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DC’s Blue Beetle Movie: Release Platform, Premiere Date, Castings Updates, Plot Details and Latest News!
For the last few months, fans of DC’s Blue Beetle have been eagerly waiting for any details about what to expect from the movie. They’ve finally gotten some answers! The first official trailer was released on May 3rd, and it looks like it will be worth the wait. In addition to getting a sneak peek at what we can expect, there are also plenty of casting updates and plot details that are sure to get you excited too! Let’s take a closer look at all this information in more detail.
Plue Beetle Release Date Speculations:
Blue Beetle could probably have a scope similar to the movie Shazam! That film entered production in early to mid-2018, and it didn’t release until April 2019. Even though Shazam!’s release date was pushed up instead of back, the movie’s development history provides a decent inference model.
All things being equal and not accounting for potential delays or reshoots, we could probably expect Blue Beetle to hit theatres and/or streaming services in late 2022 or early 2023.
DC’s Blue Beetle more likely to release on HBO Max rather than Netflix!
Plot:
The Blue Beetle movie will be a superhero origin story and standalone adventure. The Blue Beetle Movie is not in the same universe as the DCEU movies like Aquaman, Wonder Woman, or Batman v Superman. Nor does it share continuity with any other DC Universe media outside of its title character’s comic book backstory. So this film could play around with more fantastical elements that would feel out-of-place in a shared cinematic universe, such as magic or sci-fi tech from one of his many enemies!
This may; also explain; why Jaime Reyes; has yet to show up; in any TV shows; connected to the Arrowverse. But he might; just have time for Supergirl; before his big-screen; debut! And if they do decide; to bring the TV Blue Beetle; into this movie, Jaime Reyes; is still a teenager, so he would not be played; by an adult actor.
Castings Updates:
Curiously, there has been no casting news; for any of the major roles; in the film. The only person; that we know will have a role; in it as of yet; is Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, who wrote and directed several episodes; for Riverdale on The CW Network!
Additional Information about the movie:
Unlike the comics, there are no plans for Blue Beetle to be a teenage sidekick of Batman or any other hero. The focus will instead be on his own origin story and how he becomes a genuinely good guy with just as much power and intelligence as some of DC’s most iconic superheroes.
The protagonist is an ordinary young man by day who has created an alter ego to protect his family from harm–but when playing superhero comes at too high a price, maybe it’s time to hang up that suit?
Synopsis:
This independent superhero origin story and standalone adventure takes place outside of the shared DC Universe and doesn’t share continuity with other films or shows based within its world–so they could play around more fantastically with the story and character.
In this case, he’s not just a teenager who has to balance high school with his super-heroics; Blue Beetle is also an undocumented immigrant from El Paso, Texas–which would make for some compelling dramatic conflict as Jaime tries to protect his family both physically and financially while living in such perilous times.
What we do know about DC’s Blue Beetle movie so far:
It will be on HBO Max sometime soon (no premiere date yet). The director of the film is Josep Serra (Elite Squad), based on a screenplay written by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (Riverdale), co-writer of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man comic series. And unlike other films or shows based on DC comic book superheroes, this Blue Beetle movie will be in English.
The Blue Beetle film is set to take place in the El Paso area and has a multicultural cast led by Latino actor Rafa Castillo (Empire). In this case, he’s not just a teenager who has to balance high school with his super-heroics; Blue Beetle is also an undocumented immigrant from El Paso, Texas–which would make for some compelling dramatic conflict as Jaime tries to protect his family both physically and financially while living in such perilous times.