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Writer's pictureKris Avalon

‘Kraven the Hunter,’ ‘Karate Kid’ Pushed Back by Sony


Kraven the Hunter is seeking new hunting grounds, with the Aaron Taylor-Johnson starrer taking a release date just vacated by The Karate Kid. The reboot to The Karate Kid will now be released on May 30, 2025.



The Aaron Taylor-Johnson movie will have Imax and PLF screens. Kraven the Hunter will be the only R-rated movie during the holidays, directed by J.C. Chandor, it will go up that frame against Warner Bros’ animated Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim.


The plus here on Karate Kid‘s move: The movie will now follow the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, which was delayed due to the strike. The summer date will see 50% K-12 out on its opening day with great family-film spacing. Warner Bros has the weekend reserved for an untitled movie. Through five movies, the Karate Kid cinema franchise counts north of $620 million worldwide.


Added to the release calendar is the Blumhouse title They Listen, which will now go over the four-day Labor Day weekend this year. The only other wide entry over the holiday is Roadside Attractions’ Mohit Ramchandani-directed title City of Dreams.


Debuting next summer is Legendary/Sony’s animated pic Animal Friends on August 15, 2025, featuring the voices of Jason Momoa, Ryan Reynolds, Aubrey Plaza and Dan Levy among others. Already on that date is Timur Bekmambetov’s sci-fi Chris Pratt-Rebecca Ferguson movie Mercy.


With all the underwhelming Sony Spiderverse movies that have dropped over the years (both Venom movies, Madame Web, Morbius), I wouldn't be surprised even with Aaron Taylor Johnson as their lead Sony has delivered yet another live action superhero turd of a film.


As for The Karate Kid, while I loved the original two Ralph Macchio films, Cobra Kai and even tolerated the remake with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, I don't think we need yet another Karate Kid remake.



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