A hero is nothing without the villains they face, and few rogues’ galleries are more compelling than Spider-Man ’s. The pantheon of baddies who’ve gone toe-to-toe with the friendly neighborhood webhead is so extensive and memorable that many of them have gone on to star in their own solo comic-book series.

This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “Kraven the Hunter,” now playing in theaters. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is suiting up as the famous Spider-Man villain Kraven the Hunter in Sony’s latest (and possibly final) Marvel movie.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is suiting up as the famous Spider-Man villain Kraven the Hunter in Sony’s latest (and possibly final) Marvel movie. After the “Venom” trilogy, “Morbius” and “Madame Web,” “Kraven the Hunter” is the last Spidey-less movie slated in Sony’s calendar.

The connection between Kraven the Hunter and Spider-Man has always intrigued fans. Since the web-slinger played a pivotal role in Kraven’s story, debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #15 (1964), many are curious if Spider-Man will appear in Sony’s Kraven the Hunter.

I loved seeing Rhino in Kraven the Hunter, and I’m so disappointed that this will probably be all that we see of Alessandro Nivola in the role.

Per Variety, Kraven the Hunter opened with $4.7 million earned from Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 domestic theaters. This sets a new record low for Sony's Marvel movies

Sony continued to expand its spider-verse this year, introducing various heroes, anti-heroes and now, a man who is typically a villain. That man? Kraven the Hunter. Played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson — one of the rare actors who have had crossover in the MCU (he played Pietro Maximoff) and Sony's spider-verse — Sergei Kravinoff is at the center of the film,

Kraven the Hunter is the next Spider-Man character to be part of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, complete with some changes to his comic book story.