Kraven’s New Spider-Verse Casting Kills An MCU Spider-Man Theory
The casting of Chameleon in Sony Pictures’ Kraven the Hunter movie kills aSpider-Man: Far From Home theory. Reportedly, The White Lotus and Pam & Tommy actor Fred Hechinger will be playing Dmitri Smerdyakov aka The Chameleon alongside Aaron-Taylor Johnson’s titular character in Kraven the Hunter. Like Kraven himself, Chameleon is an iconic member of Spider-Man’s rogues’ gallery.
Chameleon’s casting hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but an appearance from the character would make a lot of sense. Known for his expertise in creating foolproof disguises, the criminal is a longtime ally of Kraven and the villain’s half-brother. He was also the character who triggered Kraven’s conflict with Spider-Man. In the comics, many of Kraven’s battles with Spider-Man – including their first fight – were tied to Chameleon in one way or another. In the beginning, Kraven went after Spider-Man as a favor to Dimitri. Based on the importance of their relationship to Spider-Man comics, there’s always been a sense that a Kraven movie would include him in some capacity.
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If it’s true that Hechinger is joining Kraven the Hunter as Chameleon, this throws water on all the theories about the character already being in the MCU. Before (and after) Spider-Man: Far From Home, it was assumed by many that Numan Acar’s Dimitri character was Chameleon, even though Nick Fury’s subordinate had little in common with the comic character. Admittedly, they shared the same name, but that could have been just a reference to the villain. And though he didn’t become the Chameleon and wasn’t depicted as a criminal, it was speculated that he could evolve into the Spider-Man villain in a
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