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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Blue Beetle''}}
  
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Blue Beetle''}}
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{{Blue Beetle}}
 
{{For|other uses|Blue Beetle (disambiguation)}}
  
{{For|other uses|Blue Beetle (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Movie
  
{{Movie
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|name= Blue Beetle
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|name = Blue Beetle
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|image= Blue Beetle - Logo.png
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|image = Blue Beetle Poster 2.jpg
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|director= [[Angel Manuel Soto]]<ref name="Director"/>
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|director = [[Angel Manuel Soto]]
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|producer= [[Zev Foreman]]<ref name="Announcement"/><br>[[John Rickard]]<ref name="Xolo"/>
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|producer = [[John Rickard]]<br/>[[Zev Foreman]]
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|writer= [[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]]<ref name="Announcement"/>
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|writer = [[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]]<br>[[Gary Dauberman]] <small>(Additional Literary Material)</small>
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|composer=
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|composer = [[Bobby Krlic]]
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|release=
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|release = August 18, 2023
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|runtime = 127 minutes
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|Prev = [[The Flash]]
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|Next = [[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]
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|next= }}
  
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|budget=$100,000,000|grossing=$130,788,072}}
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'''''Blue Beetle''''' is an upcoming superhero film based on the [[DC Comics]] superhero of the [[Blue Beetle|same name]].<ref name="Announcement"/> It will be an installment of the [[DC Extended Universe]]. A release date is currently pending, however the film will reportedly begin production in the fall of 2021.<ref name="Director" />
  
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{{Quote|The universe sent you a [[Khaji-Da|gift]], and you need to figure out what you're gonna do with it.|[[Rudy Reyes]] to [[Jaime Reyes]]||1}}
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'''''Blue Beetle''''' is a 2023 superhero film based on the [[DC Comics]] superhero of the [[Blue Beetle|same name]]. It is the fourteenth installment in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. The film was released on August 18, 2023.
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The film is directed by [[Angel Manuel Soto]], and stars [[Xolo Maridueña]] as [[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle]], [[Adriana Barraza]] as [[Nana Reyes]], [[Damián Alcázar]] as [[Alberto Reyes]], [[Elpidia Carrillo]] as [[Rocio Reyes]], [[Bruna Marquezine]] as [[Jenny Kord]], [[Raoul Trujillo]] as [[OMAC|Ignacio Carapax/OMAC]], with [[Susan Sarandon]] as [[Victoria Kord]], and [[George Lopez]] as [[Rudy Reyes]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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After [[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes]] graduates from college and returns to his hometown [[Palmera City]], he is chosen to become a [[Khaji-Da|symbiotic]] host to the [[Khaji-Da|Scarab]], an ancient alien biotechnological relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton armor, turning him into the superhero [[Blue Beetle (film)/Gallery|Blue Beetle]].
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''To be added''
  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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[[File:Kord, Carapax and Sanchez arrive to the basement.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
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''To be added''
  
