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Kraven the Hunter: Is Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Dead if the Movie Flops?

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Story by Lisa Laman
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With Kraven the Hunter's box office performance crucial to Sony's struggling Spider-Man universe, the future of this cinematic realm hangs in the balance.
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  • Sony's Spider-Man Universe, launched in 2018 with Venom, has struggled to replicate that film's box office success, with efforts like Morbius and Madame Web generating more memes than profits.
  • Despite plans for spinoffs like El Muerto and a Hypno-Hustler movie, Sony's confidence in the franchise is waning, as they shift focus to the acclaimed animated Spider-Verse films and other non-superhero projects that are delivering bigger hits.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Hardy, Donald Glover, Olivia Wilde, Sony, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, Kraven the Hunter, Venom, Morbius, Madame Web, El Muerto, Hypno-Hustler, Spider-Verse, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Marvels, It Ends With Us, Venom: The Last Dance, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, A Man Called Otto, No Hard Feelings, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Caught Stealing, Animal Friends
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