Aaron Taylor-Johnsonis about to debut his secondMarvelcharacter withKraven the Hunterafter previously playing Pietro Maximoff, a.k.a.
Quicksilver, in 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultron.
“I don’t really feel like there’s an issue of crossover or a reboot situation.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, ‘Kraven the Hunter’.Jay Maidment
This isn’t a reboot by any means.”
“I don’t really think in those terms,” Taylor-Johnson says.
“[Kraven the Hunter] feels worlds apart.
Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’.Jay Maidment/Marvel
It feels like a whole different venture.
The beauty for me is that I get to play a character from the ground up and find layers.
Yes, Taylor-Johnson watched Peters take over the role he originated about a decade ago.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, ‘Kraven the Hunter’.Jay Maidment
And he loved it.
“And what she did with her character [inWandaVision] was brilliant.
My kids loved that series as well.
It was super exciting and really entertaining.
And it worked perfectly for that series.”
“The truth is, those characters were young adults.
It stands on its own.”
Taylor-Johnson describes the film as “a great gritty gangster story.”
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He adds, “And I feel like that’s refreshing.
“This guy’s got huge arms, he’s ripped down his stomach.
That’s the costume.
People want to see that you have embodied that image, and you’ve brought it to life.”
The actor adds it was “one challenge” to put on 40 lbs.
of muscle and then another entirely to keep it on through the myriad reshoots and delays.
Kraven the Hunterpremieres Dec. 13 in theaters.
