MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 25: Bad Bunny attends to the previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images)

El Muerto Release Date Taken Off Sony Calendar for Spider-Man Spin-off

June 21, 2023

The El Muerto release date has been removed from the Sony calendar.

This Marvel superhero movie is set to star Bad Bunny as Juan-Carlos Sánchez/El Muerto and takes place in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. This film would be the next installment in the SSU after the two Venom movies, Morbius, and the upcoming Kraven the Hunter.

The movie was originally scheduled to release on January 12, 2024. However, it was taken off the release calendar. The next installments in the Sony Spider-Man Universe will be Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, releasing October 6, 2023, and Madame Web, starring Dakota Johnson, releasing February 16, 2024.

“To bring El Muerto to life is just incredible… so exciting,” Bad Bunny told audiences at CinemaCon in 2022 when the project was first announced.

When will El Muerto come out?

There is no set release date for El Muerto. It has been delayed indefinitely.

Jonathan Sim is a film critic and filmmaker born and raised in New York City. He is a member of the Critics Choice Association and Hollywood Creative Alliance, and has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, Newsweek, and Radio Times.

He has met/interviewed some of the leading figures in Hollywood, including Christopher Nolan, Zendaya, Liam Neeson, and Denis Villeneueve. He also works as a screenwriter, director, and producer on independent short films.