Credit: Sony Pictures / Marvel StudiosThe Sony Spider-Verse is expanding with controversial films like El Muerto (2023) and Madame Web (2023), but the script leak of the upcoming Kraven the Hunter (2023) movie has completely ditched Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man.
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In short, Sony’s upcoming Kraven the Hunter Marvel movie has nothing to do with Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man character. The confusing film has nothing to do with Spider-Man at all.
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Andrew Garfield’s triumphant return to Marvel’s New York in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) was welcomed by every Marvel fan, with millions hoping that the beloved actor would return to the Marvel collection full-time for his Amazing Spider-Man 3.
While The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and Garfield’s Sinister Six Marvel movies still sit on shelves at Sony Pictures, fans won’t give up hope that one day the Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021) star will reprise his role of web-slinger Peter Parker.
Now, however, it reportedly seems that Sony isn’t doing anything with their upcoming Spider-Man films actually to include the famous Marvel hero.
Kraven the Hunter, which recently made headlines after lead actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson revealed that the deadly villain wouldn’t hunt animals in the film, is now back in backlash after its script reportedly leaked:
Take this with a grain of salt but here is a leak of Sony’s Kraven the Hunter story
If this is true Sony we need to talk….
Take this with a grain of salt but here is a leak of Sony's Kraven the Hunter story
If this is true Sony we need to talk…. pic.twitter.com/E3SaHpfPdP
— Spider-Man News and countdown (@SpiderMan3news) June 30, 2022
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Like @SpiderMan3news suggests, take this information with a “grain of salt.”
Nonetheless, it’s worth noting that the “leaked” script suggests an entirely clean house of Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff), with Sony going so far as to switch the names of characters, exclude the supposed main villain of the Kraven film (Foreigner), and turn the PTSD-torn killer into a pacifist.
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On top of that, there’s no mention of the character Spider-Man, the Daily Bugle, or anything remotely related to Peter Parker.
Even the post-credit scenes ditch Spider-Man, choosing rather have a mention of Vulture (Michael Keaton) and Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto).
That’s right, it’s “Morbin’ time” in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, but Spider-Man isn’t getting the light of day.
It would appear that all hopes of an Andrew Garfield comeback aren’t in the cards with Sony Pictures, leaving fans to hope that Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige can pull off the impossible:
Vulture was legitimately a good villain in Homecoming. And now he’s… robbing people with Morbius…
Vulture was legitimately a good villain in Homecoming. And now he’s… robbing people with Morbius…
— Kasey ❤️ + ⚡️ (@RawbertBeef) June 30, 2022
Another fan writes:
I hope this isn’t real
I hope this isn't real
— soul saber 123 (@soulsaber123) June 30, 2022
With Andrew Garfield recently signing a major Marvel Cinematic Universe contract to star in the upcoming Secret Wars movie (rumored), fans may one day see their beloved Spider-Man actor back on the superhero big screen.
Nonetheless, Garfield is one of the best actors of his generation and has an incredibly bright future in Hollywood, undoubtely starring in future blockbusters and more.
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Tom Holland’s Avenger is leading the way for Marvel Cinematic Universe newcomers Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), Moon Knight (Oscar Isaac), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany), Eternals’ Thena (Angelina Jolie), and more — especially with his next Spider-Man trilogy that’s currently in the works.