Film & TV NewsAriana DeBose Will Reportedly Make Superhero Film Debut in Kraven the Hunter
DeBose is expected to play the superpowered villain Calypso.
By
Raven Brunner
March 01, 2022
Ariana DeBose
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios
Ariana DeBose seems to be headed for Sony's Spider-Man Universe. The Hamilton actor will reportedly star in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, according to Deadline. If true, DeBose would be joining the cast as the superpowered villain Calypso, a voodoo priestess who manipulates Kraven to team up against Spider-Man.
Kraven the Hunter sees Aaron Taylor Johnson in the title role. Johnson made his West End debut in the 2020 production of The Pillowman. He also starred as Pietro Maximoff in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.
DeBose, having just won a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and a Hollywood Critics Association Film Award for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, was last seen on Broadway playing Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Jane in A Bronx Tale the Musical, and the bullet in Hamilton. The Oscar nominee has also starred in Ryan Murphy's movie adaptation of The Prom as Alyssa Green and Apple TV's musical comedy series Schmigadoon!.
Kraven the Hunter will be directed by J.C. Chandor, with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing, and Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk writing. The movie is expected to premiere early next year.
0
of
Check Out New Photos of Meryl Streep, Ariana DeBose, and More in The Prom on Netflix
Check Out New Photos of Meryl Streep, Ariana DeBose, and More in The Prom on Netflix
14 PHOTOS
Meryl Streep and James Corden in The Prom
Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix
James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and Meryl Streep in The Prom
Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix
Andrew Rannells, James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman in The Prom
James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and Keegan-Michael Key in The Prom
Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix
Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Jo Ellen Pellman, James Corden, Meryl Streep, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kevin Chamberlin
Nico Greetham, Logan Riley Hassel, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Sofia Deler, Nathaniel Potvin, tracey Ullman, and James Corden in The Prom
Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.
Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.
