The Urban Exponent Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasioknown artistically as Bad Bunny, will join the Marvel Universe to star in a new film about “El Muerto,” a Spider-Man character.
The announcement was made at Cinemacon in Las Vegas, where Bad Rabbit made a surprise appearance. President of Sony Motion Picture Group, Sanford Panitchsaid that El Muerto will be released on January 12, 2024, according to various media reports, such as the specialist magazine Deadline.
“It’s amazing, it’s amazing. i love wrestling I grew up wrestling and I’m a wrestler. I’m a former champion so I love this character. I think it’s the perfect role for me and it’s going to be epic.”Bad Bunny said Panitch.
El Muerto would be the first Latino superhero to have his own “live-action” film in the Marvel Characters universe.
According to Deadline, the development of this film had a lot to do with Bad Bunny’s persistence in finding a suitable superhero for him.
After several meetings, the Puerto Rican would have taken matters into his own hands and started researching Spider-Man’s history in search of Latin characters that would suit him. Until he finally found El Muerto. Sony was excited about the idea.
According to the website of WonderEl Muerto, also known as Juan Carlos, is a wrestler whose powers and mask have been passed down from generation to generation.
“Each fighter had to prove himself to his adversary, El Dorado, to stay alive and maintain his powers. When Marcus Estrada introduced his son Juan Carlos to El Dorado, Juan Carlos cowered in fear because he didn’t want to fight him. Marcus Estrada gave his life to save Juan Carlos. Out of respect for his father’s bravery, El Dorado granted Juan Carlos ten years to travel and get brave and then duel and expose a masked wrestler,” the website explains.
After the deadline, El Muerto organized a fundraiser where he would fight Spider-Man, whom he almost unmasked in the fight. However, Spider-Man stabbed El Muerto with his spikes and injected him with a paralyzing poison.
“Spider-Man rescued El Muerto from the hospital just as El Dorado came to claim his life. El Muerto came and helped Spider-Man defeat El Dorado. However, El Dorado managed to escape before they could defeat him.”points out Marvel.
Sony said they hope to move the project quickly due to the artist’s busy musical schedule.
Bad Bunny will make his major studio debut on July 29 with the premiere of the action film Bullet Train. Also, the Puerto Rican has participated in the Narcos series.
“Working at Bullet Train has been an amazing experience. David (Leitch) is incredible. I loved working with him on my first film and now with this opportunity to bring El Muerto to life.”added the urban exponent.