Kraven the Hunter This is the latest setback for Sony Pictures in its quest to create spin-offs of Spidey villains and supporting characters. The film, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, joins other flops such as Madame Web And Morbiuswhich were not only criticized, but also failed to achieve their commercial goals. A situation that forced the studio to rethink its strategy for the franchise going forward.
In an extensive interview with Los Angeles Times, Tony VinciquerraCEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, did not stay away from this issue and admitted that Kraven the Hunter became the worst premiere since he joined the company in 2017. Although he also blamed the press for the poor performance of his feature films in the Spider-Man universe.
ABOUT CravenVinciquerra lamented the poor acting because, in his opinion, it was not a “bad movie”. However, he stressed that it is quite possible that this is the most disastrous premiere of his entire career.
“Unfortunately, Kraven the Hunter“We released last week is probably the worst movie we’ve had in 7 and a half years, and I still don’t get it because it’s not a bad movie,” the executive said. But Tony Vinciquerra didn’t. We don’t stop there. Leader from Sony Pictures. took the opportunity to blame critics for the dismal results Madame Web:
“Madame Web It didn’t do well in theaters because the press absolutely trashed it. It wasn’t a bad movie and did very well on Netflix. For some reason the press decided they didn’t want us to make these films. Craven And Madame Weband the critics destroyed them. They also did this with I [por Venom: El último baile]but the public loved it and it became a huge hit. These are not terrible films; “For some reason, it was only the press that destroyed them.”
Sony will rethink its Spidey strategy after its failure Kraven the Hunter
Vinciquerra’s comments far from being my fault for the decisions Sony Pictures made in making their live-action Spidey. A few days ago it became known about the decision not to include Spider-Man in any of the films in the saga (including Madame Web, Morbius, Kraven the Hunter and trilogy I) was owned solely by the studio and not due to a contractual prohibition imposed by Disney or Marvel.
Although the Sony leader believes the press is largely to blame for the poor reception of his films, he is aware of his strategy for “Spider.” Asked about the problem, Vinciquerra did not mince words: “I think we need to rethink [la estrategia]simply because it is frowned upon. If we get another one [película]it will be destroyed, no matter how good or bad it is.”
Regarding Kraven the Hunterits own director had to come out and ask the public to give it a chance before it hit theaters. Despite this, it was unable to change the disastrous reception from audiences and critics with low ratings and poor collections. Since the premiere took place on December 13, The film barely earned $43.8 million at the worldwide box office.. That’s well below the estimated budget of $110 million to $130 million.
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