Popstar Bad Bunny takes lead in Sony Marvel movie El Muerto

Pop star Bad Bunny takes lead in Sony Marvel movie El Muerto.

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Bad Bunny, the world’s most popular musician on Spotify for the past two years, will play the lead in a new movie for Sony’s Marvel universe.

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His real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, will star in El Muerto, whose titular character is a wrester with a superpowered mask.

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Bad Bunny told an audience at industry event CinemaCon. The film is scheduled for release in 2024.

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Bad Bunny has appeared as a wrestler at big WWE events, such as WrestleMania 37 in 2021 and Royal Rumble earlier this year.

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He announced the title of his next album, Un Verano Sin Ti, though a release date has not been set.

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El Muerto will continue a burgeoning acting career for Bad Bunny, who also appears in the forthcoming Japan-set thriller Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt in the lead.

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