Chameleon (comics)
The Chameleon was born a Soviet citizen named Dmitri Smerdyakov (Дмитрий Смердяков). In his youth, he was a servant and half-brother to Sergei Kravinoff and eventually became a minor associate to Gustav Fiers. Although Dmitri and Sergei were friends, Sergei was often abusive to Smerdyakov, leading to a combination of admiration and resentment towards Kravinoff. Eventually, Smerdyakov emigrated to the United States of America. As he had made a talent for himself during his youth, impressing his brother by impersonating friends and neighbors, he assumed an even more impressive disguise: the identity of Chameleon. During his first known criminal outing, he impersonated Spider-Man, though he was exposed and arrested. Shortly afterward, Kraven the Hunter himself came to America, and the Chameleon set his old associate's sights on Spider-Man. Both men became long-time enemies of Spider-Man, part of his primary rogues' gallery.
Chameleon (2016 film)
"Chameleon" is a psychological thriller following Paula and Paulina's final day together in their summer home. The arrival of an unexpected guest interrupts their intimate farewell, triggering a shocking transformation that reveals the darkest recesses of the human mind."Chameleon" had its domestic Chilean premiere on 25 August 2016 at the Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC) ahead of its theatrical release across Chile on the 29 September 2016. It went on to have its International Premiere on 9 October 2016 at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Sutherland Award in the first feature competition. It went on to have its North American premiere at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival where it was selected for the Ibero-American competition. It was also selected for international festivals including the Lima Film Festival's official fiction competition, Havana Film Festival, Yucatán and Mérida Film Festival's Latin American first feature competition where it received a Special Jury Mention, Hidalgo International Film Festival of the Americas' LGBT and first feature competition where Gastón Salgado received the best actor award and the Latin American Film Festival of Rotterdam (FLAR).