Bad Bunny won't be stepping into the ring as the superpowered wrestler El Muerto any time soon.
Sony Pictures announced Wednesday that it has removed the Spider-Man spin-off movie El Muerto from its theatrical release calendar, after previously scheduling it for Jan. 12, 2024.
There is hope for Benito fans: EW has learned that the project, which would be the first live-action Marvel movie led by a Latino character, is still in development. But the current Hollywood writers' strike and Bad Bunny's busy touring scheduling have impacted the timeline.
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Plot details have yet to be revealed for the Jonás Cuarón-directed movie, but in the comics, Juan Carlos Estrada Sánchez (alias El Muerto) is a hero who descends from a long lineage of wrestlers with superpowers that derive from a special mask. He squares off against the wrestling god El Dorado to avenge the death of his father, and finds himself in a battle against Spider-Man, whom he nearly unmasks, before the two team up to take down El Dorado.
"It's incredible. I love wrestling," Bad Bunny said of taking on the title role at Sony's CinemaCon presentation last year. "I grew up watching it and now I'm a wrestler. This is why I love this character. I think it's the perfect role [for] me. It will be epic."
The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper and singer has indeed ventured into pro wrestling, appearing in a number of WWE matches. His film and TV credits also include Bullet Train, opposite Brad Pitt, and Narcos: Mexico, opposite Diego Luna.
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