, the new cinematic chapter of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe which will bring the famous character to the big screen for the first time, was initially expected for last October. Due to the Holywood strikes this was then postponed to August 30th, a date that was changed again in the last few hours.
According to what was announced by Sony Pictures, the film was now set for December 13, 2024. This date will allow the cinecomic to present itself during the holiday period as the only film forbidden to minors in programming, a strategy that should optimize the visibility of the film and with it the takings.
Kraven – The Hunter It thus positions itself in the slot that was originally assigned to the new film in the saga Karate Kid. This has now been moved to May 30, 2025thus allowing the film to capitalize on the momentum of the sixth and final season of the spin-off series Cobra Kai.
The date left vacant by the moving of Kraven it is instead taken from the long-awaited Blumhouse horror They Listen. Sony also announced that it will be released on August 15, 2025 Animal Friends, a comedy that will combine live-action and animated elements and will feature names of the caliber of Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa and Aubrey Plaza in the cast. Directed by Peter Atencio and written by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider, the film has been described as an R-rated road movie.
Kraven – The Hunter was directed by JC Chandor, and is based on a screenplay written by Matt Holloway, Art Marcum and Richard Wenk. They will be present in the cast Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell CroweAriana DeBose, Christopher Abbott, Alessandro Nivola, Fred Hechinger and Levi Miller.
The new Karate Kid it will instead be directed by Jonathan Entwistle and written by Rob Lieber. In the cast, in addition to the return of the historical face of the franchise Ralph MacchioThey will be present Jackie ChanBen Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight and Wyatt Oleff.
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Source: Variety
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