Blue Beetle

The first trailer for Blue Beetle shows Xolo Maridueña as the titular hero, alongside Susan Sarandon and George Lopez.

From the trailer however it's clear that the movie was filmed in English, though it's possible that they filmed [two versions in the vein of Prey](https://collider.com/how-to-watch-prey-in-comanche-dub-predator-prequel-hulu/). Marquezine’s character has not appeared in the comics that we know of; and Sarandon’s Victoria Kord is also a character created for the film, though her name indicates she has ties to the comic book character Ted Kord, who is a brilliant scientist and sometimes-member of the Justice League. While this summer’s [The Flash](https://collider.com/tag/the-flash-movie/) movie is set to serve as a reboot point for the universe, DC still has a few other formerly DCEU titles set to [hit the big screen before the end of the year](https://collider.com/blue-beetle-movie-theatrical-release-date/) including Blue Beetle, which just received its first trailer today. We don’t yet know if Sarandon’s Victoria is a gender-swapped version of the character or if she’s connected to the Kord legacy in some other way—though the trailer may just tease the answer to that question. Recently, Sarandon indicated that the movie was filmed mostly in Spanish and [also teased about her experience as a villain](http://collider.com/blue-beetle-susan-sarandon-villain-comments/). The new trailer released today offers fans our first on-screen glimpse of the character and his first encounter with the alien scarab beetle.

Warner Bros. has revealed the first trailer for the upcoming DC movie "Blue Beetle."

The very last, Jason Momoa’s [“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,”](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/07/ben-affleck-batman-return-jason-momoa-aquaman-2-1234746450/) comes out this Christmas. That said, the future of Maridueña and Jaime Reyes on film is unclear. He’s [Blue Beetle](https://www.indiewire.com/t/blue-beetle/) (AKA Jaime Reyes), played in the big summer blockbuster by Xolo Maridueña, best known for Netflix’s “Cobra Kai.” The character of Blue Beetle was first created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner for the 2006 event “Infinite Crisis.” An ordinary teenager from a Mexican-American family, Jaime’s life unexpectedly changes when his friend Jenny (Bruna Marquezine) entrusts him with a strange extraterrestrial mechanical scarab. “Blue Beetle” was initially announced in 2021 as an exclusive streaming film for HBO Max. George Lopez, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, and Damián Alcázar play Jaime’s family and friends in the film, while Raoul Trujillo faces off against Maridueña as Carapax the Indestructible Man.

The first trailer for DC's upcoming Blue Beetle movie has impressive visuals, a lot of humor, and the first live-action iteration of Jaime Reyes.

As we see at the beginning of the trailer, Jaime (Xolo Maridueña) is a young man working at a resort in the fictional Palmera City. 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 Super Hero BLUE BEETLE. 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. The film’s IMDb lists her as Victoria Kord, a character who only first appeared in this current “Graduation Day” comics arc. That is, of course, with the exception of Blue Beetle. Still, with the exception of The Flash and the Aquaman sequel, not many other projects seem certain.

'Cobra Kai' actor Xolo Maridueña stars as 'Blue Beetle,' a new Spider-Man-like teenage DC hero who hits theaters in August.

was in the business of making such films (see the canceled “Batgirl” movie), but they liked the film enough to elevate it to a theatrical release which is a good sign. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto (“Charm City Kings”), “Blue Beetle” is written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and lands in theaters on August 18. It’s a character that DC fans know well, generally a comedic, Spider-Man, or Ant-Man, like character with Batman-like gadgets, but outside of the comics, general audiences don’t know this character at all.

The first Blue Beetle trailer has arrived giving us our first official look at the highly-anticipated DC film releasing this August.

He has also had one other brush with a live-action incarnation appearing in an episode of the tenth season of Smallville. The second version was a Charlton Comics character that was eventually purchased by DC Comics and served as the inspiration for the Nite Owl character in the Watchmen series. [Cobra Kai](https://thenerdy.com/tag/cobra-kai/)) as the Beetle himself, Jaime Reyes.

