Hey everyone, the introduction of the first DCU hero (in the words of James Gunn) - Blue Beetle - has now arrived in theaters, with Xolo Maridueña in the title role. I have loved the character of Blue Beetle (albeit the Ted Kord version) for a long time and he's a character who's deserved more of a spotlight than he's been given by DC over the past few decades. This project was very interesting because it originally was set for an HBO Max release (now Max) but then moved to theatrical distribution. So, is Blue Beetle the film that will turn around DC's recent box office woes... or is it another generic superhero movie? Find out in this review!
Blue Beetle:
Directed by: Ángel Manuel Soto
Written by: Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Original Writers: John Rogers, Cully Hammer, Keith Giffen
Produced by: Zev Foreman, John Rickard, K.C. Hodenfield, Alice S. Kim, Anna Elisa Mackowiak
Executive Producers: Garrett Grant, Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman
Music by: Bobby Krlic
Cinematography by: Pawel Pogorzelski
Editing by: Craig Alpert
Casting by: Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali
Production Design by: Jon Billington
Costume Design by: Mayes C. Rubeo
Cast: Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo with Susan Sarandon and George Lopez
Synopsis: 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.
