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The Marvel Cinematic Universe team is gearing up for the new project after the Spider-man franchise release. It is a solo film based on the story of the Marvel villain Kraven, who is the most formidable foe of Spider-man. The film is namedKraven The Hunterand is produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. With the announcement of the upcoming film, DC fans are highly enraged.
As per reports, DC Comics fans are expressing outrage for Marvel using the CatMan’s origin story forKraven The Hunter.
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Fans call out Marvel for the origin story ofKraven The Hunter
Numerous fans of DC comics have shared on social media platforms thatKraven The Hunter’s story is stolen from another DC villain. They pointed out that Kraven’s origin story is a copy of the DC character Catman, created by writer Gail Simone. The fans pointed out Marvel using DC character stories for their characters for the second time and urged the makers to at least credit the writer.
A fan wrote,
Nah they literally did just steal Catman’s story for the Kraven movie, at least credit Gail Simone for this.
Another said,
Kinda annoying that they’re doing that because Catman rocks imo
See more tweets here-
Nah they literally did just steal Catman’s story for the Kraven movie, at least credit Gail Simone for thispic.twitter.com/8fjjOROGxr
— Neb | 🏳️🌈 (@NebsGoodTakes)August 22, 2025
Kraven’s story here is overcoming his abusive father
Catman’s story is overcoming his abusive fatherpic.twitter.com/jwcN4GUNAU
dang, if they are ripping off Catman at least do the best one!pic.twitter.com/rT3gcfwbMl
— FairysTailor (@FairysTailor)June 07, 2025
Unoriginal much? Catman’s story deserves recognition, give credit where it’s due! Please have a look at my bio
— 🌱S_Simons🥃 (@SSimons875611)July 18, 2025
Bruh seeing this I am convinced they accidentally read the wrong comics during the research phase
— TheAgentHalo (Creator of WtSS series) (@TheAgentHalo)June 25, 2025
Absolutely unacceptable! Hollywood needs to start giving credit where it’s due. Gail Simone deserves recognition for her hard work.” See my profile plz
— Lottie M (@LottieM132681)August 23, 2025
The first trailer of the movieKraven The Hunterwas released on 19 June, which has led to disdain among DC fans. They pointed out that the story of Kraven is an exact copy of CatMan.
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DC Comics anti-hero CatMan similarity withKraven The Hunter
The Catman was introduced in the mid-1960s. However, in later years he made very rare appearances in Batman comics. However, as perGreen Arrowcomics, he was shown a beaten-down villain, clinging to his good old past days. He was shown as overweight and pathetic.
His condition was revamped by writer Gail Simone, where Thomas Reese Blake picks himself up from his tattered condition and restores his physical fitness. He gains a new sense of purpose while living with the lions of Africa. In later DC comics, he is shown as an attractive and strong anti-hero who later leads the Secret Six team.
What baffles the fans is that a similar storyline was shown inKraven The Hunter, where the protagonist gets the powers of a lion. He also had a tormented childhood with a merciless father, similar to Catman.
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MCU’sKraven The Hunter
Kraven The Hunteris an upcoming MCU superhero film. It is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The anti-hero film is directed by J. C. Chandor and written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk. ActorAaron Taylor-Johnsonplays the lead, alongside Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott, and Alessandro Nivola.
Kraven The Hunteris slated for release on October 6.
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