The “Blue Beetle” trailer released today, providing a glimpse into the world of the bug-legged superhero. Set to hit theaters on August 18.

"It's some kid of world destroying weapon - it's design to protect its host. Sometimes it does want you want, and sometimes it doesn't.

[our feed](https://www.firstshowing.net/feed/)or [daily newsletter](https://follow.it/firstshowing-net?action=followPub): Warner Bros will release the Blue Beetle movie in theaters nationwide starting [August 18th, 2023](https://www.firstshowing.net/schedule2023/#aug) this summer. [Angel Manuel Soto](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3924049/), director of the films Frailty, The Farm, and Charm City Kings previously, plus many other shorts and a few documentaries - including [Menudo: Forever Young](https://www.firstshowing.net/2022/an-untold-boy-band-story-in-menudo-forever-young-doc-series-trailer/). As he searches to find his true purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. The DC movie stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, a teenager who gains superpowers when an alien Blue Beetle scarab grafts onto him, forming a powerful exoskeleton around his body. This was originally a creation for the DCEU, but DC's new studio leader James Gunn has said the film would be "disconnected" from previous DCEU entries and could be made a part of the new franchise.

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If we want to see more variety and really celebrate differences, celebrate cultures celebrate other worlds, the only way is by supporting a movie like this. “Once we started working on the script and I started to create concept art, the studio allowed me to run free in my creativity,” says Soto. “As far as the suit goes and other aspects of the story. So I really wanted to bring all the people I really respect from the movies that I saw growing up in Mexico, that really inspired me to become a filmmaker…They took the film, and they made it theirs.” Typical for superhero movies, Soto is cagey about how much a factor Ted Kord is in this story, but does hint at some of the influences from the pages of DC Comics. Their last name should ring a bell with DC fans: Ted Kord was the second and arguably best-known Blue Beetle, coming after original Beetle Dan Garret and preceding Jaime in the comics. to shift Blue Beetle from its initial incarnation as an HBO Max movie to a full-blown theatrical feature, complete with scenes shot in IMAX. “We see some of these other superheroes who are able to hide from their family the fact that they’re a superhero,” says Xolo Maridueña. There’s even an eyebrow-raising moment at the end when, as Jaime compares the Blue Beetle tech to some of Batman’s gear, his uncle Rudy proclaims, “Batman is a fascist.” “And that’s a theme that I think — whether or not you’re Latino — it transcends ethnicity, it transcends color of skin, because that’s something that we can all relate from. Certainly a lesser-known name outside of diehard DC readers, Blue Beetle’s history encompasses three separate characters in print, originally (and somewhat incredibly) going back all the way to 1939. It activates itself and fastens itself to Jaime, sheathing him in an

With the first trailer for DC's Blue Beetle movie now online, we break down everything you need to know about Jaime Reyes and the other heroes who have ...

Is Blue Beetle part of the old DCEU, the new DCU, or neither? The Ted Kord Blue Beetle joins the Justice League, paving the way for his iconic partnership with Booster Gold and playing a key role in the DCU up until his death in 2005’s Countdown to Infinite Crisis. Fury of the Gods](/articles/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-dcu-overhaul), there's nothing stopping Gunn from working Blue Beetle into his new DCU if that's what Gunn wants. But only now is Blue Beetle appearing in a live-action film. The latter revamped the Blue Beetle mythos by more closely tying Jaime to his predecessor, Ted Kord, and revealing the scarab to be magical in origin rather than extraterrestrial. It’s also worth pointing out that Blue Beetle is the main inspiration for Watchmen’s Nite Owl. In emergencies, Jaime can even activate “infiltrator mode,” which allows the scarab to take control of the suit and dispatch enemies with brutal efficiency. Again, Jaime’s own inexperience is the greatest hindrance to his powers, and early on he struggles to bond with the scarab and realize his true potential. Though DC eventually canceled the Blue Beetle series in 2009, Jaime continued to play a role in books like Teen Titans and Justice League: Generation Lost. While the Blue Beetle character dates all the way back to 1939, Jaime Reyes himself didn’t come along until 2006. Jaime quickly embraces his new role as a teen superhero, with his story continuing in the pages of the monthly Blue Beetle comic. Whether alone or fighting alongside groups like the Teen Titans, Blue Beetle is a powerful force for good, even if his scarab initially has darker motives.

