Kraven the Hunter is a 2024 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by J.C. Chandor, the film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff, a big-game hunter who seeks to prove himself as the greatest hunter in the world. The story follows his transformation from a young man with a complex relationship with his father (Russell Crowe) into a formidable antihero. As he embarks on a mission to take down a dangerous criminal syndicate, Kraven must confront his own dark past and the animalistic instincts that drive him. The film also features Ariana DeBose as Calypso, Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov (the Chameleon), and Alessandro Nivola as Aleksei Sytsevich (the Rhino). With intense action sequences and a gritty tone, Kraven the Hunter expands Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.