Ariana DeBose to play Calypso in Kraven the Hunter

West Side Story actor Ariana DeBose has joined the cast of Kraven the Hunter, an upcoming superhero action-adventure featuring Aaron Taylor Johnson as one of Spider-Mans most deadly antagonists.

She will play Calypso, a voodoo priestess who is the on-and-off lover of Kraven. The character first appeared in Spider-Man comics in the early 1980s as an adversary of Marvel's teen web-slinger. In the comics, she has the power of mind control and a costume that barely covers her body.

JC Chandor, who previously tackled All Is Lost and Triple Frontier, is directing Kraven the Hunter. The film, which also stars Russell Crowe, will be released theatrically on January 13, 2023.

Before immersing herself in the Spiderverse, Ariana DeBose will be seen in Matthew Vaughn's action film Argylle from Apple, in which she will star opposite Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Samuel L Jackson and Dua Lipa. She will also star in Gabriela Cowperthwaite's space thriller ISS with Chris Messina and Pilou Asbaek.