Bad Bunny is ready to step into another ring — in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Bad Bunny is set to star in a new movie based on El Muerto, the Marvel comics character that has a background in professional wrestling. News of the film was first reported by Deadline after Sony’s panel at Cinemacon, where Bad Bunny made a surprise appearance.
El Muerto is the secret identity of Juan Carlos Estrada Sanchez, a super-powered wrestler who squared off with Spider-Man in the comics. The new film is set for release in theaters on January 12, 2024 and it marks the first Latin superhero to get a solo film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Bad Bunny has made multiple appearances in WWE, including a show-stealing match at WrestleMania 37, and a cameo in the 2022 Royal Rumble match.
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Sony has announced El Muerto, a Spider-Man spin-off film that will star Bad Bunny as Marvel's first live-action Latino lead. https://t.co/LvsJl858Zj pic.twitter.com/3TxMvq359X
— IGN (@IGN) April 26, 2022
From Marvel:
The powers and mask of the super powered wrestler el Muerto have been passed down generation to generation. Each wrestler had to prove themselves to their oppressor, el Dorado, so that they could remain alive and keep their powers. When Marcus Estrada presented his son Juan Carlos to el Dorado, Juan Carlos cowered in terror, unwilling to fight him. Marcus Estrada sacrificed his life to try and save Juan Carlos. Out of respect for his father’s courage, el Dorado granted Juan Carlos ten years to travel and to become brave, and then to duel a masked wrestler and unmask him.
Ten years later, el Muerto traveled to New York City and approached J. Jonah Jameson to set up a charity event: A wrestling match, in which el Muerto would fight Spider-Man. Jonah organized the match, hoping that el Muerto would defeat and unmask Spider-Man. El Muerto and Spider-Man both attended the match, and Spider-Man was confident he would easily defeat el Muerto. The tide turned, and el Muerto nearly unmasked Spider-Man. Reflexively, Spider-Man stabbed el Muerto with his stingers, injecting him with a paralyzing poison.
Spider-Man rescued el Muerto in the hospital when el Dorado came to claim his life. El Muerto came to and aided Spider-Man in defeating el Dorado. El Dorado still managed to escape before they managed to defeat him.
