KRAVEN THE HUNTER Reportedly Looking To Cast Taylour Paige as Calypso

Some additional details have surfaced regarding Sony Pictures and director J.C. Chandor’s plans for their upcoming Kraven The Hunter Marvel movie. The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Fred Hechinger (White Lotus) as Kraven and Chameleon and it was recently reported that Russell Crowe might be taking on the role of their father, Nikolai Kravinoff.

Well, it looks like another big character will be introduced. According to The Illuminerdi, Zola and The Toxic Avenger actress Taylour Paige is reportedly being eyed to play the Marvel villainess, Calypso, in the film. Apparently, at one point, the studio was looking at Jodie Turner-Smith to take on the role.

Calypso is a Voodoo priestess who has the abilities of mind control and resurrection. She also has a key role in Kraven getting his enhanced abilities and eventually becomes Kraven's love interest. She was originally “a manipulator, taunting and making Kraven try to fulfill his own promises of hunting and killing Spider-Man, his arch-nemesis. She enjoyed when Kraven got angry and violent toward Spider-Man for her own reasons and prompted him to be in a rage as often as she could.”

Calypso was created by Denny O'Neil and Alan Weiss, and the character made her debut in 1980's The Amazing Spider-Man #209. She’s a great character and it totally makes sense that she would be in the film with the history that she has with Kraven in the comics.

The script for the film is written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man). The initial draft of the script was written by Richard Wenk. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the film.