The latest trailer for the DC outingBlue Beetlereveals a further glimpse at the exciting origin story of the superhero. Released courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures,Blue BeetlefindsCobra Kaistar Xolo Maridueña taking the lead asBlue Beetlemakes his debut on the big screen next month. Check out the newly released trailer forBlue Beetlebelow, viaEntertainment Tonight.
Blue Beetlewill introduce audiences to college grad Jaime Reyes, who 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 becomesthe superhero known as Blue Beetle.
Led by Xolo Maridueña as Jamie Reyes aka Blue Beetle,Blue Beetlealso stars Adriana Barraza (Rambo: Last Blood, Thor), Damían Alcázar (Narcos, Narcos: Mexico), Elpidia Carrillo (Mayans M.C., thePredatorseries), Bruna Marquezine (Maldivas, God Save the King), Raoul Max Trujillo (theSicariomovies,Mayans M.C.), and stand-up comedian George Lopez (theRiofranchise), Belissa Escobedo (American Horror Stories, Hocus Pocus 2), singer Becky G, and Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Monarch, Dead Man Walking) starring as the villain of the piece, Victoria Kord, a ruthless billionaire and business owner who is hellbent on acquiring the Scarab.
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Blue Beetle Is Part of the New DCU
Following the appointment ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran as the co-chiefs of the rebooted DCU,Blue Beetle’splace in the DC universe was at first a confusing one. It has since been revealed, however, thatBlue Beetlewill be the first outingin the recalibrated DCU, with director Angel Manuel Soto stating that he envisions aBlue Beetletrilogy.
“We are part of the universe, we are part of the world, we are part of the plans that they have been creating for the future instalments of the DCU, but we are not tied to all the films from the past,”the filmmaker explained. “Yes, our movie lives in the world where superheroes exist. But that doesn’t mean that a certain event, or certain alliance, or certain things from the past dictate where our film is going. Our first movie, the way we wanted to do it, was always with the mentality that we wanted to do two more, at least, and taking the traditional three-act structure of a story, we wanted our first movie to practically be the first act of a saga.”
Thus,Blue Beetlewill be part of the same worldas theSupermanreboot,Superman: Legacyand theBatmanprojectThe Brave and the Bold, as well asSwamp Thing,Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, andThe Authority.
Blue Beetleis scheduled to be released in the United States on June 05, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
