“Kraven the Hunter” is the latest entry in Sony’s Spider-Man universe to spotlight a foe from the web-slinger’s rogues gallery. The catch? Just like the “Venom,” “Morbius” and “Madame Web” movies, there’s still no sign of the wall-crawler himself.

At the film’s world premiere in New York, Ariana DeBose, who stars as Calypso alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven, had a clear message for Marvel: Bring Kraven into the mix to fight Spider-Man.

“This is meant to be a standalone film and an origin story, but I do think Kraven deserves that epic showdown with Spider-Man,” DeBose told Variety on Tuesday night at AMC Lincoln Square 13. “There’s literally a whole comic about it. Give the people what they want. I think they should do that. And if there’s space for Calypso and Kraven’s journey, then great!”

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