- Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads “Kraven the Hunter,” an origin story for the “Spider-Man” villain.
- Sony produced the movie, and it previously made all the “Spider-Man” films alongside Marvel.
- Here’s every Sony Marvel movie, ranked.
When superhero fans think of Marvel movies, they tend to think of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers. But Marvel Studios and Disney aren’t the only ones adapting over 80 years of beloved comic book adventures.
In 1999, Sony and Columbia Pictures bought the rights to “Spider-Man” and other characters from Marvel Entertainment, which was still facing financial difficulty after filing for bankruptcy in 1996.
Fast-forward to the early 2000s, and Tobey Maguire starred in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man.” Sony continued to make Marvel movies in the years that followed and even set up its own shared universe to rival the MCU.
The studio found success in bringing the alien antihero, “Venom,” to the big screen with Tom Hardy playing the lead in two movies, which have raked in $1.4 billion worldwide, according to industry data provider thenumbers.com.
The most recent film, “Kraven the Hunter,” tells the villain’s origin story, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson starring in the title role. Here’s how it stacks up against the other “Spider-Man” movies.
