10 Actors Who Must Play Spider-Man Villains In The MCU
1. Javier Barden As Kraven The Hunter
Real Name: Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff
First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1964)
Alternative: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Luke Evans' name is constantly thrown around if we were ever going to bring Kraven the Hunter to the MCU, but you are all wrong, dead wrong. The perfect Kraven has been right under our villain noses the entire time, Javier Bardem. The slick Spaniard is one of the best at playing bad guys out there, so it is only right that he plays one of Parker's greatest foes.
He may currently be swinging wire-wrapped baseball bats, but we could give Jeffrey Dean Morgan another shot at superhero stardom. The alpha male with the cocky chuckle could also "kill" as the hunter.
So, what is so great about Kraven? The fur-clad madman who set his eyes on the Spider-Man prize. Although he now constantly ranks as one of Spider-Man's greatest foes, there was a time when Kraven the Hunter came close to have his own head mounted on the wall. Despite being one of the longest-running villains, the mid '80s saw the entire Marvel editorial staff move towards killing the character. However, Kraven needs to enter the MCU at some point, purely for the "Kraven's Last Hunt" storyline, which undoubtedly saved his hide.
Proving that he can "kill Spider-Man," Kraven shoots parker and buries him, before taking the red and blue costume and parading around the city for the next two weeks. Where Spider-Man was the cheerful neighborhood webslinger, Kraven's version was a thuggish vigilante who pulverized his victims. However, it was all a game and he actually shot Parker with a tranquilizer dart.
Admittedly the Last Hunt storyline would be an extremely dark storyline for young Tom Holland to take on, but if they weren't going to go down that path, it is nearly pointless to have Kraven.
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