Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny will play the title character in the Spider-Man spinoff El Muerto — about a wrestler who gets superpowers from a mask. Sony Pictures plans a 2024 release.

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LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny has an almost superhuman ability to top the charts. And now he's about to enter the universe of Marvel superheroes and become the first Latino to headline a live-action Marvel movie. He'll play the title character in the Spider-Man spinoff "El Muerto," which is fitting for the wrestling fan, since El Muerto is a wrestler who gets his superpowers from a lucha libre mask. Sony Pictures plans a release for 2024. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.