Aaron Taylor-Johnson shared a special video message presenting the first gruesome, blood-stained footage from his upcoming movie Kraven The Hunter to the excited attendees of CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Monday.
The 32-year-old Englishman – who previously played superheroes Pietro Maximoff and Kick-A** – Certain: Will it be rated R? F*** Yes, it will be rated R.’
This is the first time Sony Pictures has restricted a Marvel feature only to fans over the age of 18, and as Rob Keyes presents chirpbecause the titular Aaron character bit the body off a poacher and spit it out in the peek.
Marvel has previously released R-rated Logan and Deadpool movies, but Sony has always rated previous Marvel movies (Tom Holland-led Spidey flicks, Venom, Morbius) PG-13.
Taylor-Johnson beat out Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, John David Washington, and Adam Driver for the multi-picture role of fur-clad, big-game hunter and Russian conservative Sergey Kravinov.
Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson shared a special video message presenting the first grisly, blood-stained footage from his upcoming movie Kraven the Hunter to the excited attendees of CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Monday (pictured Aug. 22)
‘Will it be R-rated?’ confirmed the 32-year-old Englishman – who previously played superheroes Pietro Maximoff and Kick-A**. F*** Yes, it will be rated R’
Kraven – who first appeared in 1964 when Stan Lee and Steve Dicteau wrote The Amazing Spider-Man issue #15 – has also been seen killing men with spears, crossbows, and primitive claw-shaped weapons.
The two-minute teaser revealed Boston Strangler star Alessandro Nivola to play the main antagonist, Rhino, but only his gray-skinned arm was shown.
‘I only physically transform in the final moments of the movie, so it’s just a classic villain role,’ said the 50-year-old SAG winner. THR Last August without naming names.
He had a really interesting complex psychology and personal history to draw from, and the movie has a time jump in it, so the character changes a lot from the way he was at the beginning of the movie. It was as much an acting opportunity as any other movie I’ve done.
The mysterious Oscar-winning character Russell Crowe is revealed to be the Russian aristocratic father with an American accent to Kraven / Sergey Kravinoff.
Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose plays voodoo priestess Calypso, who creates an herbal potion that extends Kraven’s life and gives him strength, speed, and senses to match a jungle cat.
Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott will play the villain from The Foreigner and The Pale Blue Eye star Fred Hechinger as Kraven’s half-brother Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon.
JC Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter is set to be released in US/UK theaters on October 6th.
‘Bites a dude’s nose off’: This is the first time Sony Pictures has restricted a Marvel feature to only 18+ fans, and as attendee Rob Keyes tweeted, it’s because the titular character Aaron bit off the flesh of a hunter and spit it out in a peek
Meet Craven! Taylor-Johnson beat out Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, John David Washington and Adam Driver for the multi-picture role of fur-clad big-game hunter and Russian conservative Sergey Kravinov (pictured Aug. 19)
Comic Book Version: Kraven – who first appeared in 1964 when Stan Lee and Steve Dicto wrote The Amazing Spider-Man issue #15 – is also seen killing men with spears, crossbows, and primitive claw-shaped weapons
‘I only transform physically in the final moments of the movie’: The two-minute teaser revealed that Boston Strangler star Alessandro Nivola plays the main antagonist, Rhino, but only his gray-skinned arm is shown (pictured Feb. 23)
FATHER: Oscar-winning character Russell Crowe has been revealed to be the aristocratic Russian dad with an American accent to Kraven/Sergey Kravinoff (pictured Jan. 28)
Love interest: Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose plays voodoo priestess Calypso, who creates an herbal potion that extends Kraven’s life and gives him strength, speed, and senses to match a jungle cat (pictured last Friday)
Cast: Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (left) will take over the villainous role from The Foreigner and The Pale Blue Eye, Fred Hechinger (right) as Kraven’s half-brother Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon
Coming this fall! JC Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter is set to be released in US/UK theaters on October 6th
