Kraven the Hunter

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Kraven Kravinoff’s complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai, 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.

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Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Calypso Ezili / Calypso: Ariana DeBose
Dmitri Kravinoff / The Chameleon: Fred Hechinger
Nikolai Kravinoff: Russell Crowe
Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino: Alessandro Nivola
The Foreigner: Christopher Abbott
Young Sergei Kravinoff: Levi Miller
Young Dmitri: Billy Barratt
Young Calypso: Diaana Babnicova
Oleksander: Dritan Kastrati
Semyon Chorney: Yuri Kolokolnikov
Mofo: Guillaume Delaunay
Ömer Ozdemir: Murat Seven
Dr. Aliya Kimani: Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Bert: Tom Reed
Transport Guard: Greg Kolpakchi
Oligarch: Mark Arden
Oligarch: Jack Brady
Lead Guard: Alex Batareanu
Sniper #1: Will Bowden
Sniper #2: Duran Fulton Brown
Bahari Gama: Damola Adelaja
Prison Officer: Preslav Shipkaliev
Andre Lavigne / Lead Poacher: Michael Shaeffer
Young Calypso Mum: Rachel Handshaw
Young Calypso Dad: Odimegwu Okoye
Grandmother: Susan Aderin
Barnum: Roderick Hill
Russian Captain #1: Alex Skarbek
Russian Captain #3: Jon Xue Zhang
Bodyguard Assassin: Jonny James
Bodyguard Assassin: Rashid Phoenix
Restaurant Woman: Camilla Aiko
Restaurant Man: Neil Bishop
Law Firm Receptionist: Elander Moore
Law Firm Security Guard: Bailey Patrick
Nikolai’s Bodyguard: Yusuf Chaudhri
Nikolai’s Bodyguard: George Surry

Crew:

Director of Photography: Ben Davis
Screenplay: Matt Holloway
Story: Richard Wenk
Screenplay: Art Marcum
Production Design: Eve Stewart
Set Decoration: Michael Standish
Costume Design: Sammy Sheldon
Assistant Set Decoration: Pancho Chamorro
Concept Artist: Alizee Ali Khan
Script Supervisor: Carley Armstrong
Production Sound Mixer: Colin Nicolson
Editor: Craig Wood
Producer: David B. Householter
Original Music Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch
Executive Producer: Palak Patel
Producer: Avi Arad
Casting: Mary Vernieu
Set Decoration: Susannah Brough
Art Direction: Meg Jones
Art Direction: Patrick Harris
Casting: Raylin Sabo
Art Direction: Danielle Bayliss
Casting: Nicola Chisholm
Stunts: JJ Battell
Casting Assistant: Chloe Gonzalez
Stunt Driver: Kieran Clarke
Script Supervisor: Martina Vazzoler
Set Decoration: Kate Hefferman
Script Supervisor: Paula Casarin
Stunt Driver: Paul Bailey
Stunts: Marvin Berrembou
Supervising Art Director: Daryn McLaughlan
Stunt Coordinator: James M. Churchman
Colorist: Miles Anderson
Stunt Double: Peter Alberti
Stunt Double: Adam Bowman
Stunts: Yusuf Chaudhri
Supervising Art Director: Nacho Tomás
Art Direction: Ketan Waikar
Assistant Editor: Joe Zappia
Music Editor: Curt Sobel
Stunt Driver: Nellie Burroughes
Casting Associate: Tessa De Nicola
Script Supervisor: Andrea Trigo
First Assistant Editor: Simon Morgan
Music Editor: Andrew Silver
Assistant Editor: Mikayla Theone Khramov
Scoring Mixer: Jason La Rocca
Music Supervisor: Spring Aspers
Utility Stunts: James Apps
Stunt Driver: Mauro Calo
Stunts: Carlos Castillo
Stunts: Lee Charles
Stunts: Doren John Farmer
Fight Choreographer: George Kirby
Stunts: Nicholas Daines
Stunts: David Garrick
Stunts: Jonny James
Stunts: Liam Coote
Stunts: Rick English
Stunts: Laura Swift
Stunt Driver: Joel Conlan
Stunt Driver: Pete Ford
Stunts: Kenny Knight
Stunt Double: Luke Gomes
Stunt Coordinator: Madeleine Hance
Stunts: Jan Holíček
Stunt Double: Joe Kennard
Fight Choreographer: Mike Lambert
Stunts: Daniel Ilabaca
Key Rigging Grip: Ginger McCarthy
Stunts: Niki Faulkner
Stunt Driver: Cristian Knight
Stunts: Catherine Peck
Stunts: Tomás Paredes
Stunt Double: Oliver Parsons
Stunt Double: Erol Ismail
Stunts: Anthony Knight
Stunts: Bogdan Kumšackij
Stunt Driver: Christina Low
Stunts: Andrei Nazarenko
Stunts: Peter Robinson
Stunts: Arie Dekker
Stunts: Xavier Lake
Stunts: Richard Leggett
Stunts: Steven Lewington
Stunts: Elmo Walker
Stunts: Chi Lewis-Parry
Stunts: Jon Xue Zhang
Stunt Driver: Blake Sporne
Stunts: George Surry
Characters: Steve Ditko
Characters: Stan Lee
Assistant Art Director: Dario Nolé
Producer: Matt Tolmach
Director: J.C. Chandor
Drone Pilot: Christopher Knight
Still Photographer: Jay Maidment
Steadicam Operator: Julian Morson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Brandon Proctor
Hair Designer: Christine Blundell
First Assistant Director: Dominic Fysh
Gaffer: Jamie Mills
Second Unit Director of Photography: Sam Renton

