Marvel Phase 3: Predicting The Villains

8. Spider-Man (2017) - Kraven The Hunter

Okay, Marvel€™s recent agreement with Sony to finally €“ FINALLY €“ pull their most popular character of all time into the MCU has met with lots of very excited eyebrow-wiggling on the part of fanboys the world over. The fact that this latest reboot appears to be giving us a teenaged Spider-Man for the very first time has met with accompanying hand gestures of approval, and you can€™t say fairer than that. They€™ve even cast Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, who is most certainly not the traditional sweet little white-haired old lady of the comics. Sooo€ what about a villain for Spidey€™s inaugural Marvel romp? I reckon that, at least initially, they€™ll probably want to shy away from villains we€™ve seen in the previous Sony iterations of the character. So no Doctor Octopus, no Green Goblin... no Lizard, Sandman or Venom... why not go for Kraven the Hunter? A modern version of the character could be an interesting addition to the MCU, and a potential threat to Daredevil in a future season of his Netflix show. As for casting, I like Gerard Butler as the deranged alpha male. He€™s got intense physicality down pat, and he€™d look good in the moustache. And hey, give us a little Daredevil cameo too... maybe with an extra bit of Wilson Fisk, to boot. It€™s New York, right? Why the hell not?
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