A new report claims to reveal more about Sony's approach to its Marvel Universe, offering an explanation as to why Spider-Man never appeared in the likes of Venom, Morbius, and now Kraven the Hunter.

Luckily for Spider-Man fans, there are multiple villains introduced for the first time in “Kraven the Hunter.” Fred Hechinger plays the master of disguise Chameleon; Alessandro Nivola is the super-strong Rhino; Christopher Abbott is the mercenary the Foreigner; and Ariana DeBose is the mystical Calypso.

Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Kraven the Hunter. The year is almost over, but there’s still room for one more superhero movie. Kraven the Hunter, which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the predatory Spider-Man villain,

On the sliding scale of the Sony Spider-Man Universe (which, in case you’ve forgotten, doesn’t actually include Spider-Man), your choices are “so inept its funny,” “just kind of a slog,” or “the first two Venom flicks.

Sony may not be done making Spider-Man movies quite yet even after the poor box office performance of Kraven the Hunter.

The latest and most likely last live-action spin-off flick for Sony’s unfortunate cinematic universe is limping towards a humiliating opening weekend with scathing reviews (including IGN’s), marking an ignominious end for what’s been one of the worst years ever for the superhero genre.