{"id":42299,"date":"2023-04-03T19:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=42299"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:45:43","slug":"blue-beetle-blasts-off-in-first-official-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=42299","title":{"rendered":"Blue Beetle blasts off in first official trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Beetle \u2013 Official Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vS3_72Gb-bI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DC Studios has a new superhero on the way &#8211; <strong><em>Blue Beetle<\/em><\/strong>. The character, who first appeared in comics in 1939, is set to make his big-screen debut in a standalone feature film this summer. Besides all the goodies and easter eggs featured in the first official trailer, we&#8217;ll break down the history of the Blue Beetle, what we can expect from the film, and how he fits into the DCU in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Blue Beetle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Beetle has been a mantle worn by several DC Comics characters throughout comics history. The original Blue Beetle, <strong>Dan Garret<\/strong>, was a vigilante during the wartime era. He was a police officer who wore bulletproof armor and consumed a science fiction-inspired vitamin supplement to boost his strength and fight crime. The second incarnation of the Blue Beetle was <strong>Ted Kord<\/strong>, a brilliant inventor and successful industrialist who the Justice League inspired to become a superhero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you watched the trailer closely, you might have spotted the suits from the first two Blue Beetles in the background, hinting that those characters may appear in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BlueBeetle-screenshot-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third incarnation of the character, which <strong><em>Blue Beetle<\/em><\/strong> will focus on, is <strong>Jaime Reyes<\/strong>, a Mexican-American teenager from El Paso, Texas, who will be played by <strong>Xolo Maridue\u00f1a,<\/strong> who you might recognize from <strong><em>Cobra Kai<\/em><\/strong>. He encounters ancient, alien technology in the form of a scarab known as <strong>Khaji Da<\/strong>. The mysterious scarab attaches to his spine and gives him high-tech armor, granting him superhuman strength, agility, and any weapon he can imagine, such as a buster sword wielded by <em><strong>Final Fantasy VII&#8217;s<\/strong><\/em><strong> Cloud Strife.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who&#8217;s behind the Blue Beetle movie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Blue Beetle<\/em> is directed by <strong>Angel Manuel Soto<\/strong>, with a screenplay written by <strong>Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starring alongside Maridue\u00f1a is <strong>Adriana Barraza<\/strong> as his mother, <strong>Dam\u00edan Alc\u00e1zar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo<\/strong>, with Oscar winner <strong>Susan Sarandon<\/strong> and<strong> George Lopez.<\/strong> The film also stars<strong> Belissa Escobedo<\/strong> and <strong>Harvey Guill\u00e9n.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main reasons Blue Beetle has become so popular in recent years is its representation of Latino culture, and it&#8217;s clear the cast and crew of this film share a similar heritage to bring that authenticity to the big screen. <strong>James Gunn, <\/strong>Co-CEO of DC Studios, described the film on Twitter as &#8220;warm, funny, and wonderful.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future of Blue Beetle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s still unclear if <em>Blue Beetle<\/em> exists in the currently established DCEU or if he will be one of the new characters in the DCU post-<strong><em>Superman<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>: Legacy<\/strong><\/em>, which is expected to reboot the DC Cinematic Universe. The trailer makes a tongue-in-cheek reference to Batman being a fascist, which could refer to <strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong>&#8216;s version of the character or to whoever is cast in the leading role of <strong><em>Batman: Brave and the Bold.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Beetle will release just two months after the release of <strong><em>The Flash<\/em><\/strong>, also starring Ben Affleck, which looks to establish the DC multiverse and possibly reset the cinematic timeline. After seeing all that <em>The Flash<\/em> has to offer, it should become clear where Blue Beetle fits into all this, which may be in a separate timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, the bottom line will determine the character&#8217;s future. If the movie is a financial success (which shouldn&#8217;t be too hard given its mid-level budget of around 140 million), then the chances of seeing this franchise continue are all the more likely. So, if you want to see more, support it where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Blue Beetle<\/em> releases in theaters worldwide on August 18th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nDon&#8217;t be scared of the Scarab.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=42299\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Blue Beetle blasts off in first official trailer&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":42302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[4951],"class_list":["post-42299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies","tag-blue-beetle","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue Beetle blasts off in first official trailer - The Cultured Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=42299\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Beetle blasts off in first official trailer - The Cultured Nerd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don&#039;t be scared of the Scarab. 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