"Blue Beetle" (2023)
I'm going to be honest. I thought about not finishing up these last two movies in the Murderverse. I'm ready to jump into the James Gunn reboot because I've never seen "Creature Commandos" and I'm ready to cover season two of "Peacemaker." That being said, I decided to just finish, because, you know, this isn't a bad movie. It didn't do great at the box office, but it should have. And James Gunn has said that Jaime Reyes is going be part of James Gunn and Josh Safran's rebooted continuity. There's a follow up animated series in the works and I'm hoping we get to see more of the Reyes family and Ted Kord.
Principal photography on "Blue Beetle" began in May 2022 and concluded in July 2022. The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle, Adriana Barraza as Nana, Damían Alcàzar as Alberto Reyes, Elpidio Carillo as Rocio Reyes, Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord, Raoul Max Trujillo as Ignacio Carapax/OMAC, Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord, George Lopez as Rudy Reyes, Belissa Escobedo as Milagros Reyes and Harvey Guillén as Dr. Jose Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz. It also features the voice of Becky G as Khaji-Da, the sentient entity that lives inside of the Scarab. The film was written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. It was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto. "Blue Beetle" premiered on August 18, 2023.
