Phil Roberts 
Jaime Reyes is a superhero whether he likes it or not. Check out the new posters for DC’s Blue Beetle – hitting cinemas in August
Although The Flash is still over a week away from hitting our cinema screens, Warner Bros is already busy hyping up their next DC extravaganza – Blue Beetle. The movie won’t be arriving until August 18th, but the studio is eager to ensure we are all suitably excited. And today, two glorious new posters have arrived that showcase the movie and its incredible cast.
DC’s latest adventure follows Jaime Reyes, a college grad who stumbles upon an alien Scarab that bestows upon him an incredible suit of armor. So what’s a guy to do? Embrace his destiny and help save the world as Blue Beetle, of course! But don’t take my word for it. Scroll down and explore the new posters and the synopsis below.
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. 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.
NEW POSTERS
THE CAST
Starring alongside Maridueña (“Cobra Kai”) are Adriana Barraza (“Rambo: Last Blood,” “Thor”) as Jaime’s grandmother, Nana, Damían Alcázar (“Narcos,” “Narcos: Mexico”) as his father, Elpidia Carrillo (“Mayans M.C.,” the “Predator” films) as his mother, Bruna Marquezine (“Maldivas,” “God Save the King”) as Jenny Kord, Raoul Max Trujillo (the “Sicario” films, “Mayans M.C.”) as Carapax, with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Monarch,” “Dead Man Walking”) as Victoria Kord, and George Lopez (the “Rio and “Smurf” franchises) as Jaime’s Uncle Rudy. The film also stars Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories,” “Hocus Pocus 2”) as Jaime’s sister, Milagro, and Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”) as Dr. Sanchez.
CREATIVES
Angel Manuel Soto (“Charm City Kings,” “The Farm”) directs from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (“Miss Bala”), based on characters from DC. John Rickard and Zev Foreman are producing, with Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman, and Garrett Grant serving as executive producers.
The director’s creative team behind the scenes includes director of photography Pawel Pogorzelski (“Midsommar,” “Hereditary”), production designer John Billington (“Bad Boys for Life”), editor Craig Alpert (“Deadpool 2,” “The Lost City”), Oscar-nominated costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo (“Jojo Rabbit,” the “Thor” films), visual effects supervisor Kelvin McIlwain (“The Suicide Squad,” “Aquaman”) and composer Bobby Krlic (“Midsommar,” the “Snowpiercer” series).
RELEASE
DC’s Blue Beetle will be the third of FOUR major motion pictures coming from DC Studios in 2023. We’ve already witnessed the return of Billy Batson in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, but following in the footsteps of Andy Muschietti’s The Flash, a movie touted as one of the best comic-book movies of all-time is a tough ask. Blue Beetle hits our screens on August 18th before Aquaman explores the Lost Kingdom and rounds out the DC calendar year in December.
But can Jaime Reyes stick the landing and catapult DC’s secondary hero into the big time? Your opinion matters to us, so feel free to express it in the comments section. We are eager to hear from you.
Source: Warner Bros
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