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Blue Beetle marks the first time a Latino protagonist leads their own stand-alone film in the DCEU

Blue Beetle is an American superhero film produced by DC Films and Entertainment One. The film is the fourteenth film production in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and is based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes (aka Blue Beetle) created by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski. Angel Manuel Soto directs Blue Beetle, and Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer pens the script. Blue Beetle marks the first DC production with a stand-alone Latino protagonist.

Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) stars as Jaime Reyes (aka Blue Beetle) in his first foray into superherodom. He is joined by Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes, Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes, Belissa Escobedo as Milagro Reyes, and George Lopez as Uncle Rudy Reyes. Susan Sarandon stars as the film’s main villain, Victoria Kord, and Raoul Max Trujillo plays the film’s second villain, Conrad Carapax (aka Carapax the Indestructible Man).

• April 1, 2021
  • Blue Beetle is announced to be an upcoming film on the DC roster, and will be released in 2022 or 2023. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• August 4, 2021
  • Xolo Maridueña is cast as the main character, Jaime Reyes (aka Blue Beetle), becoming the first ever stand-alone Latino protagonist in a DC comics film adaptation. (Source: Variety)
• March 29, 2022
  • Susan Sarandon is cast as the villain Victoria Kord in the film. (Source: Deadline)
• December 14, 2022
  • An official synopsis is released, revealing Jaime to be a recent university graduate rather than the high school student he is in the comics. (Source: Screen Rant)
• April 3, 2023
  • The first trailer for Blue Beetle is released, showing Jaime Reyes' first, terrifying transformation into the Blue Beetle in a mix of hilarity and drama. (Source: YouTube)
• June 5, 2023
  • It is revealed that singer-songwriter Becky G will voice the snarky symbiote scarab Khaji-Da that fuzes with Jaime Reyes to make him the Blue Beetle. (Source: Collider)
• July 11, 2023
  • A final trailer for Blue Beetle is released, showing Blue Beetle and his family going up against Raoul Max Trujillo's villain Carapax. (Source: YouTube)
• August 8, 2023
  • A new featurette is released, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the action sequences and special effects used to make Blue Beetle. (Source: Collider)
• August 18, 2023
  • Blue Beetle premieres in cinemas in the UK.
• August 31, 2023
  • Cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos shares some insight into Beetlejuice 2's plot, revealing the story takes place 30 years after the first and focuses on the family's ongoing story. (Source: ScreenRant)