The search for the next James Bond has been raging long before the franchise’s recent sale to Amazon — in fact, it was burning even before Bond’s most recent on-screen appearance in 2021’s No Time to Die. One of the names that has popped up most frequently on lists of potential 007s has been Aaron Taylor-Johnson. While the suggestion has been met with mixed reception, his career so far suggests he’d be an excellent choice. And if you need proof, look no further than how brightly he shines in last year’s otherwise terrible Kraven the Hunter, which is now on Netflix.

Kraven the Hunter is the last entry in Sony’s failed Spider-Universe project, and it sends the series off with exactly the quiet petering-out it deserves. The film follows a strangely altered version of the classic Spider-Man villain Kraven. Like Morbius and Venom before him, he’s made out to be something of a hero here, as the protagonist........

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