Sony executive Sanford Panitch had to Google Aaron Taylor-Johnson before signing off on him being Kraven The Hunter. In a new Variety report, the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group president got asked by David Leitch and Brad Pitt. Bullet Train was a delight and that performance really powered his bid for the character. Panitch did a little digging and liked what he saw. The Internet was beside itself this week when Taylor-Johnson’s casting came down. The former Quicksilver actor is no stranger to the hero racket as he appeared in both Avengers: Age of Ultron and Kick-Ass. But, this time, there’s a feeling that things could be wildly different. The Sony Spider-Verse is in an interesting position because it’s not explicitly crossed over with the MCU proper yet. A lot of people think that Spider-Man: No Way Home might be hinting at that line being blurred even further. Only time will tell.
