Sony released an eight-minute clip fromKraven the Hunter’s opening scene, which unintentionally proves just the absurdity of Quicksilver’s death in theMCU’sAvengers: Age of Ultron. Sergei Kravinoff makes his debut in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe with a solo movie of his own,J.C. Chandor’sKraven the Hunter. Kraven will be the third comic book character played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, after his starring role in theKick-Assduology and his short-lived MCU role as Quicksilver inAvengers: Age of Ultron.
Less than two weeks before the movie’s release,Sony releasedKraven the Hunter’s first eight minutes.In the clip, Kraven escapes from a maximum-security prison shortly after arriving. The titular anti-hero shows off his enhanced strength, speed, and agility as he evades guards and other inmates. Kraven’s incredible agility allows him to move across and out of the prison effortlessly, and his speed and endurance helps him sprint away without getting shot or caught.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven Is More Agile Than Quicksilver
Kraven The Hunter Is Faster At Dodging Bullets Than The MCU’s Super Speedster Quicksilver
InKraven the Hunter’s opening scene, Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven is shot directly by multiple machine-gun-wielding guards in an open field, yet he manages to dodge all the bullets and escape unscathed. Meanwhile, Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver, despite gaining actual super speed from Hydra’s experiments with the Mind Stone, was unable to protect himself while saving Hawkeye and a little boy from the Quinjet’s turret at the end ofAvengers: Age of Ultron. Therefore,it seems like Kraven the Hunter is somehow faster than Quicksilver— a power discrepancy that would be unthinkable in the source material.
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Quicksilver’s death inAvengers: Age of Ultronwas one of the most controversial decisions to come out of the MCU’s Infinity Saga. After all, killing off a speedster character with bullets is rather contradictory, as gunshots should be the least of a speedster’s worries. Since the original Quicksilver hasn’t come back from the dead in the MCU andEvan Peters' Quicksilver played a big role in threeX-Menmovies, the real reason behind Pietro Maximoff’s abrupt death has become evident: Marvel Studios chose to focus on Scarlet Witch while Fox’sX-Menfranchise focused on its own version of Quicksilver.
Kraven The Hunter’s Power Upgrade Could Make Him A Great MCU Spider-Man Villain
Sony’s Kraven The Hunter Might Be A Villain Worthy Of Becoming The Next Multiversal Spider-Man Villain
Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven displays outstanding superhuman skills inKraven the Hunter’s opening sequence. Kraven climbs up walls, dodges attacks similarly to Spider-Man, and shows off his super strength when he lifts two inmates while bench-pressing. After facing powerful villains like Mysterio, Electro, and Doctor Octopus, an antagonist who’s on par with Spider-Man’s abilities would be a nice change of direction, especially considering that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man no longer has access to Iron Man’s technology. In fact,Sony’s Kraven the Hunter has the perfect mix of grounded skills and multiversal origin thatSpider-Man 4may be looking forin Phase 6.
