Morbius Does Not Bode Well For Sony's Kraven The Hunter Movie

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In this era of cinematic universes and franchise filmmaking, some studios don't learn lessons easily. Sony is no stranger to the occasional terrible film, but will they or their audience see the blood-red flags being waved in every direction by their latest effort?

Any mildly informed viewer can plot the course of the ongoing Sony Marvel experiment. They've given solo projects to two classic Spider-Man villains, Venom and Morbius. While the former was far from flawless, the recently released Morbius has been savaged by critics and audiences. Unfortunately, studios are way past waiting to see if a movie succeeds before green lighting the next entry.

Christopher Abbott Joins Kraven The Hunter As The Foreigner

Kraven the Hunter is set to be the fourth film in the Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU) when it premieres early next year. The film is to be helmed by A Most Violent Year and Triple Frontier director J. C. Chandor. The title character was created in 1964 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and has remained an iconic Spider-Man antagonist for almost sixty years. Sony has been trying to put Kraven into a variety of projects before settling on a solo film around six years ago. He will be portrayed by Kick-Ass and Age of Ultron star Aaron Taylor-Johnson in his first big-screen appearance. Christopher Abbott of Girls fame and Face/Off star Alessandro Nivola have both been cast as villains. Little more is known about the film, but given the current state of Sony's live-action Spider-Man efforts, faith is not high.

Ignoring the Amazing Spider-Man films, because Sony certainly does, the SSU is currently only comprised of villain solo projects. Much has been made of Venom and its sequel. They aren't great films, but they do have a certain