Bad Bunny; El Muerto and Spider-Man.Photo:DANIEL KNIGHTON/GETTY, MARVEL COMICS
DANIEL KNIGHTON/GETTY, MARVEL COMICS
El Muerto, the previously announcedSpider-Manspinoff set to starBad Bunny, has reportedly been pulled from Sony Pictures' release schedule.
Deadlinereported Wednesday that the movie has been removed from Sony Pictures' upcoming release dates, citing an announcement from the company.
The outlet further reported thatEl Muertois still in development, but that the singer’s tour schedule and the ongoing writers' strike are complicating release scheduling.
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El Muertowasannounced back in April 2022, with Bad Bunny (born: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio), 29, revealed to have been cast in the lead role. He recently had a big-screen role in last year’s action movieBullet Trainopposite Brad Pitt.
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group President Sanford Panitch announced the news at the convention in Las Vegas, saying of the"Lo Siento BB:/“hitmaker, “Sometimes we get lucky with the perfect casting, and I think that’s what we’ve got here,” according toEntertainment Tonight.
Bad Bunny reportedly told the crowd he “love(s)” the character of El Muerto, a wrestler and villain in theSpider-Manuniverse, in part because he is a pro wrestler himself.
“It’s the perfect role, to me. It will be epic,” he said, according toET, adding perVariety, “To bring El Muerto to life is just incredible … so exciting.”
Bad Bunny at the 2023 Met Gala on May 1, 2023.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Meanwhile, the Puerto Rican star recently opened up about protecting his personal life in a July/August interviewRolling Stonereleased Wednesday.
“I know something is going to come out. I know [people are] going to say something. People know everything about me, so what’s left for me to protect? Myprivate life, my personal life,” Bad Bunny told the outlet.
Elsewhere in the interview, the “Me Porto Bonito” singer reflected on his failed attempt to take a break at the end of 2022: “Before 2022 was over, I said in an interview, ‘2023 is going to be for me, to rest, to work on my physical health, on my mental health, to have my space, to enjoy, to be happy.’ And then 2023 starts withcabroneria.”
Bad Bunny referred to an interview withBillboardlast December, where he declared he would be"taking a break"in 2023 to focus on himself.
“2023 is for me, for my physical health, my emotional health to breathe, enjoy my achievements,” he explained at the time. “We’re going to celebrate. Let’s go here, let’s go there, let’s go on the boat. I have a couple of sporadic commitments, and I’ll go to the studio, but there’s no pressure. Remember yourself, cabrón. You’ve worked your ass off.”
source: people.com
