Spider-Man spin-off movie El Muerto starring Dangerous Bunny has been pulled from Sony’s 2024 launch schedule.

The corporate introduced the movie had been faraway from its launch slate on Wednesday (June 21), after it was initially scheduled for January 12, 2024. It was set to be directed by Jonás Cuarón, the son of director Alfonso Cuarón.

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In response to The Hollywood Reporter, progress on the mission has been impacted by the ongoing writers strike in Hollywood, with sources claiming that the “script wanted extra work” as of mid-spring which hadn’t but been addressed.

It’s additionally claimed Dangerous Bunny’s touring schedule left the movie’s launch date up within the air, with it at present unsure whether or not the mission will go forward.

Dangerous Bunny initially introduced a movie adaptation of El Muerto at CinemaCon in April 2022, the place he confirmed he’d tackle the lead position. The character, also referred to as Juan Carlos, is an antihero champion wrestler who fought Spider-Man in a charity wrestling match.

Sony is about to launch a lot of Spider-Man spin-off movies within the coming months, together with Kraven The Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in October. Madame Net starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney remains to be scheduled for February 16, 2024, whereas a sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage is slated for October subsequent yr.

Kraven The Hunter will mark Sony’s fourth installment of their prolonged Spider-Man universe, following Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and final yr’s field workplace flop Morbius.

Together with historical past as an expert wrestler, Dangerous Bunny has performing credit within the 2022 motion flick Bullet Practice reverse Brad Pitt and drama movie Cassandro.