Blue Beetle (2023)

[ben6543]

http://collider.com/blue-beetle-movi...m=social#comic


There is a new superhero in the movie mix, and his name is Jaime Reyes, a.k.a. Blue Beetle. DC and Warner Bros. are developing a Blue Beetle movie, the first Latino-led standalone superhero feature, according to The Wrap. Mexican-born screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer will pen the screenplay, with Zev Foreman executive producing for Warner Bros.

Jaime Reyes’ Blue Beetle first appeared in comic form in 2006’s Infinite Crisis #3 (and makes our list of the 20 DC superheroes we still need to see on the big or small screen). Reyes has appeared on the small screen, briefly, in the CW series Smallville, as well as in animated form in Young Justice. As Gregory Ellwood wrote, “Unlike Ted Kord, whose Beetle would remind most moviegoers of Owl Man in Watchmen, Reyes’ abilities are provided by the powerful Blue Beetle scarab which has fused itself to his back. It transforms into a protective suit of armor around him that if you described as an alien Iron Man suit wouldn’t be that off base.”
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Image via DC Comics

Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes is the third iteration of the character, and as The Wrap adds, “[he] discovered the Blue Beetle scarab on the way home from school with two of his best friends Paco and Brenda, half-buried in a disused lot. Reyes took the scarab home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the scarab came alive, and grafted itself to the base of Jaime’s spine, and provided him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor which can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields.”

A few years ago (2015 to be exact), there were rumors of a Booster Gold and Blue Beetle team-up movie, helmed by CW super-producer Greg Berlanti. That version would have featured the Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle, which honestly, we don’t really need. Jamie Reyes gives us something new and different within the crowded superhero landscape. Though there are Latino characters within the DC movie universe, (like Jay Hernandez as El Diablo in Suicide Squad, and Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya in the upcoming Birds of Prey), this is certainly the first Latino hero to lead a solo film.

[MattJ1991]

This has to be like the 50th movie DC has announced that’ll almost certainly never get made.

[Mr. Chaverria]

Originally Posted by MattJ1991

This has to be like the 50th movie DC has announced that’ll almost certainly never get made.

Heh.

Is there a list of what main DC comic films WB has said they want to do? WB needs to STFU and just stay mum till shit really moves.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by Mr. Chaverria

Heh.

Is there a list of what main DC comic films WB has said they want to do? WB needs to STFU and just stay mum till shit really moves.

its just in the works. i bet MCU has 20 in the works too. Its just not talked about it.

[ben6543]

Originally Posted by mredman

its just in the works. i bet MCU has 20 in the works too. Its just not talked about it.

jeez you will make up anything if it helps your defend the DC movie narrative.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by ben6543

jeez you will make up anything if it helps your defend the DC movie narrative.

Did Marvel pay you to make this post?

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Originally Posted by mredman

its just in the works. i bet MCU has 20 in the works too. Its just not talked about it.

[Mr. Chaverria]

Originally Posted by mredman

its just in the works. i bet MCU has 20 in the works too. Its just not talked about it.

That's the point, Marvel only talks about it needs to talk about. WB doesn't stfu about what they think about doing.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Mr. Chaverria

Heh.

Is there a list of what main DC comic films WB has said they want to do? WB needs to STFU and just stay mum till shit really moves.

http://collider.com/upcoming-dc-movi...ey-quinn-movie

[Damon1281]

When I first saw this thread I was excited that it might be this:


from Charlton Comics and we could start a whole new universe, but alas.

[CyberpunkCentral]

REPORT: Blue Beetle Series in Development for HBO Max

https://www.cbr.com/blue-beetle-seri...ampaign=CBR-TW

[InuYashaCrusade]

Maybe now they can get rid of him in the Teen Titans animated films and bring Cyborg back instead

[imsounoriginal]

Angel Manuel Soto is set to direct a ‘BLUE BEETLE’ film.

It will be DC and Warner Bros.' first Latino superhero movie and will focus on Jaime Reyes.

Filming begins later this year.

via DiscussingFilm

[kylor]

Nice so we're getting a HBO series AND a film for Blue Beetle? Good times are ahead.

[tcripe]

Originally Posted by kylor

Nice so we're getting a HBO series AND a film for Blue Beetle? Good times are ahead.

Are they not one in the same?!?!?

[kylor]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Are they not one in the same?!?!?

Now I think about it, I'm not sure. The article of the "HBO series" says this:

Blue Beetle could also be making his way to the big screen. Back in 2o18, reports started circulating that a film centered around the young hero was in development for the DCEU with a script from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. However, there have been no updates since then.

It led me to believe we may be getting both a series and a film. Maybe I'm wrong though. I guess time will tell.

[John1701D]

I miss mredman.

OK, not really. He's probably here under a different name anyway.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by John1701D

I miss mredman.

OK, not really. He's probably here under a different name anyway.

Maybe more than one.

[kylor]

Originally Posted by John1701D

I miss mredman.

OK, not really. He's probably here under a different name anyway.

mrblueman? Kinda fitting considering the thread title.

[ben6543]

Blue Beetle will be an HBO MAX movie so not in theaters

For HBO Max, Steven Soderbergh recently wrapped shooting on his feature “Kimi,” starring Zoë Kravitz. Also on the docket: a Latinx re-imagining of “Father of the Bride” starring Andy Garcia and a “House Party” reboot from LeBron James’ production company Spring Hill Entertainment. Additionally, Warner Bros. has mid-budget DC movies on the way for streaming, “Batgirl” and “Blue Beetle.”

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...e-dreams-alive