Despite the recent rearrangement of the DC Extended Universe, Blue Beetle is still on the Warner Bros. Discovery schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the film, Jaime Reyes is portrayed by Xolo Mariduea, who acquires extraterrestrial technology that allows him to create a weaponized exoskeleton by mistake. The DC Extended Universe has undergone a major overhaul since Warner Bros. and Discovery just merged. A live-action film for HBO Max based on the DC comic book character Batgirl was shelved after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav outlined the company’s new priority on releasing major DC superhero pictures exclusively to cinemas.
Supergirl and the Wonder Twins movies, in addition to Batgirl, are said to be off the table as well. It’s understandable that DC fans are anxious to learn what will become of the DC Extended Universe following the Warner Bros. Discovery reorganisation. New ideas for the DCEU haven’t seemed to have wiped out a few movies and programmes. The Jurnee Smollett-led Birds of Prey Black Canary spinoff is still in the works and might yet air on HBO Max. As for the Green Lantern live-action series, it’s still in the works, with an expected premiere date of 2024 in mind.
Season 2 of Peacemaker, directed by James Gunn, will also go ahead. Also due to Warner Bros. Discovery sources, we also know that Blue Beetle escaped the chopping block as well Angel Manuel Soto, a Puerto Rican, directs Blue Beetle from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, a Mexican. Blue Beetle’s comic book roots have inspired Warner Bros. Discovery to strive for more diversity on both sides of the camera for the character.
Jaime Reyes, a Mexican-American youngster, replaces genius scientist Ted Kord, the former Blue Beetle, in DC Comics. Blue Beetle has cast Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord, a character developed for the film, so it’s reasonable to assume that the movie will follow the comics’ storyline. Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Raoul Trujillo, Elpidia Carrillo, George Lopez, and Damián Alcázar round out the Latinx cast of Blue Beetle, which also features George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, and Elpidia Carrillo.
A Latin country was chosen as a site for the film’s creative team to shoot in Puerto Rico lately. The live-action Blue Beetle adaptation, which was originally scheduled to premiere exclusively on HBO Max, will now open in cinemas on August 18, 2023. Black Adam will be the next DC film to enter cinemas on October 21.