After the movie's first trailer, fans are keen to dig into the back catalog of Blue Beetle - here's the hero's TV shows and how to watch them.

Young Justice is an animated series that ran for four seasons between 2010 and 2022. It’s also available to rent or buy digitally via Amazon Prime and other VOD platforms. If you don’t have a subscription, you can still buy or rent the show via Amazon and other VOD platforms. Batman: The Brave and the Bold is available to stream with an HBO Max subscription. How to watch Batman: The Brave and the Bold After the release of the first Blue Beetle trailer, here’s how to watch the DC hero’s other movie and TV outings, including the Young Justice show and more.

The first trailer for Blue Beetle arrived on Monday, bringing DC's latest superhero onto the big screen. The trailer showcased the unconventional origin ...

(The original Fox version of "Dan Garret" later entered the public domain, and was published with the superhero name Big Blue.) Charlton's version of Dan Garrett was established to be an archaeologist who gained powers from the Scarab. So, who are [the different iterations of Blue Beetle](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/blue-beetle-movie-ted-kord-appearance-sharon-stone/)? The trailer already established that Jaime is far from the first character to hold the [Blue Beetle](/category/blue-beetle-comicmovie/) mantle, [with visual nods to the two previous incarnations of the character, Dan Garrett and Ted Kord](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/blue-beetle-trailer-who-is-ted-kord-dan-garrett-scarab-origin-explained-dc/).

Jaime Reyes is here to bring a new hero to the DC Universe, but his new movie trailer also has some interesting connections to Blue Beetle's comics past.

The trailer ends with a brief look at what appears to be the inside of Jaime’s eventual base of operations—seemingly taken over from somewhere inside Kord Industries, given that we see the costumes of the two prior Blue Beetles in the background for a moment. Early on in Jamie’s story, and seemingly in the movie as well, the Scarab often manifests the suit of its own volition, and it takes Jaime a while to actually control his newfound abilities. Given the shadow Kord Industries casts over this whole trailer, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a lot of Ted’s time as the Blue Beetle even if Ted himself is not the star of the show in this movie. Inside the Big Belly Burger box is in fact not a Big Belly Burger—but the alien scarab that bonds with Jaime’s spine, transforming him into the Blue Beetle. Jaime is given a mysterious package to safeguard with his life in an innocuous hamburger box—which in and of itself is a DC Comics reference. While in most of its history Ted has directly led Kord Industries himself, most recently in the comics, and in the Blue Beetle movie, it’s managed by his sister, Victoria.

Another long-standing DC hero is making the jump to the big screen in 2023. The Blue Beetle movie stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, an ordinary teen who ...

