Kraven the Hunter ensnares Christopher Abbott to play the villain Foreigner

Sony’s Kraven the Hunter has set a trap for Christopher Abbott (Possessor, Vox Lux, Catch-22) to star as the villain Foreigner. While unconfirmed, Deadline is confident that their scoop is accurate. Abbott joins a cast that includes Ariana DeBose (Calypso), Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, and Fred Hechinger (Chameleon). Smoke on the street suggests that Kraven (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) will face multiple adversaries throughout his adventure.

Born Sergei Kravinoff, Kraven the Hunter is a Russian immigrant whose aristocratic family fled to America following the Russian Revolution. With intensive training and the help of a potion that gave him superhuman abilities, including increased strength, speed, reflexes, and enhanced senses, Kraven became a fearsome big-game hunter who tackled the most dangerous game on the planet, preferably with his bare hands. Kraven is also one of Spider-Man’s most famous villains, and, in one of his most memorable comic-book stories, Kraven’s Last Hunt, even defeats Spider-Man by seemingly killing him and burying him. Kraven then assumed Spider-Man’s identity by donning his own Spidey outfit and set out to prove himself superior at his former adversary’s own game.

J.C. Chandor (Triple Frontier, A Most Violent Year) is directing from a screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing.

According to Fandom‘s Marvel Database, little is known about the assassin and mercenary Foreigner. The ex-husband of Silver Sable can induce a 10-second hypnotic trance in someone by making eye contact with them. Once a victim is under his spell, Foreigner can fool them into thinking he’s capable of moving at super-speeds. He often uses this trick to fake his escape from dicey situations. Foreigner is also trained in a myriad of martial arts and knows his way around a variety of firearms.

Are you familiar with Foreigner? Are you excited to hear that he’s joining the cast of Sony’s Kraven the Hunter? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.