Sony Signs Alessandro Nivola To Play The Villain In Marvel's 'Kraven The Hunter'

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by Outsiders
March 5, 2022

Sources from within have informed Deadline that Alessandro Nivola is set to join Sony Pictures� Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the titular role. Nivola's character is unknown but his role will be the villain in the film.

He joins a cast that includes Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, and Fred Hechinger

The film is being directed by J.C. Chandor with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing. Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay. The film will be released theatrically on January 13th, 2023.

Alessandro Nivola is credited with last year�s The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark and will star in an untitled David O Russell movie which includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Robert DeNiro, Rami Malek, and Anya Taylor Joy among a host of others.

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leokearon - 2022-03-06 @ 4:57 pm

On 3/6/2022 at 9:19 AM, Emnems80 said:
So the current Venom is an anti hero. Morbius looks like he will be the same. Now this with Kraven. And Sony wonders why they can't figure out the formula for a good Marvel movie without Marvel Studios help.

Yeah, but Venom and Morbius are already established anti-heroes in the comics, unlike Kraven

Benn - 2022-03-06 @ 3:37 pm

Its possible the word is being used as a stand-in for antagonist.

Atlantis - 2022-03-06 @ 1:32 pm

Some younger fans may not be able to comprehend a time when movies/tv shows based on comic book characters were few and far between, and the ones that were out there, were generally held in low regard by producers/actors/fans; juvenile, silly plots, poor production value, etc. One of the main reasons was that studios that took on these characters would churn out crap, lose money and move on.They just didn't understand, or care to understand them or the genre. You can see it with the Star Trek franchise, can definitely see it in the first Batman ('89) series. I wonder if sony is headed down that road with kraven. Do they just not care that he is the villain??

Hogun - 2022-03-06 @ 11:46 am

Oh Sony, just give up already. The same actor who played a character who was being hunted by raptors because he stole them for selfish reasons is now hunting the hunter. Oh how ironic.

icematta - 2022-03-06 @ 9:54 am

On 3/5/2022 at 9:24 PM, McHogan said:
ah Sony, just give it up

I wish....

Emnems80 - 2022-03-06 @ 9:19 am

On 3/6/2022 at 12:49 AM, leokearon said:
Anti hero Kraven away!

So the current Venom is an anti hero. Morbius looks like he will be the same. Now this with Kraven. And Sony wonders why they can't figure out the formula for a good Marvel movie without Marvel Studios help.

leokearon - 2022-03-06 @ 8:49 am