Bad Bunny Scores The Lead In A New Live-Action Marvel Movie

Bad Bunny will play the lead role in Marvel’s upcoming film El Muerto — the first time a Latinx actor has their own live-action superhero film in the Marvel universe. He’ll play the character of Juan Carlos Estrada/El Muerto (the dead one), an antihero who gets his powers from a mask that has been passed down from generation to generation.  The character was first introduced in the comics in 2006.

This story will be a spinoff of the Spider-Man franchise, in which El Muerto is set to attend a wrestling charity event to wrestle Spider-Man in the attempt to unmask him. And Bad Bunny says he’s perfect for the role because he grew up wrestling. He said, “I love wrestling,”  “I’m a former champion so this is why I love this character. I think it’s the perfect role to me and it will be epic.” Bad Bunny searched the Spider-Man comic book archives for characters he thought would fit him and selected El Muerto, who was first introduced in 2006. The singer also has experience with wrestling. In 2021, he made his wrestling debut on WWE WrestleMania. The film is set to premiere Jan. 12, 2024.