Kraven the Hunter Star “didn’t really care” about previous comic book movie roles

Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson has admitted he “wasn’t really interested” in some of his previous comic book movie roles.

In an interview with RespectedHowever, the Marvel actor revealed that he wasn’t a complete fan of some of his previous roles, including Kick-Ass and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He said, “There was Kick-Ass, and then there was Godzilla and the Avengers, and all those things lined up for me. But I didn’t really care for them.”

Taylor-Johnson is best known for starring as Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver in Age of Ultron, as well as the titular role in the comic book movie, Kick-Ass. He was also ready for other roles that “nobody knew about — big, huge franchises were at play.” However, he chose instead to spend more time with his wife and children.

“I wanted, purely, to be with my kids,” he said. I didn’t want to be separated from them. I wrestled with what that would be like. I would say I probably wasn’t ready to be in this position anyway – it was just too early. But yeah, I also didn’t give an f–k slightly.”

He’s clearly had a change of heart, and now stars in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Verse movie Kraven the Hunter as the iconic Marvel villain. “I mean, quite frankly, I thought I was really done with these kinds of movies,” he said.

Kraven the Hunter also stars Russell Crowe and Ariana Debose, and will expand the scope of Sony’s Spider-Man franchise, which departed from the legendary web-slinger with the likes of Venom, Venom 2, and Morbius.

“You can’t get into that role, you can’t get into what that privilege is, with a half-king let’s see how it goes. You have to be mentally prepared for what can come with that. I think I’m safe in my life now knowing I’m happy to deal with that “.

Kraven the Hunter first hits theaters on August 30, 2024.

Want to read more about Kraven the Hunter? Check out the latest trailer for the movie as well as why Sony is trying to turn Kraven into an anti-hero.

Ryan Liston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow it Twitter.