Sony’s CinemaCon panel brought to the table a series of big announcements that caused the internet to crash for a variety of reasons. Of course, most of the attention has fallen to the superhero side of things, with the unveiling of Bad Bunny headlining on The dead standalone film that comes straight out of the blue.
The studio has Kraven the Hunter and Mrs. Netz on the way next year during poison 3 has recently become officialbut poor disease was left out in the cold for now. However, The dead was met with a mixture of skepticism and enthusiasm online for various reasons, not the least of which is Sony’s call for a solo project to be given to a character most viewers have never heard of.
As you can see from the reactions below, opinions on the news are divided right down the middle, but still Bad Bunny’s ascendant film career has added another significant notch by securing top billing in a big-budget superhero project.
I’m not a fan of the “nobody asked for it” argument because nobody asked for a lot of movies that ended up doing pretty well, but literally nobody asked for an El Muerto movie. He was in two comics. Two. Two problems.
— Moon Kasey 🌔 (@RawbertBeef) April 26, 2022
Miles Morales and Miguel O’Hara are still gathering dust in a drawer somewhere and Sony decides to make El Muerto? 😭
— Hernandy #BRIELARSWEEP #FAST10YOURSEATBELTS (@Pollos_Hernandy) April 26, 2022
I really don’t know who makes these creative decisions at Sony. As with all the amazing alternate versions of Spider-Man, we could get animated or live-action spinoffs, because how do we get an ‘El Muerto’ movie?
— Matt Ramos (@therealsupes) April 26, 2022
what are you doing
At your disposal is Spider-Man 2099, a very popular character that you don’t use in live action. You can build a franchise around this character. You can have a Mexican portrayal with this character. Nevertheless, you choose El Muerto. pic.twitter.com/JricfVkCFR
— Martin Sanchez (@MarSanJ47) April 26, 2022
I’ll be honest I’d rather see Spider-Man 2099, Silk or Spider-Woman project than El Muerto on Latno Wrestler but man I still don’t trust Sony what’s their plan???? pic.twitter.com/A715Mz5dsr
— Anthony S (@StradeRZane) April 26, 2022
poison 3 was always guaranteed, but the rest of Sony’s Spider-Man universe is taking shape in rather unexpected ways. Lots of people knew disease would hardly set the world on firewhile the comic book origins of Madame Web hardly sound like the basis for an adventure led by the telegenic Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney.
The dead is certainly not what we expected, but perhaps for now we should decide when in doubt, unless of course Sony’s next series of Marvel adaptations proves to be of a similar quality as disease.