Ryan Coolger’s Kraven The Hunter Black Panther Villain Concept Stopped By Sony

I was listening to Ryan Coogler on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, and he revealed something really interesting! He originally wanted Kraven the Hunter to be one of the villains in Black Panther. Apparently, Sony wasn’t on board with that idea. He said they weren’t quite sure it fit, but they did love Andy Serkis, so that was cool. He explained he was really inspired by Christopher Priest’s Black Panther comic run, which actually starts with a fight between Black Panther, Ross, and Kraven… right in the kitchen! It would have been an amazing opening, honestly.








