Bad Bunny to headline Sony's Marvel superhero film El Muerto

The news was announced at the recently held CinemaCon
Bad Bunny to headline Sony's Marvel superhero film El Muerto
Bad Bunny to headline Sony's Marvel superhero film El Muerto

Puerto Rican singer and actor Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (well-known as Bad Bunny) will headline Sony's upcoming standalone Marvel film titled El Muerto. Notably, the actor is the first-ever Latino actor to headline a Marvel superhero film.

The news was announced by Sony Motion Pictures Group president Sanford Panitch at CinemaCon.

In the comics, El Muerto, known as Juan-Carlos Estrada Sanchez, is a wrestler whose powers are handed down by ancestry in the form of a mask. Previously in the comics, El Muerto has gotten in the ring with Spider-Man himself. It was announced at CinemaCon that the film will take on the antihero on the verge of inheriting his father's power.

Sony's adaptive rights to Marvel's Spider-Man universe has brought multiple iterations over the years, ultimately merging into Tom Holland-led MCU film series. 

El Muerto is set to hit theatres on January 12, 2024.

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