Is Blue Beetle part of the old DCEU, the new DCU, or neither? The Ted Kord Blue Beetle joins the Justice League, paving the way for his iconic partnership with Booster Gold and playing a key role in the DCU up until his death in 2005’s Countdown to Infinite Crisis. Fury of the Gods](/shazam-fury-of-the-gods/196042/news/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-says-theres-a-possibility-for-more-shazam-films-despite-dcu-overhau), there's nothing stopping Gunn from working Blue Beetle into his new DCU if that's what Gunn wants. But only now is Blue Beetle appearing in a live-action film. The latter revamped the Blue Beetle mythos by more closely tying Jaime to his predecessor, Ted Kord, and revealing the scarab to be magical in origin rather than extraterrestrial. It’s also worth pointing out that Blue Beetle is the main inspiration for Watchmen’s Nite Owl. In emergencies, Jaime can even activate “infiltrator mode,” which allows the scarab to take control of the suit and dispatch enemies with brutal efficiency. Though DC eventually canceled the Blue Beetle series in 2009, Jaime continued to play a role in books like Teen Titans and Justice League: Generation Lost. Again, Jaime’s own inexperience is the greatest hindrance to his powers, and early on he struggles to bond with the scarab and realize his true potential. While the Blue Beetle character dates all the way back to 1939, Jaime Reyes himself didn’t come along until 2006. Whether alone or fighting alongside groups like the Teen Titans, Blue Beetle is a powerful force for good, even if his scarab initially has darker motives. Jaime quickly embraces his new role as a teen superhero, with his story continuing in the pages of the monthly Blue Beetle comic.

Jaime Reyes is Blue Beetle’s leading hero, but could others who’ve held the superhero mantle also show up in the movie?

Assuming the Blue Beetle movie ends up being part of However she’s connected to him, and potentially having played a role in said death/disappearance, Victoria Kord assumes control of the project and is willing to take more drastic measures with unlocking the Scarab’s potential. While it would be cool to see Ted Kord mentor Xolo Maridueña’s version of Jaime Reyes, judging by the trailer, it seems like his uncle Rudy, played by George Lopez, has a handle with figuring out the technology in that workshop, including flying The Bug, making it even less necessary for Ted to be around. Perhaps the Blue Beetle movie is following suit by having its Ted never being able to access the Scarab’s powers, and instead designing gadgets modeled after this extraterrestrial technology. [the main characters in the movie’s cast](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/dcs-blue-beetle-updated-cast-list-includes-george-lopez-cobra-kais-xolo-mariduena-and-more) have been identified, with [Deadline](https://deadline.com/video/blue-beetle-trailer/) sharing that the lone holdout until today, What We Do in the Shadows’ Harvey Guillén, is playing someone named Dr. The first big tipoff towards this being a possibility comes at the end of the Blue Beetle trailer, when Jaime and his family are looking through a workshop filled with cool gadgets. Now, for the sake of argument, let’s assume that Ted Kord is indeed part of the Blue Beetle story, be it directly or indirectly. But between seeing his costume and Victoria Kord’s inclusion, not to mention Ted being smart enough to create the gadgets in that workshop, the possibility that he exists in this world isn’t something that should be dismissed out of hand. The trailer also gives us a quick look at Susan Sarandon’s Victoria Kord, the corporate figure who came into possession of the alien Scarab that bonds itself to Jaime Reyes. While Ted certainly has a lot of fans from his Justice League International days and partnership with Booster Gold, it’s probably safe to say at this point that Jaime has a bigger profile overall with comics fans and the general public, which this movie will only increase. Jaime Reyes was introduced in 2006’s Infinite Crisis #3 and he became Blue Beetle two issues later. [upcoming DC movies](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/upcoming-dc-movies-whats-next-for-batman-superman-wonder-woman-and-more-102407.html) left to come out in 2023.

The debut of young Jaime Reyes represents a sea change in this troublesome franchise. Will the long-awaited film be a new beginning?

From Jaime Reyes' powers to former Blue Beetles' costumes, here are 9 Blue Beetle trailer Easter Eggs and how they tie into the DC Universe.

That's because it contains an ancient relic known as “the Scarab,” which chooses Reyes to be its host, giving him superhuman powers much to the astonishment of ...

The new movie was originally set to release on HBO Max, but will now have a theatrical release. “The universe has sent you a gift and you have to figure out what you are going to do with it,” the character of Rudy, played by George Lopez, tells Reyes in the trailer. [dropped the trailer for “Blue Beetle,”](https://youtu.be/vS3_72Gb-bI) featuring Xolo Maridueña as Reyes, a recent college graduate who becomes a superhero after he is asked to hold on to a box, but not open it.