Dangerous Bunny will star in new Spider-Man spin-off “El Muerto,” turns into Marvel’s first Latino live-action hero

Reggaeton famous person Dangerous Bunny will star within the new Spider-Man spin-off “El Muerto,” changing into the primary Latino lead in a Marvel live-action superhero film, in keeping with Sony Pictures. Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Movement Image Group, made the announcement at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Monday. 

“Generally we get fortunate with the proper casting, and I feel that is what we have right here,” Panitch stated, in keeping with Leisure Tonight.

Dangerous Bunny, whose actual title is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is an avid wrestling fan and can play El Muerto, a hero wrestler, within the upcoming film. The Puerto Rican artist appeared in Wrestlemania final 12 months and named a track after wrestling icon Booker T in his “El Último Tour Del Mundo” album. 

At Monday’s CinemaCon, he advised the group that taking part in El Muerto will probably be “epic.” 

“I really like wrestling, I am a professional wrestler, I do not know if ,” the two-time Grammy winner stated, in keeping with ET. “That is why I really like this character. I feel it is the proper function, to me.” 

The film is ready to debut in theaters on January 12, 2024, in keeping with Sony Photos. 

El Muerto is a super-powered wrestler who fought Spider-Man in a charity match and almost unmasked the webbed hero, Comicbook studies. They later teamed as much as defeat El Muerto’s rival, Dorado. El Muerto first debuted in 2006 and has solely two comedian appearances to his title, the web site stated. 

Sony has two different Spider-Man spinoff motion pictures scheduled for subsequent 12 months: “Kraken the Hunter,” which is able to premiere January 13, and “Madame Webb,” which will probably be launched July 7, Comicbook reported.