Catogories:

These ingredients are awesome.

Villains aren’t born. They’re made.
Language:
English,Pусский,Türkçe
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Columbia Pictures,Matt Tolmach Productions,Arad Productions
Popularity:
974.578
Date:
2024-12-11
Year:
2024

r96sk: I’ve been quite generous in how I’ve received (the apparently now finished) ‘Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’, but even I can’t give you any positives for this one.
‘Venom’ is its peak, though I genuinely enjoyed ‘Madame Web’ (don’t @ me) and even (the not good) ‘Morbius’ didn’t overly bother me. ‘Kraven the Hunter’, however, did well and truly bore me. Aaron Taylor-Johnson offers a glimmer of hope, but this makes for a looooong 2hrs 7mins (why that long, I have no idea).

The first few scenes, whilst nothing exceptional, are actually perfectly OK – I thought so, anyway. Though pretty much from the introduction of a young Calypso (no hate on Ariana DeBose btw, I like her and she tries) the movie quickly spirals. The characters of Russell Crowe and Alessandro Nivola (he, too, tries) are, to put it kindly, rather irritating.

Christopher Abbott’s role has some potential attached to it, though that countdown thing got repetitive real fast; almost as quick as 1… 2… nevermind. The stuff with Fred Hechinger’s part, meanwhile, is bizarre, sure it makes sense based on his (bad) final scene but the whole voice bit felt silly at every moment; esp. when imitating Crowe’s Nikolai.

Probably for the best that this character and franchise ends here.
CinemaSerf: I can’t really go lower than a six for this because ATJ is just so easy on the eye. Reductive? Well, yes, but if that’s the only card a film has then you might as well get your shirt off and play it! Sadly, that is all that can really be said for this plodding superhero adventure. The “Kravinoff” siblings “Dimi” (Billy Barratt) and “Sergei” (Levi Miller) are taken out of their posh school by their oligarch father (Russell Crowe) and taken on a hunt in Ghana to develop their masculinity. They are on the trail of a lion called “Czar” and it’s an encounter with him and then with a local girl called “Calypso” (Diaana Babnicova) that sees the latter brother emerge injured but changed. Quite profoundly changed too! Skip on many years and the “Sergei” (now Aaron Taylor-Johnson) has no relationship with his father, though is still in contact with his brother (now Fred Hechinger), and he has developed some remarkably animalistic ninja skills. He’s the ultimate in natural forces for good. Meantime, though, things are hotting up amongst the criminal fraternity and a chance re-encounter with a grown up “Calypso” (Ariana DeBose) sets up a denouement with a nasty baddie who has to survive on refrigerated gel packs from his rucksack else he gets especially thick-skinned. Along the way there are several, quite violent, escapades that allow the star to show off his physical prowess, Crowe to show off his thick Siberian accent and Hechinger to look about as weedy as possible. Thereafter there isn’t an original bone in it’s CGI-fest of a body. The script is actually pretty diabolical and the plot really struggles to get off the ground as this lumbers, quite literally, along for over two hours. It’s as if it were a few episodes of a mini-series hastily condensed into a film; it’s bitty, disjointed and the denouement is all rather underwhelming. Clearly there is scope for a sequel, but I doubt anyone will have an appetite for it.
Chandler Danier: Kraven Hunter is good hunter. Very good actor, Mr Crowe. Picture move. Much excitement I feel in my heart. Wow.
White man take black magic become invincible. Wow. Fresh movie.

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