Sony's 'El Muerto' Finds Its Director In Jonás Cuarón
Source: IGN
Jonás Cuarón will direct El Muerto, according to Sony Pictures. The movie will star Benito A Martínez Ocasio, the Grammy Award-winning artist Bad Bunny. The script is in the early stages of development and was written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, who penned the Blue Beetle script. Cuarón wrote the 2013’s space thriller Gravity with his father Alfonso Cuarón.
El Muerto is the alias of luchador Juan-Carlos Estrada Sanchez who appeared in the Marvel Comics Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man series. Sanchez is in line to receive the supernatural powers of “El Muerto” which come from a special mask. Sanchez is approached by J. Jonah Jameson, who is orchestrating a charity wrestling match. Jameson pairs Sanchez against Spiderman hoping he will unmask him. In the comics, Spider-man and Sanchez come together to defeat a villain from Sanchez’s past. This film is Marvel Studios' first outing with a Latino character in the lead role. El Muerto will be a part of the series of Sony films in connection to the “Spider-Man” universe, such as Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, and Madame Web which stars Dakota Johnson with Sydney Sweeney.
Source: FilmFad
Kraven the Hunter arrives in theatres on October 6, 2022. Madame Web releases on February 16, 2024. El Muerto will release to theatres on January 12th, 2024.
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