The One Shot From Kraven That Explains Everything Wrong With Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
ScreenCrushStory by Matt Singer
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Sony stumbles again with Kraven the Hunter, as a key trailer shot is nowhere to be found in the final film, exposing the studio's lack of a cohesive plan for its Spider-Man universe.
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- The iconic flaming spear shot that was heavily featured in Kraven's marketing campaign was cut from the final film, along with other sequences involving the character's signature bow and arrow.
- This is part of a larger pattern in Sony's Spider-Man adjacent films, where the trailers promise one thing but the final movies deliver something quite different, suggesting a lack of a clear creative vision.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sony, Kraven the Hunter, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Yesterday, Madame Web, The Amazing Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Morbius, Venom: The Last Dance