Blue Beetle star Raoul Trujillo has revealed the production for the upcoming DC superhero film has almost been complete.
The road to the live-action adaption of Blue Beetle has been a long one full of false starts and stalls. The project really began to pick up steam when Angel Manuel Soto was hired to direct the film, and eventually, Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña was cast in the lead role. The cast continued to be filled out as time went on with Susan Sarandon added to play the film’s main villain.
In addition to these notable names, Raoul Trujillo of Mayans M.C. and Riddick fame was also reportedly cast as Blue Beetle antagonist Conrad Carapax a.k.a. Carapax the Indestructible Man. In a recent post, the actor revealed that production for the upcoming DC film was almost complete. You can see the full post on Raoul Trujillo’s Instagram.
In DC Comics lore, Dan Garrett was an archeologist who discovered the Blue Beetle scarab and used its power to fight crime. Though his successor, Ted Kord, was unable to harness the scarab’s power, the brilliant billionaire took on the Blue Beetle mantle from his mentor using technology and martial arts. Years later, a teenage boy named Jaime Reyes came into the possession of the Blue Beetle scarab and used it to manifest a weaponized exoskeleton. Taking on the Beetle mantle, Jaime used the suit for good alongside his two best friends Brenda and Paco.
Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, Jaime Reyes made his first appearance in the pages of 2006’s Infinite Crisis #5. A live-action version of Jaime made an appearance in the Superman prequel series Smallville, with Jaren Brandt Bartlett playing the DC Comics hero.
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto with a script from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer the film stars Xolo Maridueña, Susan Sarandon, Raoul Trujillo, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Harvey Guillén. The film is being produced by John Rickard with Zev Foreman, Walter Hamada and David Siegel serving as executive producers.
Blue Beetle is currently set to be released on August 18th, 2023. Stay tuned for all the latest news surrounding the upcoming film and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more original video content.
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