'Kraven the Hunter' brings gruesome sneak peek at Sony's first R-rated Marvel film to CinemaCon

LAS VEGAS – Spider senses were tingling on CinemaCon's opening night in reaction to Sony's first R-rated Marvel superhero film.

Announced by star Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a curse-laden video, "Kraven the Hunter" (in theaters Oct. 6) garnered a first look and broke new ground, giving a violent introduction to the big-game hunter from the Spider-Man comic books.

Taylor-Johnson described "Kraven" as "a Marvel movie grounded heavily in the real world." The first footage showed the main character going after poachers, killing them with ease and even biting one's nose off, and also gave glimpses of co-stars Ariana DeBose and Russell Crowe, who plays Kraven's father, telling his young son, "They are prey, we are predators."

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The footage also teased another iconic Spider-Man baddie as the main villain, as a mysterious voice says, "Don't you want to know why they call me the Rhino," as a strange armored hide begins to develop on a man's arm.

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Before "Kraven" comes along, another Spider-film hits theaters that's much more for the all-ages crowd. Kemp Powers, one of the directors of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" (out June 2), unveiled 14 minutes of the anticipated animated superhero sequel.

The footage featured a reunion between Brooklyn's resident Spidey, teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), and his buddy from across the Multiverse, Gwen Stacy, aka Ghost-Spider (Hailee Steinfeld). They swing across New York City and Gwen tells Miles how she's been recruited into an elite strike force of Spider-people by Miguel O'Hara (Oscar Isaac) – he's a "ninja vampire Spider-Man but a good guy," she tells Miles – in efforts to keep the Multiverse from collapsing.

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In addition to the superheroing, there's also a tease of Miles' emotional growth, when Gwen meets his parents and his mom gives her side-eye ("She looks old enough to vote!") but also when Gwen and Miles have a heart to heart and it's clear Miles has feelings for her.

"In every other universe, Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-Man. And in every other universe it doesn’t end well," she says. Miles responds hopefully, "There's a first time for everything, right?"

"The first film, he learned anyone can wear the mask," Moore said of Miles, taking the CinemaCon stage with co-stars Steinfeld and Issa Rae. "And this film is when he learns how you wear this mask is what makes you a hero."

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