Spider-Man: Brand New Day Writer Reveals Original Plans For Kraven The Hunter, Shadow King, And Boomerang

Brand New Day Almost Featured a Spidey Villain Who Already Bombed at the Box Office (& The Film Had a Home Alone Connection)

Image Courtesy of Marvel Spider-Man: Brand New Day featured Spider-Man dealing with a psychic who was terrorizing New York City, only to learn it was a young mutant named Jean Grey. However, Jean Grey wasn’t in the plans when the script was started, and there were several different ideas for villains to appear in the movie. In fact, the […]

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Writer Reveals Original Plans For Kraven The Hunter, Shadow King, And Boomerang

Spider-Man: Brand New Day writer Chris McKenna has revealed original plans for villains like Kraven the Hunter, Boomerang, Overkill, and Shadow King before Jean Grey was chosen as the movie's antagonist.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Considered Kraven, Chameleon & Shadow King Before Landing On Jean Grey—After Losing The Spot & Kraven On ‘No Way Home’

Iteration is part of the Marvel Studios process, and ultimately, Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey became the central antagonist of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” But screenwriter Chris McKenna says the filmmakers considered several very different Marvel villains before landing there, including Kraven, Chameleon, and Shadow King—and the process was complicated by other Spider-Man projects repeatedly claiming characters they wanted to use. Speaking on The Bul…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Almost Used Several Completely Different Villains - Kraven and Shadow King Were Both Considered

MOVIE NEWS – Spider-Man: Brand New Day ultimately places Jean Grey in Peter Parker’s path, but the writers spent years cycling through very different classic villains before arriving at that choice. Chris McKenna has now explained how Spot, Kraven, Chameleon, and Shadow King were all considered at various stages of development.   WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become one of th…