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 […]
James Gunn confirms several characters who’ll carry over into the new DC Universe
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 […]
Movie Review – Blue Beetle (2023)
Blue Beetle, 2023. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto. Starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Susan Sarandon, Raoul Max Trujillo, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillén, Gabrielle Ortiz, Yuli Zorrilla, Oshún Ramirez, Ayden Rivera, Marcus Nelson, Jorge Jimenez, and Becky G. SYNOPSIS: An alien relic chooses Jaime Reyes to be its […]
Blue Beetle director on James Gunn’s involvement with the new DC film
With Blue Beetle arriving in theatres in just a few days, director Angel Manuel Soto has spoken on how much involvement new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran had in the new DC film’s production and final product. The answer is: very little. In an interview with GamesRadar+, Soto clarified some of his earlier comments […]
Jaime Reyes takes the Scarab for a test dive in Blue Beetle clip
With a little over a week to go until its release, Warner Bros. and DC Studios have shared a clip from Blue Beetle which sees a frustrated Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) put this trust in the Scarab and its powers to the test as he dives from a building; watch it below… Recent college grad […]
DC’s Blue Beetle box office projections double to $30 million opening as new posters and BTS clip released
Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ Blue Beetle appeared to be getting caught up in capes of its DC predecessor’s when news emerged that early box-office tracking had the origin story opening with $12-17 million at the domestic box-office. Well, like all good superhero narratives the Angel Manuel Soto-directed movie is now expected to defy the […]
Early Blue Beetle box office tracking suggests $12-$17 million opening weekend
Despite James Gunn reiterating that Blue Beetle was to be a part of his new DC Universe, it appears that audiences just aren’t willing to show up for the final few movies before the great DC reset, with reports suggesting that early tracking on the film has it down for an opening weekend in the […]
Final Blue Beetle trailer shows Jaime Reyes fighting for his family
With Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Flash bombing at the box-office, Blue Beetle, the penultimate film left in the vault following James Gunn and Peter Safran’s appointment as co-heads of DC Studios, is still hoping to make a dent when it crawls into cinemas next month, and now Warner Bros. has dropped the film’s final […]
Blue Beetle promo teases DC’s latest origin story
With The Flash (read our review ★★ here) racing into cinemas worldwide today, Warner Bros. and DC Studios are wasting no time in promoting their next blockbuster in the shape of Blue Beetle, and they’ve dropped a new promo that teases the origin story for Jamie Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) titular superhero. Making up the cast […]
Xolo Maridueña says there’s room for more Blue Beetle in James Gunn’s DC Universe
Blue Beetle is finally making his way to the big screen, and no one is more excited than the titular hero himself, Xolo Maridueña. During a recent conversation with Empire, the Cobra Kai star spoke about his future in DC and how he feels the team is ready to do more. “If we get one […]
