Academy Award winner Russell Crowe will soon join Sony’sSpider-Manspinoff universe in the upcomingKraven the Hunter, and the actor has now teased the “unexpectedly dark world” that the Marvel supervillain will inhabit. Speaking withComic Book Resources, Crowe revealed that he still has a few more scenes to shoot forKraven the Hunter, and that director J.C. Chandor is “really excited” to introduce his take on the comic book world to audiences. Check out what Russell Crowe had to say aboutKraven the Hunterbelow.
“I haven’t seen it. I haven’t seen it, but I know that we’re going through another round of shooting soon. I’ve got a scene to do in a couple of weeks. I’ve talked to J.C. Chandor, the director. He’s really excited about what he’s got in front of him and really excited about the way people will receive it. I think I can sort of pass on that one of the things he said that it’s just an unexpectedly dark world.”
Directed by J. C. Chandor (Triple Frontier) from a screenplay by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk,Bullet Trainstar Aaron Taylor-Johnson will leadKraven the Hunteras Sergei Kravinoff aka Kraven. Not much has yet been revealed regarding the plot ofKraven the Hunter, but Taylor-Johnsonhas described his take on the characteras a conservationist and a “protector of the natural world.” Which suggests that the movie will transform the Spider-Man villain into more of an antihero similarly to prior spinoffsVenomandMorbius.
While unconfirmed, Crowe is expected to portray Kraven’s father, Nikolai Kravinoff, with the rest of the cast including Ariana DeBose as Calypso and Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov aka Chameleon, as well as Christopher Abbott, Alessandro Nivola, and Levi Miller.
Kraven the Hunteris scheduled to be released in the United States on August 04, 2025.
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Russell Crowe Will Next Battle Demons in The Pope’s Exorcist
Before joining the world of Marvel…again, Russell Crowewill next battle demons in the upcoming horror movie,The Pope’s Exorcist. Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, played byGladiatorandUnhingedstar Russell Crowe, and his memoirsAn Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories,The Pope’s Exorcistfollows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession, uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.
Starring alongside Russell Crowe is Daniel Zovatto (Station Eleven, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels), Alex Essoe (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Bly Manor), Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), Cornell S. John (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Gangs of London), newcomer Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Ralph Ineson (The Witch, The Green Knight), and Franco Nero (John Wick: Chapter 2, Django Unchained) as The Pope.
Directed byOverlord’sJulius Avery, and written by Chester Hastings, R. Dean McCreary, and Evan Spiliotopoulos,The Pope’s Exorcistis scheduled to be released in the United States on Apr. 14 by Sony Pictures Releasing.
