Up close and in color, Tenoch Huerta looks like Namor in a new image from “Black Panther 2”

The famous Mexican actor is ready to take on the role of a new Marvel comic book character on the big screen, as the movie’s villain. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda forever’where he becomes Namor, an underwater being with strong hints of Mayan culture, which you can now see up close in a new photograph.

Although in the first trailer of this long-awaited sequel the appearance of Tenoch Huerta in the role of Namorthe truth is that this photograph shared by the magazine Empirereveals Namor’s appearance up close and in great detail, where you can appreciate the characterization of the famous Mexican actor.

When the first trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was just revealed, many criticized Namor’s appearance for not being a muscular man as is the case with others. characters based on Marvel comicsHowever, this photograph clearly shows that Tenoch Huerta has prepared his body with hard physical training.

Namor is one of the new characters that will be featured in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universeas a villain who will face the inhabitants of Wakanda in a story of political conflict, although from what was revealed weeks ago, his origin will be slightly different from that of the comics.

Sometimes, Namor is compared to Aquamanthe hero of DC Comics, and this film version of Tenoch Huerta will try to move away from the image that Jason Momoa gave to the underwater character to give this role a new look and present a different character who is sure to win the affection of the public.

Tenoch Huerta confirms that Namor is a mutant like in the Marvel comics

Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the subject of the genetic mutation that opens the doors to the world of the X-Men has remained on the sidelines, and after the series’ Ms. Marvel ‘it seems that the house of ideas can finally get into this little by little, which Tenoch Huerta himself confirmed in an interview for Empire.

According to the article of the EmpireTenoch Huerta has confirmed that the only similarity his character will have with the Marvel comic book version is that Namor is a mutant in the UCM, the rest will be references but nothing rigorously transferred from paper to the big screen, making it clear that the MCU will begin to take the beginning of the X-Men seriously.