Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Abs Are 'Real' and 'Beautiful,' SaysKraven the HunterCostar Ariana DeBose

Mar. 15, 2025

Aaron Taylor-Johnson in “Kraven the Hunter”; Ariana DeBose on Oct. 19, 2024.Photo:Jay Maidment; Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty

Jay Maidment; Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty

Ariana DeBoseis praising herKraven the HuntercostarAaron Taylor-Johnson’s impressive physique.

While at the fourth annual Academy Museum Gala held Oct. 19 at Los Angeles' Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Oscar winner, 33, was asked her thoughts on newKraven the Hunterphotos showing off Taylor-Johnson’s muscles.

“Oh, yeah. Those are real. I had the privilege of looking at those,” DeBose playfully toldVarietywhen shown the photo.

“I think he might’ve been hungry. But, they’re beautiful,” she added. “I appreciate the male form just like many, many humans on the planet. He is a spectacular human; a beautiful and so sweet. He’s much more than his abs, you know? And, quite frankly, he’s a very good actor. Incredible actor. I was very, very proud to work with him.”

Aaron Taylor-Johnson in “Kraven the Hunter”.Jay Maidment

Jay Maidment

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A synopsis teases that the R-rated action movie serves up the origin story of “how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be.”

Taylor-Johnson, 34, stars as Kraven, a man “whose complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.”

DeBose plays Calypso in the film, and she previously teased toComicBook.comthat fans “should expect the unexpected” with how her character will translate onscreen.

Ariana DeBose in “Kraven the Hunter”.Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube

Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube

Taylor-Johnson has spoken about joining the Sony-Marvel movie, calling it a “different challenge altogether.”

“There’s the story, the character, the role; that’s one thing. But then you also step into a world where you’re dealing with a studio and a franchise — or possible franchises, though let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” hetoldRolling StoneU.K. this year.

“So they’re rolling the dice on me, in a sense, which is a lovely thing. But you’ve got to appease the studio, please the audience and do what’s dignified for you as an actor. I find all of that super challenging.”

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The actor, who has also portrayed comic book characters inKick-AssandAvengers: Age of Ultron,also explained what madeKravenstand out to him.

“I think there was something unique about this character, and something grounded,” he said. “We’ve all had enough of seeing certain studio films, a certain kind of pop culture … where they’re churning out stuff that dilutes wanting to go to the cinema. I wouldn’t have signed onto it if I felt there wasn’t something to really bring to life with this character.”

Kraven the Hunteris in theaters Dec. 13.

source: people.com