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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 [[Khaji-Da|Scarab]].
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[[File:The Kord Company - EW.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Meanwhile, [[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes]] returns to his hometown of [[Palmera City]] after graduating from [[Gotham Law|Gotham Law University]], only to learn that his family is facing eviction from their home due to financial difficulties. Jaime's sister [[Milagro Reyes|Milagro]] manages to get him a job at Victoria's [[Victoria Kord's mansion|mansion]]. However, both are fired after Jaime stops a confrontation between Victoria and her niece [[Jenny Kord|Jenny]]. Jenny later tells Jaime to meet her at [[Kord Plaza|Kord Tower]] the next day to discuss a "job opportunity."
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[[File:Jaime with the scarab.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
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The next day, Jenny finds that Victoria is using the Scarab for her [[OMAC armor|One Man Army Corps (OMAC)]] projects. She steals the Scarab and avoids security by giving it to Jaime, hidden inside a [[Big Belly Burger]] to-go box. At home, Jaime's family convinces him to open the Scarab box. When Jaime touches it, the Scarab activates and fuses with him, encasing him in an armored exoskeleton.
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[[File:Blue Beetle Trailer 031.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Jaime later finds Jenny for answers, rescuing her from Victoria's armed forces. She tells Jaime that the Scarab is a sentient weapon and that it has willingly chosen Jaime to be its host. With the help of Jaime's uncle Rudy, Jaime and Jenny break into Kord Tower to retrieve a smartwatch that once belonged to Jenny's father [[Ted Kord|Ted]], but are attacked by Victoria's bodyguard [[OMAC|Ignacio Carapax]], who has an OMAC prototype infused in his body. The Scarab, revealed to be named Khaji-Da, temporarily takes over Jaime's body and battles Carapax. [[Rudy Reyes|Rudy]] and Jenny help incapacitate Carapax, then escape to Jenny's childhood home with Jaime.
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[[File:Blue Beetle - Entertainment Promo Still.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
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Jenny uses Ted's watch to activate his secret laboratory and reveals to Jaime that Ted was originally a vigilante named Blue Beetle who spent his life studying Khaji-Da before mysteriously disappearing, leaving his company in Victoria's hands. When they notice Victoria's helicopter flying toward Jaime's home, Jaime summons Khaji-Da and returns to protect his family. As they escape, Jaime's father, [[Alberto Reyes|Alberto]], suffers a cardiac arrest and dies, distracting Jaime and allowing Carapax to capture him. Jaime is taken to an island fortress in [[Cuba]], where he is strapped to a machine that downloads information from Khaji-Da to the OMACs. While unconscious, Jaime sees a vision from his father, who encourages him to embrace his destiny as the new Blue Beetle. Jaime awakens and escapes as Carapax's OMAC suit activates and evolves into a more powerful form.
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[[File:Reyes Family.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Jenny and the Reyes family use [[Bug Ship|Ted's Bugship]] and its weapons arsenal to storm the island. Jaime reunites with his family, then encounters Carapax and battles him. Jaime nearly kills Carapax in a rage after the latter attempted to kill Rudy, before Khaji-Da reveals to Jaime memories of Carapax's enslavement by Victoria for the OMAC experiments, including Carapax's mother's death at Victoria's hands. This leads Jaime to spare him, while Carapax rebels against Victoria and sets his OMAC suit to explode, destroying the island, himself, and Victoria with him as vengeance for his mother. As the Reyes family escapes from the island, they take time to mourn Alberto.
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[[File:Jaime and Rudy Reyes.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
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In the aftermath, Jenny becomes the new CEO of Kord Industries and promises to repair the damage caused to the Reyes family, helping them rebuild their home. As the neighbors gather around the remains of the Reyes family's home and provide support, Jaime kisses Jenny and then offers to fly her to the Kord Estate.
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In a mid-credits scene, a distorted recording is broadcast in Ted's laboratory, attempting to inform Jenny that he is alive.
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[Xolo Maridueña]] as [[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle]]<ref name="Announcement"/><ref name="Xolo"/>
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*[[Xolo Maridueña]] as [[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle III]]
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*[[Adriana Barraza]] as [[Nana Reyes]]
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*[[Damián Alcázar]] as [[Alberto Reyes]]
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*[[Elpidia Carrillo]] as [[Rocio Reyes]]
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*[[Bruna Marquezine]] as [[Jenny Kord]]
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**[[Isabella Aparicio]] as young [[Jenny Kord]]
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*[[Raoul Trujillo]] as Lieutenant [[OMAC|Ignacio Carapax/OMAC]]
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**[[Ayden Rivera]] as young [[Carapax the Indestructible Man|Ignacio Carapax]]
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**[[Xol Gonzalez]] as teen [[Carapax the Indestructible Man|Ignacio Carapax]]
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*[[Susan Sarandon]] as [[Victoria Kord]]
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*[[George Lopez]] as [[Rudy Reyes]]
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*[[Belissa Escobedo]] as [[Milagro Reyes]]
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*[[Harvey Guillén]] as Dr. [[José Morales]]
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*[[Becky G]] as [[Khaji-Da]] <small>(voice)</small>
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*[[Jorge Jimenez]] as [[Tio Chema]]
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*[[Eyra Agüero Joubert]] as [[Tia Maru]]
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*[[Gabriella Ortiz]] as [[Tia Letty]]
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*[[Modesto Lacén]] as General [[Crane]]
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*[[Oshún Ramirez]] as [[Nayeli]]
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*[[Carlos Ponce]] as Bentley Owner
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*[[Jon Z]] as Dude #3
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
===Characters===
  
