Kraven the Hunter's ScreenX Poster Teases the R-Rated Film's Bloody Violence (2024)

Sony's Kraven the Hunter will be hitting the big screen in December, and weeks ahead of the release, the official ScreenX poster has been revealed. It teases the film's release on Dec. 13, 2024, which will include screenings on the visually immersive, 270-degree panoramic ScreenX.

The ScreenX poster features an illustration of Taylor-Johnson in the movie's titular role. Added blood spots — and the character holding a skull in one hand, while clenching a fist with the other — also tease the brutal violence of the R-rated film. Notably, Kraven the Hunter is the first of all of Sony's Spider-Man Universe films to be given an R-rating following Morbius, Madame Web, and the Venom movies. Check out the new poster below.

The official synopsis for the movie reads, "Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, R-rated, standalone story of how one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared."

J.C. Chandor directed Kraven the Hunter using a screenplay by Richard Wenk and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway. It was produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and David Householter. Along with Taylor-Johnson and Crowe, the movie also stars Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbbott.

"I’m extremely proud of the work we have all done together on Kraven, and when the movie finally gets its chance to be seen I think it’s gonna surprise the hell out of a lot of people," Chandor previously told Deadline about the movie's release. The outlet notes that the film’s multiple release delays were necessary for Chandor, because it gave the creative team the time "to sharpen the characters and tighten the plot."

Taylor-Johnson, who also appears in the upcoming Nosferatu film hitting theaters later in December, has spoken out about why he wanted to take on the role of Kraven. He was intrigued by how this character was more "grounded" compared to others seen in comic book movies, and the actor thought he was able to bring something new to the role.

Kraven the Hunter Will Surprise Marvel Fans

"I think there was something unique about this character and something grounded," Talor-Johnson told Rolling Stone. "We’ve all had enough of seeing certain studio films, a certain kind of pop culture… where they’re churning out stuff that dilutes wanting to go to the cinema. I wouldn’t have signed onto it if I felt there wasn’t something to really bring to life with this character."

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Kraven the Hunter will premiere in movie theaters on Dec. 13, 2024.

Source: ScreenX

Kraven the Hunter

R

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Director

J.C. Chandor

Release Date

December 13, 2024

Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Russell Crowe , Fred Hechinger , Ariana DeBose , Christopher Abbott , Alessandro Nivola , Levi Miller , Chi Lewis-Parry , Billy Barratt , Jessica Zhou , Michael Shaeffer , Dritan Kastrati , Greg Kolpakchi , Elander Moore , Filiz Fairweather , Duran Fulton Brown , Alex Skarbek , Rachel Handshaw , Preslav Shipkaliev , Murat Seven , Robert Ryan

Writers

Art Marcum , Richard Wenk , Matt Holloway

Runtime

127 Minutes

Main Genre

Adventure

Budget

130 million

Studio(s)

Sony

Distributor(s)

Sony

Franchise(s)

Marvel Comics , Marvel Cinematic Universe

Character(s)

Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven , Nikolai Kravinoff , Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon , Calypso , The Foreigner , Aleksei Sytsevich aka The Rhino , Young Sergei , Big Rhino , Young Dmitri , Passerby , André , Oleksander , Guard , Law Firm Receptionist , Restaurant Diner , Sniper 2 , Russian Captain , Cora's Mum , Prison Officer , Ömer Aksoy , Russian Prisoner