“Kraven the Hunter” release delayed – CP24

The summer movie season could start next weekend, but the release schedule is still in progress. The latest film to change spots is Sony’s comic book movie “Kraven the Hunter,” which will now be released in December instead of Labor Day weekend.

The studio announced the move Friday evening, leaving Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” as the summer’s only major superhero release. It is due out on July 26.

“Kraven the Hunter” stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the Spider-Man villain in the origin story directed by JC Chandor, which will be rated R. The cast also includes Ariana DeBose, Alessandro Nivola and Russell Crowe . It is one of several Sony Spider-Man spin-offs, including “Venom” and “Madame Web.”

The new theatrical release date is December 13, compared to the animated “The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim.”

The studio had previously scheduled its new film “Karate Kid” – starring Ralph Maccio and Jackie Chan – to release on that date, but pushed it back to May 2025. The film is expected to follow the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai, » which was delayed by the Hollywood strikes.

Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian previously predicted that this summer’s box office would be lower than 2023’s $4 billion. The loss of a major wide release doesn’t help the forecast. Sony has added its Blumhouse horror story “They Listen,” starring John Cho and Katherine Waterston, to the Labor Day weekend spot replacing “Kraven the Hunter.”