blue beetle survived the recent cancellation streak of DC Films and DC TV projects at Warner Bros. discovery; however, it sent director Angel Manuel Soto under stress at the time. After the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery canceled David Zaslav batgirl and Wonder Twinsmaking the status of blue beetle to hang. Shortly after, however, it was revealed that the film was still in the works, but it turned out that everyone was concerned about the whole process.
Recently Angel Manuel Soto and lead actor Xolo Maridueña indicated an interview NPRdiscuss blue beetle. Soto admitted he was worried about his film afterward batgirl got cancelled. The director also said there was fear at first, but the studio assured him that blue beetle had full support and executives still green-lighted the film.
I’m not going to lie. First there was worry, anger, fear. They told me not to worry; the film has their full support.
blue beetle was initially announced as an HBO Max special, but was later considered and confirmed for a theatrical release. Xolo Maridueña stars as Jamie Reyes, who is grafted onto the alien Blue Beetle scarab, giving him a super-powerful exosuit. The film marks the character’s first live-action appearance, and the film’s story has its roots in the character’s Mexican-American heritage.
Xolo Maridueña answers the character’s comparisons to Iron Man
The duo also answered comparisons of Blue Beetle and the character’s powers to Iron Man and fellow DC character Green Lantern. Actor Xolo Maridueña described Jamie Reyes’ newfound powers as an amalgamation of these two characters, as he wears an exoskeleton suit while getting his powers from an ancient relic.
He is a first generation Mexican American boy from El Paso, Texas. He is a kind of fusion of Green Lantern and Iron Man. He has a scarab from outer space attached to his body called Khaji da.
In the same conversation blue beetle writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer further described that: blue beetle would be a bit of a family affair as Reyes’ new powers will bring unprecedented changes to the lives of his relatives.
What would my mother do if an alien technology lodged in my spine? She wouldn’t think it cool. And for the Reyes family, this is terrible. “We’re going to get attention from American institutions, from the government, from the military, from the police.
It resembles blue beetle will attract the same attention from US authorities as Superman did during the Man of Steel. If the military gets involved, it would be nice to see familiar faces from Zack Snyder’s early DCEU films in the film, such as Christina Wren’s Major Farris and Harry Lennix’s Clavin Swanwick – who was later revealed as J’onn J’onzz aka Martian man hunter.
blue beetle is slated for release on August 18, 2023. The film will supposedly be added to the newly announced ten-year plan for the franchise, ushering in a new era of superheroes in DC’s live-action cinematic continuity. The film was the last in DCEU’s release list, but is now preceded by Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.