Kraven the Hunter (2024)
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A vigilante hunter must confront his past and his father's criminal empire while navigating a world of mutated threats.
The story
Following the death of his mother, Sergei Kravinoff and his half-brother Dmitri are taken by their father, Nikolai, to join his drug trafficking operations. During a hunting trip in Ghana, Sergei is injured and treated by a woman named Calypso, who leaves him with mysterious physical changes. Sixteen years later, Sergei, now known as Kraven, lives as a vigilante who hunts criminals. When his brother Dmitri is abducted by mercenaries, Kraven must team up with Calypso to navigate a dangerous underworld and confront the forces that have shaped his life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being injured in a lion attack in Ghana and treated by Calypso, Sergei Kravinoff becomes a vigilante known as Kraven. When his half-brother Dmitri is kidnapped by mercenaries, Kraven teams up with Calypso to find him. They encounter Aleksei Sytsevich, a man transformed into a rhino-hybrid, and his assassin, the Foreigner. After a series of battles, Kraven discovers his father, Nikolai, manipulated the situation. One year later, Kraven finds Dmitri has inherited their father's criminal empire and possesses shapeshifting abilities. Kraven eventually finds a note and a vest from the lion his father killed, signaling a complex legacy of being 'hunters searching for their next great trophy.'
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 127
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- J.C. Chandor
- Writers
- Art Marcum · screenplay; Matt Holloway · screenplay; Richard Wenk · screenplay; Richard Wenk · story
- Cast and characters
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson · Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter; Ariana DeBose · Calypso Ezili; Fred Hechinger · Dmitri Kravinoff / Chameleon; Alessandro Nivola · Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino; Christopher Abbott · the Foreigner; Russell Crowe · Nikolai Kravinoff
- Genres
- superhero; science fiction
- Themes
- family legacy; identity; vengeance
- Tone and mood
- gritty; action-packed
- Premise and plot tags
- superhero; vigilante; action
- Source material / true-story basis
- Marvel Comics
- Franchise connections
- Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU)
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office failure.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 41; CinemaScore · score: C · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 59% · scale: percentage
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