Warner Bros. Pictures produces the feature film Blue Beetle, marking the DC superhero's first time on the big screen. Releasing today in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and directed by Angel Manuel Soto, the film stars Xolo Mariduena in the title role as well as his alter ego, Jaime Reyes.
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 armour capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero named Blue Beetle.
Talking about bagging the role, Xolo says: “It’s a dream, 'surreal' is really the only word I can use for it, but for as long as I can remember, Jaime Reyes is the biggest Latin superhero in the DC Universe. Growing up, my mom was a huge fan of comics and I think she passed down that liking to me, and it was always a dream to play this role and to get into this character.”
“I think the most exciting thing about Jaime and Blue Beetle is the family aspect. I think a superhero movie hasn’t tackled that yet. You see the superheroes and they are the perfect human being. A lot of the charm of Jaime is that he doesn’t necessarily always know what to do, and very similar to myself, sometimes you’re going through life and making decisions and the surety of knowing what you’re doing is the right thing isn’t always there. But the support system Jaime has because of his family and friends is, I think, really what makes Jaime who he is".
