After “Black Adam,” now we have the “Blue Beetle.”
The newest entry out of the previous DC Prolonged Universe guard, previous to James Gunn and Peter Safran taking up as co-CEOs of the DCU, marks Xolo Maridueña’s first main big-screen position. The “Cobra Kai” breakout performs Jamie Reyes, aka the Blue Beetle, who acquires superpowers after coming into contact with an extraterrestrial Scarab. Susan Sarandon stars because the super-villain mastermind attempting to steal the military-grade Scarab, alongside along with her goons.
Within the film, current school grad Jaime Reyes returns house stuffed with aspirations for his future, solely to seek out that house shouldn’t be fairly as he left it. As he searches to seek out his goal on this planet, destiny intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an historic relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab instantly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an unbelievable swimsuit of armor able to extraordinary and unpredictable powers, ceaselessly altering his future as he turns into the superhero Blue Beetle.
“Blue Beetle” is rounded out by George Lopez, Harvey Guillén, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, and Raoul Trujillo, who performs villain Carapax the Indestructible Man. The comedian guide film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto from a script penned by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.
The first trailer for “Blue Beetle” captured the origin story behind the character that was created in 2006 for the “Infinite Disaster” comedian guide storyline. The standalone movie was introduced in 2021 and initially slated for then-titled streaming platform HBO Max previous to Warner Bros. choosing a summer theatrical release.
The destiny of the Blue Beetle character was hinted at during a January 2023 press event, throughout which DC co-CEO Gunn assured that the DCU shouldn’t be going to be a “Marvel 2.0.”
Fellow government Safran added, “There’s no purpose why any of the characters and the actors taking part in these characters aren’t a part of the DCU going ahead.”
To notice, Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam is not shifting ahead within the franchise, and “Surprise Lady 3” with Gal Gadot was scrapped.
“Blue Beetle” premieres August 18 from DC and Warner Bros. Take a look at the trailer under.