===Characters===
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{{GalleryList|
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{{GalleryList|Generic Placeholder.png{{!}}[[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle]]}}
  
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Blue Beetle.jpg{{!}}[[Blue Beetle|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle]]
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Jenny.jpg{{!}}[[Jenny Kord]]
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Milagros Reyes.jpg{{!}}[[Milagro Reyes]]
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Rocio Reyes.jpg{{!}}[[Rocio Reyes]]
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Alberto Reyes.jpg{{!}}[[Alberto Reyes]]
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Rudy.jpg{{!}}[[Rudy Reyes]]
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Jaime Reyes' Nana.jpg{{!}}[[Nana Reyes]]
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Victoria Kord Profile.png{{!}}[[Victoria Kord]]
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Conrad Carapax Promo.jpg{{!}}[[OMAC|Ignacio Carapax/OMAC]]
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Ted Kord.png{{!}}[[Ted Kord|Ted Kord/Blue Beetle]] <small>(voice)</small>
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Doctor Sanchez.jpeg{{!}}[[José Morales]]
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Blue Beetle scarab.jpg{{!}}[[Khaji-Da]]
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Generic Placeholder.png{{!}}[[Chema]]
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Generic Placeholder.png{{!}}[[Letty]]
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Generic Placeholder.png{{!}}[[Maru]]
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General Crane.jpg{{!}}[[Crane]]
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}}
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===Locations===
  
===Locations===
 
*[[Earth]]
  
*[[Earth]]
 
**[[North America]]
  
**[[North America]]
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***[[Cuba]]
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****[[Pago Island]]
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***[[Guatemala]] <small>(flashbacks)</small>
 
***[[United States of America]]
  
***[[United States of America]]
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****[[Central City]] <small>(poster)</small>
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****[[Gotham City]] <small>(poster)</small>
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*****[[Gotham Law]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
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****[[Metropolis]] <small>(poster)</small>
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****[[Palmera City]]
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*****[[Edge Keys]]
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******[[Mercadito Soto]]
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******[[Reyes Household]]
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*****[[Kord Estate]]
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******[[Beetle Cave]]
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*****[[Kord Plaza]]
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*****[[Victoria Kord's mansion]]
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===Events===
  
===Events===
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*{{WPS|Guatemalan Civil War}} <small>(flashbacks)</small>
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''To be added''
  
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*[[Theft of Khaji-Da]]
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*[[Skirmish at Kord Plaza]]
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*[[Attack on the Reyes Household]]
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*[[Battle at Pago Island]]
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===Items===
  
===Items===
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*[[Blue Beetle armor]]
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''To be added''
  
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*[[Blue Beetle suits]]
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*[[Bug Shield]]
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*[[El Chapulín]]
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*[[OMAC armor]]
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*[[Promethium ore]]
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*[[Tedwatch]]
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===Vehicles===
  
===Vehicles===
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''To be added''
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*''[[Bug Ship]]''
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*[[Victoria Kord's Helicopter]]
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*''[[The Taco]]''
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===Sentient species===
  
===Sentient species===
 
*[[Humans]]
  
*[[Humans]]
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*[[Reach]]
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===Creatures===
  
===Creatures===
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*[[Cats]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
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''To be added''
  
