Kraven the Hunter Could Have Been the Villain in Marvel’s Black Panther Movie

Story by Cameron Bonomolo

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The untold story of how Kraven the Hunter was almost the villain in Marvel's Black Panther, and how rights issues kept the crossover from happening.

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Director Ryan Coogler was eyeing Kraven the Hunter as the villain for his 2018 Black Panther film, drawn to the character's history of crossing paths with the Wakandan king in the comics.
Marvel Studios couldn't use Kraven because Sony had snagged the rights to the character and over 900 other Marvel characters nearly two decades earlier, limiting Coogler's options for the film's antagonist.

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Ryan Coogler, Sergei Kravinoff, Alyosha Kravinoff, T'Challa, Denzel Washington, Marvel Studios, Sony Pictures, Avengers, Black Panther, Kraven the Hunter, Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Morbius, Madame Web, Venom: The Last Dance

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