Rapper Bad Bunny
has been roped in by
Sony Pictures
to essay the role of
Marvel
hero
El Muerto
and will be headlining a standalone movie. Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio
Martinez Ocasio
, will be the first ever Latino actor to headline a live-action Marvel film.
According to a news agency, "El Muerto" is set to be released in theatres on January 12, 2024.
Bad Bunny's casting was announced by
Sony Motion Pictures Group
president
Sanford Panitch
at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas.
"To bring El Muerto to life is just incredible .. so exciting," the rapper said, adding that he grew up a fan of wrestling.
El Muerto, known as Juan-Carlos Estrada Sanchez in the comics, is a wrestler whose powers are handed down by ancestry in the form of a mask.In past comics, El Muerto has gotten in the ring with Spider-Man.
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