


The character was probably meant to be a tease to the original Chameleon from the comics. In the film, Dimitri was subtly able to blend in all scenarios, even as Peter's bus's driver. The version was never formally officiated as Chameleon, but was speculated to be a Skrull due to his association with Talos. Acar played Dimitri, an associate of Nick Fury, who was actually Talos in disguise. The two brothers coming face-to-face with each other would not just open up limitless possibilities for the franchise and its MCU connection to expand, but would also heighten audiences' expectations.Įarlier, it was speculated that the character would appear alongside Mysterio in the MCU movie Spider-Man: Far From Home, played by Numan Acar. In the comics, both brothers have been depicted as friends-turned-enemies. He is Kraven's alias, Sergei Kravinoff's half-brother.

Dimitri, besides being a Marvel villain, also shares a connection with Kraven. Furthermore, he was also affiliated with Sinister Twelve, a bigger incarnation of the team formed by Green Goblin in the comics.īut, having Chameleon taking on Kraven in the film adaptation would be bigger than having two foes collide.

Chameleon has also been a part of the villainous organization Sinister Six, the version formed by Doctor Octopus. His abilities include virtually taking on the identities of anyone he lays his eyes on and infiltrating several organizations to execute his villainous schemes, wreaking havoc on his adversaries. Though any further details are mostly under wraps, it is being reported that Kraven's arch nemesis in the film will be none other than the Marvel comics villain, Chameleon.Ĭhameleon, alias Dimitri Smerdyakov is a master of disguise, and has appeared in several media adaptations of Marvel Comics. And now we may now who the main villain is.Įarlier in May, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was confirmed to play the eponymous character in the film, with J.C. While the former two are complete and are in final stages of post-production, the third one will begin filming shortly, eyeing for an early 2023 release. Starting with Venom, the series is now going to expand to Morbius, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and the newly announced Kraven the Hunter. Well, maybe not exactly in the manner the studio thought, but the audience is loving the adjunct MCU connection to this new franchise, now officially dubbed Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. Sony Pictures' long-awaited dream of building a Spiderverse, a connected universe centered around Spider-Man and his nemesis and associated characters, is finally coming around.
