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- Kraven the Hunter Film Casting More Pivotal Spider-Man Villains
- Steven Spielberg Helming a Brand New ‘Frank Bullitt’ Movie
- Watch: Jared Leto Discusses the Comicbook Lore of Morbius
| Kraven the Hunter Film Casting More Pivotal Spider-Man Villains Posted: 27 Feb 2022 03:20 PM PST
Sony’s Spider-Man universe is continuing to evolve in some unexpected ways, with iconic antagonists and antiheroes getting the spotlight in their own solo stories. The latest to join that list is Kraven the Hunter, who will be getting his own solo movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The supporting cast of the project has begun to take shape. Zola and The Toxic Avenger actress Taylour Paige is reportedly being eyed to appear in Kraven the Hunter, which would see her playing Marvel villainess Calypso. This comes after previous reports suggested that Jodie Turner-Smith was being circled for the role.
Created by Denny O’Neil and Alan Weiss in 1980’s The Amazing Spider-Man #209, Calypso Ezili is a voodoo priestess with the abilities of mind control and resurrection, who has a key role in Kraven getting his enhanced abilities. She then becomes a love interest of Kraven’s, as well as a formidable villain for Spider-Man.
The Kraven the Hunter movie will also star Russell Crowe in a currently-unknown role, although some have speculated that he could be playing Kraven’s father, Nikolai Kravinoff. Another villain has also been cast, Fred Hechinger as Kraven’s half brother, The Chameleon. The character is usually depicted as a master of disguises, known for his ability to impersonate virtually anybody.
The Kraven movie’s forward momentum comes after the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home — a project that was originally poised to introduce the character to the big screen. As one of Sony Pictures' universe of Marvel characters, Kraven is among Marvel's most iconic and notorious antiheroes, who has encountered Venom and Black Panther among many others as well as being one of Spider-Man's best-known and most formidable enemies.
J.C. Chandor is directing the pic with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing. Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on January 13, 2023.
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| Steven Spielberg Helming a Brand New ‘Frank Bullitt’ Movie Posted: 27 Feb 2022 12:55 PM PST
In interesting news, Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg is attached to direct a new original story based on the character of Frank Bullitt, the iconic character first introduced in the 1968 film Bullitt and played by legendary actor Steve McQueen.
The film is set up at Warner Bros and has Josh Singer set to write the script. Sources say that this is definitely not a remake, but an original film featuring the character. Bullitt is a no-nonsense cop in San Francisco looking to bring down a mob kingpin that killed his witness.
While this is one of McQueen's best-known roles, the film is best known for one of the greatest cinematic car chases ever put on screen. The producer/director had to negotiate a deal with the McQueen estate for use of the character Molly McQueen, the late actor's granddaughter, will serve as an executive producer on the film. The post Steven Spielberg Helming a Brand New ‘Frank Bullitt’ Movie appeared first on Bleeding Fool. |
| Watch: Jared Leto Discusses the Comicbook Lore of Morbius Posted: 27 Feb 2022 10:25 AM PST In this new video released by Sony, Jared Leto introduces us to the lore of his upcoming character Morbius.
The fact the character first appeared in 1971 as an antagonist for Spider-Man and then moved on to become an anti-hero. He also talks about how Marvel was not allowed to use supernatural characters due to the Comic Code Authority, which made Morbius a big deal when he was introduced. He goes on to say the everyone loves a good monster story and that there was something about the character that stoked people's imaginations.
While talking they show footage from the film, most of which we've seen in previous trailers. Morbius opens on April 1st and along with Leto, features Adria Arjona, Matt Smith, Tyrese Gibson, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Michael Keaton. The post Watch: Jared Leto Discusses the Comicbook Lore of Morbius appeared first on Bleeding Fool. |
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