The team behind Kraven the Hunter has broken their silence on the real reason why decided to push back the movie’s release date from summer to this winter: so that fans can enjoy the movie more over the snowy season. "Kraven moved to Christmas because we're excited about it, and Christmas is the best release period there is - when you get people with time to go back to the movies over and over again," said producer Matt Tolmach in an interview with , "That was a real reflection of how the studio felt about the movie. We're really excited.
But that's a great move that reflects just the feeling about the movie." Starring Aaron Taylor Johnson as the Marvel villain, was previously set to be released on August 30, 2024, but to December 13, 2024, closer to Christmas. But that’s not the first time the Spider-Man spin-off has been shifted, it’s actually the fourth as its original release date was January 13, 2023, but was bumped to October 6, 2023, and then .
However, ’s hopes for a bigger release at a later date may fall short as it did with its 2022 movie ’ infamous rerelease. Joining Sony's Spider-Man Universe after and , Morbius hit theaters on April 1 making $160 million at the global box office, but after the movie started to grow in popularity online, , the studio decided to rerelease it in hopes of drawing in more viewers. However, as after it was added to over 1,000 theaters beginning on June 3, it only managed to stir up $300,000.
But who knows, maybe the tactical.
