Sony Prevented 1 Spider-Man Villain from Appearing In No Way Home

One classic Spidey bad guy was specifically sidelined when No Way Home was brainstormed.

Theres one classicSpider-Manvillain thatSony Picturesactively prevented from appearing inNo Way Home.

Had those baddies not grouped up, what other options could have played out?

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Perhapsthe dangling Scorpion subplotcould have been resolved,or Kingpin mightve made himself knownto the wallcrawler.

There was one other key possibility, however.

One of those new nuggets of information pertains toSpider-Man: No Way Home.

Kraven the Hunter from Marvel Comics

Jon pitched me this Kraven movie, which actually was really cool.

Kraven the Hunterwas initially set to premiere this October.

However, over the summer, itwas delayed to August 30, 2024.

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Kraven the Hunter is currently going through a resurgence in popularity.

But what exactly would that thirdSpider-Manfilm have looked like with Kraven at the helm?

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One idea would be for the story to have brought one of his infamous hunts for Spider-Man to life.

What could have made that even more tantalizing is if Sony and Marvel Studios kept that Multiverse angle.

What if Kraven was jumping through the Multiverse, targeting and killing as many Spider-Men as possible?

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Then, audiences could still get bothTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield.

Interestingly enough, the book does mention how Kraven cant be used until hes introduced in his movie.

So could the character actually be brought into the MCU, perhaps even forSpider-Man 4?