

However, both are fired after Jaime stops a confrontation between Victoria and her niece Jenny. Jaime's sister Milagro manages to get him a job at Victoria's mansion. Meanwhile, Jaime Reyes returns to his hometown of Palmera City after graduating from Gotham Law University, only to learn that his family is facing eviction from their home due to financial difficulties. In the remote tundra of Antarctica, members of Kord Industries, led by the company's co-founder and CEO Victoria Kord, locate an ancient alien artifact known as the Scarab. The film received generally favorable reviews but emerged as a box-office bomb, grossing just $127 million worldwide against a production budget of $104 million and became the lowest-grossing film in the DCEU. Further casting took place in early 2022, before filming took place from late May to mid-July at Wilder Studios in Decatur, Georgia, as well as in El Paso, Texas, and Puerto Rico.īlue Beetle premiered in El Paso on August 15, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 18, by Warner Bros. Maridueña was cast that August, and the film was changed to have a theatrical release in December. Soto was hired to direct the film in February 2021 for the streaming service HBO Max. The film was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, and stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez.ĭevelopment of a film featuring Reyes began by the end of November 2018 with Dunnet-Alcocer attached as screenwriter.

Pictures, it is the 14th installment of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Produced by DC Studios and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle.
