‘Blue Beetle’ First Reactions Are In – DC May Have a Hit
The reactions to the first DCU movie are glowing. Will Blue Beetle manage to be the first Bonafide DC hit in the last year?
While this is the first time the fan-favorite character has been on the big screen, Blue Beetle has been in comics for decades. Jaime Reyes is the third person to take up the mantle since it was introduced in 1939. His powers come from a different place than his predecessors, as does he.
The teenager is a reluctant hero that comes into possession of a scarab, alien technology that fuses itself onto his spine. The exo-suit the scarab creates gives Jaime indestructible armor, weapons, flight, and access to an alien AI. And that’s just the start.
First Reviews Are In
This movie was initially a Max exclusive but got kicked up to the big screen in 2021. Based on what we’ve seen so far, I’m glad it did (also glad it didn’t get canceled entirely). Initial reviews are saying that DC has a hit on its hands – for the first time in awhile. A few of them…
Blue Beetle Cast & Details
The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) stars in the title role as well as his alter ego, Jaime Reyes. The cast also includes Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Belissa Escobedo, Bruna Marquezine, Harvey Guillén, Raoul Max Trujillo, with George Lopez, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon.
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.
Blue Beetle hits theaters on August 18th.
