With the box office success of Venom, it seems plans are rolling right along for Sony’s shared universe of Spider-Man characters that, until now, don’t actually have Spider-Man in them. While Spidey was not in nor mentioned in Venom, it seems one of the next Spidey villain movies might include the web-head. According to a report via Discussing Film, screenwriter Richard Wenk (The Equalizer) confirmed he’s aiming to include Spider-Man in his script for the upcoming Kraven the Hunter solo film. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Kraven was a Russian big game hunter named Sergei Kravinoff, who saw defeating Spider-Man as his ultimate challenge.
“It’s in the Spider-Man universe. I’m going to adhere very closely to the lore of Kraven the Hunter, and he’s going to come face-to-face with Spider-Man. I think that where we’re all circling is that this is Kraven’s Last Hunt,” said Wenk in the interview. Sounds like Peter Parker vs. Kraven could really play out in live-action.Longtime Marvel Comics fans know Kraven’s Last Hunt; it’s easily the most iconic story featuring the legendary big game hunter. Published in 1987, this story from J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, and Bob McLeod sees Kraven hunt down Spider-Man and seemingly shoot him dead. Kraven then buries him and starts wearing a replica Spider-Man’s costume, looking to prove himself to be the superior urban crime fighter. It ends with Kraven’s death. But it’s comics, so Kraven eventually gets better.
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