Aaron Taylor-Johnson on set ofKraven the Hunter(2023).Photo: Splash
Aaron Taylor-Johnsonis hard at work onKraven the Hunter.
The 31-year-old actor was photographed Sunday in London on set of Sony/Marvel’s upcoming superhero film as the titularSpider-Manvillain, alongside a stunt double.
Both men were dressed in a pair of dark pants and white button-up collared shirt, each wearing a necklace with a large ivory tooth hanging from the middle.
Taylor-Johnson’s casting in the lead role wasannounced back in May 2021. The movie will follow Kraven (born Sergei Kravinoff), an enemy of Spider-Man known for his tracking and hunting abilities.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson (L); Ariana DeBose.Slaven Vlasic/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The character had run-ins with the web-producing hero as well as Black Panther and Spider-Man’s other nemesis, Venom.
Kraven had a unique ability to stalk and hunt with regular tools before he became obsessed with killing bigger prey with his bare hands,Varietyreported of the character. The villain then sought out a serum that gave him super-strength, stamina, and slowed his aging.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson.Getty Images
Back in March,Deadlinereported the addition ofWest Side StorystarAriana DeBose, who recently won anOscar, to the cast.
According to the outlet, DeBose, 31, will play Calypso, “a voodoo priestess who utilizes magic potions, and besides being an adversary of Spider-Man, she is also the occasional partner and lover of Kraven.”
Aside fromKraven the Hunter, DeBose is next set toappear in the space thrillerI.S.S.alongsideChris Messinaandthe star-studded spy filmArgyllewithHenry Cavill,Sam Rockwell,Bryce Dallas Howard,Bryan Cranston,Catherine O’Hara,John CenaandSamuel L. Jackson.
Kraven the Hunter— also starringChristopher Abbott,Alessandro Nivola, Fred Hechinger, Levi Miller andRussell Crowe— is scheduled for a theatrical release on Jan. 13, 2023.
source: people.com
