Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi says that he had a special villain in mind for Spider-Man 4. In a sit-down with Rolling Stone

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The director seems to indicate that he was in-between deciding but his gut was leaning Kraven. After all, the Hunter has never squared off against the web-slinger in live-action before.

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It would have been fun to see who got cast for that kind of role because of the charisma required to banter at Spider-Man on a rooftop dressed in a lion fur vest.

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It seems like the director won't have to wait long to see Kraven get his turn on the silver screen as Sony has already greenly a movie featuring the villain.

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"That was one of the possibilities. We had other things in mind, too, but that was one of them. And I missed Kraven the Hunter," Raimi revealed

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