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===Organizations===
  
===Organizations===
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*[[Ace Chemicals]]
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''To be added''
  
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*[[Big Belly Burger]]
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*[[Daily Planet]] <small>(newspaper)</small>
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*[[Galaxy Broadcasting System]]
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*[[Green Lantern Corps]] <small>(flashbacks)</small><ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/blue-beetle-easter-egg-green-lantern-guy-gardner-justice-league-hero/ Blue Beetle Just Set Up the Return of a Major Justice League Hero]</ref>
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*[[Kord Industries]]
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*[[LexCorp]]
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*[[Reyes Motors]]
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*''[[Soder Cola]]''
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===Mentioned===
  
===Mentioned===
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*[[Thomas Kord]]
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''To be added''
  
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*[[Dan Garrett|Dan Garrett/Blue Beetle]]
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*[[Batman]]
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*[[Superman]]
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*[[Firefist]]
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*[[Flash]]
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==Trivia==
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*One of the featured newspapers articles mentioning [[Victoria Kord]] in the film was written by Belinda Izquierdo. In [[DC Comics]], Belinda is a writer for the [[Daily Planet]].
   
 
==Production==
  
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In February 2021, ''The Wrap'' reported that ''Charm City Kings'' director [[Angel Manuel Soto]] was set to direct the film,<ref name="Director">[https://www.thewrap.com/angel-manuel-soto-blue-beetle-latino-superhero-dc-warner-bros/ "'Blue Beetle': Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive) - The Wrap]</ref> which Soto later confirmed himself.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpH4WvhMpc/ Angel Manuel Soto confirms the report from The Wrap]</ref> Not long after, a fan asked Soto on Twitter if ''Blue Beetle'' would be part of the [[DC Extended Universe]], which Soto outright confirmed before later deleting the tweet.
  
In February 2021, ''The Wrap'' reported that ''Charm City Kings'' director [[Angel Manuel Soto]] was set to direct the film,<ref name="Director">[https://www.thewrap.com/angel-manuel-soto-blue-beetle-latino-superhero-dc-warner-bros/ "'Blue Beetle': Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive) - The Wrap]</ref> which Soto later confirmed himself.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpH4WvhMpc/ Angel Manuel Soto confirms the report from The Wrap]</ref> Not long after, a fan asked Soto on Twitter if ''Blue Beetle'' would be part of the [[DC Extended Universe]], which Soto outright confirmed before later deleting the tweet.
   
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On June 8, 2021, ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that the film is set to be an [[HBO Max]] exclusive instead of a theatrical release, along with ''[[Batgirl (film)|Batgirl]]''.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-06-08/can-warner-bros-keep-movie-dreams-alive Theaters or HBO Max? Warner Bros. movie plans take shape as Discovery merger looms]</ref>
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On June 8, 2021, ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that the film is set to be an [[Max]] exclusive instead of a theatrical release, along with ''[[Batgirl (film)|Batgirl]]''.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-06-08/can-warner-bros-keep-movie-dreams-alive Theaters or HBO Max? Warner Bros. movie plans take shape as Discovery merger looms]</ref>
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On December 16, 2021, it was reported that the film will get a theatrical release instead, and will be released on August 18, 2023.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dcs-blue-beetle-release-date-1235064160/ "DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ Moves From HBO Max, Sets 2023 Theatrical Release" - ''The Hollywood Reporter'']</ref>
   
