The much-awaited Marvel movie Kraven was released on Netflix on March 13, 2025. At first, the MCU movie did not do wonders in India, however, this week, the movie has made its way into the most-watched movie of the week on Netflix. Directed by J. C. Chandor, Kraven was released in theaters and now it has been streaming on the OTT platform. Kraven is an American superhero movie that revolves around Sergei who becomes the world's most fearsome hunter with supernatural power. As the name suggests, Sergei gets the power of a lion when he is made to drink a magic potion by the actress of the movie. Since the movie is doing wonders in India, did you know that Kraven in the future will become the arch-rival of Spiderman? Continue reading below to learn about the rivalry between Spiderman and Kraven-
Why Kraven and Spiderman are rivals?
As per Fandom, Sergei Nikolaievich Kravinoff aka Kraven is a major antagonist in the MCU, specifically serving as a major antagonist in the Spider-Man franchise. Assuming you have already watched Kraven on Netflix, Sergei is a former Russian aristocrat and big game hunter constantly seeking new prey in order to challenge himself. After learning about the existence of Spider-Man, Kraven becomes obsessed with hunting and defeating him, believing him to be his ultimate prey.
Kraven is also the half-brother of Spider-Man's foe known as 'the Chameleon'. The Chameleon is one of the founding members of the original Sinister Six. He is one of Spider-Man's oldest and most enduring foes and an enemy to many other heroes, such as Black Panther, Tigra, Ka-Zar, Deadpool, Venom, and the X-Men.
What plays what in Kraven?
Talking about the character guide of Kraven, the movie features Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven, Ariana DeBose as Calypso Ezili, Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Kravinoff / Chameleon, Alessandro Nivola plays Aleksei Sytsevich aka Rhino, Christopher Abbott plays the Foreigner, Russell Crowe as Nikolai Kravinoff, Kraven's estranged father, and a ruthless crime lord and drug trafficker, etc.