Carl Roberts 
The latest comic book movie from DC Studios, Blue Beetle, gets a brand new shiny trailer. Catch it in theatres from August 18th.
So far this year, DC Studios has released two movies that were expected to be big box office blockbusters. Except they sadly failed to blow the box office away. Shazam! Fury Of The Gods tanked badly (Read our review here.) And for various reasons, The Flash didn’t exactly run off with those much-needed greenbacks (Read our review here.) With Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom coming our way this December, DC needs a big hit at the box office.
That’s where (hopefully) Blue Beetle will come in. The film was due to head straight to streaming on MAX before wiser heads prevailed, granting the film a theatrical release. It is the first film under the new DC universe spearheaded by James Gunn. The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez. Today has seen the brand-new trailer for the film being unveiled.
THE PREMISE
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.
CAST & CREW
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.
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.
RELEASE
What will transpire in DC’s newest addition to the live-action legacy remains to be seen. But you can bet your bottom dollar that Future of the Force will be here to bring you all the juicy details.
Jaime Reyes is a superhero whether he likes it or not when Blue Beetle scuttles into theatres on August 18th.
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Source: Warner Bros. Pictures
Carl Roberts is the News Editor for The Future of the Force. Aside from being our horror genre aficionado, he is also passionate about Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and the Indiana Jones movies. Follow him on Twitter where he uses the force frequently!
