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Blue Beetle returns to DC Studios with animated series

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If you loved what director Angel Manuel Soto was able to do with Blue Beetle in 2023’s live-action film, the future is looking bright. Deadline confirmed that Blue Beetle’s story will continue into the new DC Universe, but this time, he’ll enter the world of animation. Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios are reportedly currently […]

The Most Overhated Modern Superhero Movies

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of unfairly maligned superhero movies… Nowadays, all we hear is “superhero fatigue,” with audiences and critics growing tired of the genre. As cinema has been dominated by DC and Marvel for decades now, it seems like almost every superhero movie is met with a blah reaction. But that wasn’t […]

A DCEU Obituary: Ranking the DC Extended Universe from Worst to Best

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EJ Moreno ranks the DC Extended Universe… Let’s get this out of the way first: everything you are about to read comes from someone who was once a DCEU super-fan. Admitting that feels like the step to recovery, as does reflecting on the journey that began over a decade ago. Man of Steel, the 2013 […]

Xolo Maridueña thanks Blue Beetle fans with first comments post-strike as Max premiere set for Friday

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Having originally been slated as an HBO Max Original alongside the since-cancelled Batgirl, Warner Bros. made the decision to bump director Ángel Manuel Soto’s DC superhero adventure Blue Beetle to the big screen, although its release this past August amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes meant that the cast were unable to promote the DC […]

Blue Beetle’s shockingly low box office performance proves the need for upcoming DC reboot

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Blue Beetle is one of the final films of the DCEU run, and it’s looking like that intended reboot is needed now more than ever. The film started its run with one of the weakest openers, earning just $25 million on its opening weekend – second place for worst DCEU openings. Running for about two […]

James Gunn confirms several characters who’ll carry over into the new DC Universe

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No matter how much DC Studios tries to change, some things will always stay the same. That includes some of the favorites from the previous era! Yes, in a new series of posts on social media, James Gunn is clarifying the comings and goings of the DC Universe line-up, and he dropped the information that […]

Blue Beetle director confirms Green Lantern Easter egg

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Blue Beetle isn’t as isolated of a DC Studios project as you think as director Angel Manuel Soto has confirmed the film connects to another cosmic DC character. In a recent interview, Soto lets fans in on the little secret that Green Lantern briefly appears at the film’s beginning. “There are a lot of Easter […]

Blue Beetle beats Barbie with second-lowest domestic DC debut at the box office

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The billion dollar box-office behemoth Barbie has finally been dethroned by DC’s superhero picture Blue Beetle, which took the top spot with just $25.4 million – a DC Extended Universe domestic low debut save for Wonder Woman 1984, which was released in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously during the pandemic with $16.7 million.  Coming into […]

Blue Beetle Review and DCEU Ranking – Flickering Myth TV

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In the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, we look at DC Studios’ Blue Beetle, and rank the best and worst movies of the DC Extended Universe… With the release of Blue Beetle, the DCEU could finally be over, but where does the latest DC Studios project line up next to the last decade of releases? […]