Up until a couple of months ago, most fans were expecting Kraven the Hunter to be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain of Spider-Man 3. With Tom Holland's Peter Parker set to go on the run after having his secret identity revealed to the world by J.K. Simmons' returning J. Jonah Jameson, it made perfect sense from a narrative standpoint to have the most famous big game hunter in comic book history picking up his scent.