Verse' take center stage as Sony decides to shelve their supervillain spinoff plans amid multiple box office flops.

Johnson plays the titular hero in “Kraven the Hunter,” the sixth attempt in Sony’s sputtering efforts to stock enemies for Spider-Man in movies that don’t feature the webslinger. It’s stuck in time, a callback to years ago when convoluted superhero origin stories were hot,

With a dismal box office outlook, “Kraven the Hunter” may add to Sony’s list of Spider-Man spinoffs that failed to capture audiences, including “Madame Web” and “Morbius.”

As the year dies down, there are still a few notable titles that have yet to be released amid the 2024 movie schedule. Sony’s Kraven the Hunter, which sees Aaron Taylor-Johnson play the titular role,