One day away from its official release onHulu,Miguel Wants To Fightdepicts its protagonist as the world’s strongest fighter — in the animated world at least. Miguel (Tyler Dean Flores) finds his strength inside the world ofOne Punch Manenvisioning himself to be his own superhero One Punch Miguel. The one-minute promo clip depicts the teenage protagonist closing his eyes and imagining himself to be an animated superhero with the classic One Punch Man cape, taking down everyone with a single blow. In the sameOne Punch Mananimationstyle, Miguel’s character takes references from the popular anime including its silliness and insane depictions of strength. The promo even goes as far as illustrating Miguel’s animated hero asOne Punch Man’s Garous, sharing a similar red eye and stern brows.
What’sMiguel Wants To FightAbout?
The newHuluaction comedy followsMigueland his three best friends David (Christian Vunipola), Cass (Imani Lewis), and Srini (Suraj Partha). Things for Miguel change as a combination of events turn his life upside down, including the possibility of losing his friends as he moves away. Living in a neighborhood where fighting is embedded in everyday life, the teenager finds that he has yet to be in a real fight himself. Wishing to change that, the three high school juniors enter into a series of misadventures as Miguel looks to get into his first fight ever before he moves into a new city.
Thecoming-of-age movieis filled with a multitude of references to fighting icons and media likeBruce Lee,Mortal Kombat,One Punch Man,The Matrix, and more. Eager to search for his inner strength and the confidence to face off against an opponent for a battle, the 17-year-old studies and looks into the most powerful fighters from the fantasy worlds of movies and anime.
Miguel Wants To Fightis written byJason ConcepcionandShea Serrano. The film is directed byOz Rodriguez, who also directedVampires vs. the Bronx. Additional cast includesDascha Polanco,Jordyn Owens,Thomas Whitcomb, andAndrea Navedo. Executive produced byMichael GlassmanandJimmy Pricewith producersRyan Bennett,Molle DeBartolo,Jeremy Garelick,Will Phelps,Mickey Liddell, andPete Shilaimon.
Miguel Wants To Fightwill be available for streaming starting Wednesday, August 16 on Hulu. In the meantime, check out the new promo below:
