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Considering WB is doing almost nothing to promote DC's Blue Beetle after three back-to-back-to-back box office failures, let this post be a reminder that Blue Beetle is just over a month away!!
If you want to know why you should support this upcoming DC movie, here's why:
• Blue Beetle is the first live action Latino superhero film
• The film stars Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, Singer and Actress Becky G as the voice of the Scarab and George Lopez as Jaime's crazy uncle Rudy.
• Blue Beetle is the first character in DC Studios' DCU timeline, as confirmed by DC Studios Co-Owner James Gunn
• As stated above, Blue Beetle is part of the DCU world filled with superheroes. However, and thankfully, the past DCEU films are not relevant at all to Blue Beetle -- as confirmed by the movie's director Angel Manuel Soto.
• Blue Beetle was made as "the first act of a saga" and is currently planned to have a trilogy, assuming the first film does well.
• The Hollywood Reporter's sources believe that if Blue Beetle does do well and if it ends up getting a positive reception, Xolo Mariduena's Blue Beetle can end up appearing in the upcoming Booster Gold show.
Support DC's Blue Beetle, y'all.
Follow months of audition tapes and in-person screen tests, Warner Bros. and DC Studios have their new Clark Kent and Lois Lane. David Corenswet has been set to play Superman while Rachel Brosnahan are on board to play Lois Lane.
The decision comes after the two were among the few selected to test in front of DC co-chairs Peter Safran and James Gunn (who is directing the movie) in full costume and make up for the parts.
For Corenswet, the film will mark his first major leading role in a major studio film having previously appeared in projects like Pearl, The Politician and We Own This City. Brosnahan is coming off her final season of her career making role in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which has earned a number of accolades including an Emmy win.
If Gunn and Safran are getting rid of Henry, Gal, etc for their new universe…they better tear the entire old universe down.
No “oh, we’re going to keep Margot on as Harley,” or “Peacemaker is canon bc James Gunn.” I can just see them doing that kind of cherry-picking shit, and that will only muddy continuity more.
(Just to clarify, I’m fine with the current dc actors coming back as other characters in this new universe; I just don’t want them to call it a “hard reboot” and then only reboot the properties they don’t personally like).
Metamorphosis of a Hero: Jaime Reyes' Blue Beetle Saga in the DC Universe
Blue Beetle is a very cool character within comics lore. There have been several iterations of the character throughout the years in the comics. This film explores Jaime Reyes as the titular hero.
The first 40 minutes of this movie are superb. Some of the best comic book inspired origin stuff that has ever been adapted to the screen. We get to see the closeness of the Reyes family and their struggle to keep their home. We are introduced to Kord Industries and the Scarab which leads directly into the plot of the movie.
The second and third acts are not as thrilling for a multitude of different reasons. The villains are entirely one dimensional, and there are conveniently placed character developments that come across as cringey. Xolo Mariduena is the best part of the movie. He does play Jaime well as a relatable young man just trying to do right by his family. The rest of the plot feels forced, though. Including his love story with Jenny Kord.
The suit is definitely on point, which helps the hardcore comic book fan in me enjoy this movie. However, the idea that it took Jaime the entire movie to realize his love for his family is what gives him strength seemed a little bit ridiculous. It didn't come across as motivational like they had hoped but more preachy. It felt like had he not found the Scarab, he never would have learned that lesson. For a Pre-Law graduate, they never presented Jaime as an overally intelligent character with solid intellect.
While this movie does have more positives than negatives, it does suffer from the same thing a lot of DC movies do. It is way too simplistic in nature when it could have tried to do something different. I called the mid credits scene as soon as they found the Kord mansion. There was too much setup for it not to occur. The only question now is, will it go anywhere?
While I do hope to see this iteration of Jaime again, I do hope it is in a team fashion. There does not seem like a lot of solo avenues they can explore. Jaime has a lot of affiliations with other younger characters in the comics, and that could very well be utilized if we are to see him again. The future is wide open for all DC characters, so we can't quite pinpoint where Blue Beetle will show up next. I do hope all of this was for something as this would be a complete waste of a movie if it didn't go anywhere.
SUPERMAN: LEGACY — Written by James Gunn, the film will hit theaters on July 11, 2025 and focus on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.
THE AUTHORITY — DC's WildStorm characters will join the DC Universe as members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right.
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD — The DCU will introduce its Batman and Robin in this unusual father-son story, inspired by Grant Morrison's comics.
SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW — This science fiction adventure will be based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely's amazing, award-winning recent comics stories and present a Supergirl that viewers are not used to seeing.
SWAMP THING — The film will investigate the dark origins of Swamp Thing.
CREATURE COMMANDOS — This seven-episode animated show, written by James Gunn, shows Amanda Waller creating a black-ops team out of monstrous prisoners.
WALLER – Starring Viola Davis, this series features Team Peacemaker and will be written by Christal Henry (WATCHMEN) and Jeremy Carver (Supernatural).
BOOSTER GOLD — In this live-action series, Booster Gold uses basic technology from the future to pretend to be a superhero in the present day.
LANTERNS — This enormous TV event series follows intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they uncover a dark mystery.
PARADISE LOST – Set in Themyscira, home of the Amazons and birthplace of Wonder Woman, this TV drama focuses on the genesis and political intrigue of an island of all women.
For the last several weeks, I've gotten to witness what may be the most positive thing I've ever seen the DC fandom do.
To not let Blue Beetle become forgotten or ignored, a group of Twitter users got together and unironically formed what is now known as "The Blue Beetle Battalion". If you didn't know about this the "Blue Beetle Battalion" grew to become a genuinely positive group of folks who had one intention: to positively promote Blue Beetle as much as possible because Warner Bros/DC Studios couldn't do so.
To most people's shock, that group grew to become a massive amount of people across Twitter to the point where even the cast of Blue Beetle became aware of its existence and started to push the #BlueBeetleBattalion hashtag to higher levels than we ever thought it'd reach. We'd spam gifs, tell people why they should support it, push all the positive stories surrounding Blue Beetle and even hype up all of the new posters that would drop. The best part is that along the way, a lot of people grew to become friends or at least aware of each other's existence and social media profiles as we'd joke around as we continued to push Blue Beetle across social media. At most, it was gonna be a funny joke to look back on where we'd all think "Man it sucks it didn't work out but at least we tried" but here we are today, having our efforts and love for Blue Beetle, Xolo Mariduena and the cast of Blue Beetle vindicated.
At the time of this post, Blue Beetle has gone against all the odds and currently sits at an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes! The highest DC film score since The Batman, can you believe it!?
As I said in so many of my other Blue Beetle posts, please support this film. Please go out and watch Blue Beetle with your friends and family. As the first live-action Latino superhero film, the representation that it's bringing is such a warm welcome and no matter what people say, we need more superhero projects that represent massive cultures to have amazing lighthearted success stories now more than ever. Let Blue Beetle be the beginning of this amazing trend of these incredibly important films overcoming all of the odds no matter how many people choose to immediately write it off.
Blue Beetle releases Aug 18 in theaters across the world y'all
A Teen Titans live-action movie has joined the DC Studios' slate of films which include Superman: Legacy (now re-titled just "Superman"), Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, The Brave and The Bold, The Authority and Swamp Thing.
Ana Nogueira, which already wrote the screenplay for DC Studios' Supergirl film, will pen the script.