Thanks to the overwhelming international success of the restricted feature “Deadpool & Wolverine”, the new Columbia Pictures/Marvel Studios superhero crime thriller "Kraven", directed by J.C. Chandor, has also been slapped with an a ‘R-rating’ for “…strong bloody violence and language…”, releasing December 13, 2024 in theaters:
'Sergei Kravinoff', aka 'Kraven The Hunter", debuted in Marvel Comics' "The Amazing Spider-Man" #15 (August 1964)…
… created by writer Stan Lee and illustrator/co-plotter Steve Ditko.
"...born to Russian aristocrats and an abusive father (Russell Crowe), 'Sergei Kravinoff ' survives…
“…to become a maniacal big game hunter in Africa.
"Then after being infected by animal blood…
“…his reflexes and physical powers were enhanced…
“…and he became ‘Kraven the Hunter'..."