Since being featured on Cardi B’s “I Like It” in 2018, Bad Bunny has quickly become a global superstar. The Puerto Rican singer and rapper has been the most-streamed artist on Spotify for three consecutive years (2020-2022). His latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti, debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming the second all-Spanish-language album to top the chart. The album was even ranked No. 1 by TIME on their “10 Best Albums of 2022” list.

While Bad Bunny has enjoyed continued success in music, he has recently set his sights on the world of Hollywood. His most prominent film role was “The Wolf” in 2022’s Bullet Train, joining a star-studded cast as one of the film’s many assassins. This has raised the question: was Bullet Train Bad Bunny’s first movie? Here’s the answer to that question, as well as a look at Bad Bunny’s film career thus far.

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Bad Bunny Was Previously Part of the Fast & Furious Franchise

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Before making his way into film, Bad Bunny appeared as himself on several television shows. He played his first character, Everardo Arturo “Kitty” Paez, in Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico. His first film, however, was the ninth main installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9. Bad Bunny was featured in a small cameo as “Lookout” during the 1989 flashback following Jakob and Dom. The flashback saw Jakob lose a race against Dom, leading him to be exiled and eventually become a master thief, driver, and assassin.

Bad Bunny was one of many talented artists who appeared in F9. Other artists included Don Omar, Cardi B, Bow Wow, and Ozuna. Of course, the franchise’s Tej Parker has also been portrayed by the one and only Ludacris since 2003. Bad Bunny also wrote the song “De Museo” for F9, which ended up not being featured on the soundtrack, but still played during the film’s end credits. The song referenced the late Paul Walker with the lyrics, “For brothers that are here and all those who left / Aay, from heaven they watch over me.” Even before F9, Bad Bunny had already included a Dom Toretto reference in “¿Quién Tú Eres?” in 2018.

With Bad Bunny having such a small cameo in F9, it’s possible he will later return to the franchise as a new character. The Fast Saga has been confirmed to conclude with Fast & Furious 11, but the universe and franchise will continue to live on (via Screen Rant). This has left the door open for Bad Bunny to return in a potential spin-off.

The Wolf in Bullet Train

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Bullet Train was easily one of the most entertaining action comedies of 2022. Bad Bunny played “The Wolf,” a skilled assassin and the ex-kingpin of a powerful drug cartel. The Wolf’s wedding was ruined by “The Hornet” (Zazie Beetz) poisoning The Wolf’s wife and the wedding guests. Seeking revenge, The Wolf boarded the titular bullet train where he mistook Ladybug (Brad Pitt) as The Hornet. Revenge turned out to be The Wolf’s undoing when he accidentally impaled himself with his own knife.

For the rest of the film, Bad Bunny continued to appear as a corpse disguised as a drunken guest. Fans were disappointed to see The Wolf killed off so soon after being heavily featured in the film’s marketing campaign. But fortunately, Bad Bunny was able to make the most out of his minimal screen time. Not only did Bad Bunny’s character have an interesting backstory, but his character also had one of the film’s most memorable fight scenes. In the film’s end credits, Bad Bunny was credited under his real name; Benito A Martínez Ocasio. Bullet Train marked Bad Bunny’s first non-cameo role in a major film, and could technically be considered his first movie.

Bad Bunny Has Been Cast as a Spider-Man Villain

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Sony has been constructing their own shared universe with the SSU, currently titled “Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.” The universe, which began in 2018 with Tom Hardy’s Venom, has expanded to include Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Morbius. As reported by Deadline, Bad Bunny made a surprise appearance at Sony’s CinemaCon panel in April 2022. It was announced that he would lead a new film in the SSU based on the Marvel Comics character, El Muerto.

El Muerto was a Spider-Man villain in the Marvel Comics, appearing in issues #6 and #7 of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Vol. 1. He was a professional wrestler who inherited a mask from his father that gave him superhuman strength. This helped El Muerto take Spider-Man on in a wrestling match, though it was a match that El Muerto would end up losing. As travel between the MCU and the SSU has been made possible, Bad Bunny’s El Muerto and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man could potentially meet in the future.