Sony Pictures could soon be welcoming Keanu Reeves into its ever-growingSpider-Manuniverse. According to Illuminerdi, The studio has reportedly approachedTheMatrixstar and formally offered him the role of Kraven the Hunter in his very own solo film; however, it remains unclear if Reeves will accept.
Former reports indicate that director J.C. Chandor, who has helmed films such asTriple FrontierandA Most Violent Year, was in talks with Reeves on the project, simply namedKraven. If Reeves accepts the role, it will be his first superhero movie role since portraying John Constantine in the 2005 DC film.
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Sony Pictures has been riding on the momentum of its recentSpider-Mansuccesses, and rightfully so.Homecoming,Far From Home,andVenomended up being three of the studio’s highest-grossing films in its history, so it only made sense for the studio to continue expanding the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC). According to Illuminerdi, the project could very well be a “mashup” of R-rated titlesLoganandMan on Fire.Richard Wenk, who previously wroteThe Equalizerfilms for Sony, has reportedly written the initial script forKraven,pulling from the comic book storylineKraven’s Last Hunt. Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad are also set to produce.
Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony Pictures continues to move forward with plans for other SPUMC projects such asMorbiusandVenom: Let There Be Carnage, which both have expected release dates in 2021 and 2022 respectively. There is alsoaDuskfilmon the way, as well as an unconfirmed, secret Marvel film spearheaded by Olivia Wilde, which many believe isa Spider-Woman solo film.
Currently,an untitledSpider-Man 3is in production, and there are rumors that Kraven the Hunter could make an appearance in the film, even if just to introduce his character. In the casting description, a character is described as a man of Russian origin with “superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes.” He is a “maniacal big-game hunter” specifically hunting for Spider-Man. IfJohn Wicktaught us anything, it’s that Keanu Reeves playsone hell of a good hunter.
Sony’s next release,Venom: Let There Be Carnage, is set to open in theatres on June 25 this year, followed by the Marvel-co-producedSpider-Man 3on December 17 andMorbiuson Jul 06, 2025.