 
===Casting===
  
===Casting===
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On August 2, 2021, ''The Wrap'' reported that [[Xolo Maridueña]] was in talks to portray the [[Blue Beetle|title character]] in the film.<ref name="Xolo">[https://www.thewrap.com/cobra-kai-star-xolo-mariduena-in-talks-to-star-as-latino-superhero-blue-beetle-for-hbo-max-exclusive/ ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Xolo Maridueña in Talks to Star as Latino Superhero ‘Blue Beetle’ for HBO Max (Exclusive)]</ref>
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On August 2, 2021, ''The Wrap'' reported that [[Xolo Maridueña]] was in talks to portray the [[Blue Beetle|title character]] in the film.<ref name="Xolo">[https://www.thewrap.com/cobra-kai-star-xolo-mariduena-in-talks-to-star-as-latino-superhero-blue-beetle-for-hbo-max-exclusive/ ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Xolo Maridueña in Talks to Star as Latino Superhero ‘Blue Beetle’ for HBO Max (Exclusive)]</ref> Later that day, Maridueña confirmed the casting on his Instagram profile.<ref name="Instagram">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHp7m1F80V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Blue Beetle Casting Confirmation]</ref>
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On March 8, 2022, ''The Wrap'' reported that [[Harvey Guillén]], [[Bruna Marquezine]] and [[Belissa Escobedo]] were cast in the film.<ref name="TheWrap">[https://www.thewrap.com/blue-beetle-movie-cast-harvey-guillen-bruna-marquezine-belissa-escobedo/ ‘Blue Beetle': Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Harvey Guillén Join Cast of DC Movie (Exclusive)]</ref>
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On March 18, 2022, ''The Wrap'' reported that [[George Lopez]], [[Adriana Barraza]], [[Elpidia Carrillo]] and [[Damián Alcázar]] were cast in the film.<ref name="TheWrap2">[https://www.thewrap.com/george-lopez-adriana-barraza-elpidia-carrillo-damian-alcazar-blue-beetle-dc-movies/ ‘Blue Beetle’ Cast Adds George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo and Damián Alcázar (Exclusive)]</ref>
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On March 29, 2022, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that [[Raoul Trujillo]] had joined the cast of the film, playing [[Carapax the Indestructible Man]]. In the same report, it was noted that Sharon Stone was in early talks to play Victoria Kord.<ref name="Stone">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sharon-stone-joins-dc-film-blue-beetle-1235121904/ "Sharon Stone Joins DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ as Villain" - ''The Hollywood Reporter'']</ref>
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On June 25, 2022, [[Susan Sarandon]] confirmed that she'd wrapped in her role of [[Victoria Kord]], having replaced Stone.<ref name="Sarandon">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CfPXvp7uklB/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=5d6aeae3-75ec-47b4-968e-1076064548fe Susan Sarandan confirms her role via Instagram]</ref>
   
 
===Filming===
  
===Filming===
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''Blue Beetle'' is aiming to start production in the fall of 2021.<ref name="Director" />
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''Blue Beetle'' is aiming to start production in early 2022.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cobra-kai-star-xolo-mariduena-in-talks-to-lead-dcs-blue-beetle-1234991765 ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Xolo Mariduena in Talks to Lead DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’]</ref>
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On May 25, 2022, it was reported that filming had officially begun.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/dc/news/dc-blue-beetle-set-photos-reveal-first-look-costume/ DC's Blue Beetle Set Photos Reveal First Look at Costume]</ref>
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On July 18, 2022, Angel Manuel Soto announced that filming had officially wrapped in {{WPS|Puerto Rico}}.<ref>[https://collider.com/blue-beetle-filming-wrap-angel-manuel-soto/ DC Comics' 'Blue Beetle' Wraps Production in Puerto Rico]</ref>
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==Music==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;"
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! style="background:#949393;" |Artist
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! style="background:#949393;" |Location(s)
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|{{WPS|Just Wanna Rock}}
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|{{WPS|Lil Uzi Vert}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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*Official Trailer #1
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|-
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|Uptown Vibes
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|{{WPS|Meek Mill}}
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|
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*Final Trailer
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|-
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|{{WPS|Atrévete-te-te}}
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|{{WPS|Calle 13}}
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] arrives to [[Palmera City]]
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|-
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|La Chona
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|{{WPS|Los Tucanes de Tijuana}}
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|
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*[[Rudy Reyes]]'s truck radio
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|-
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|Cumbia Poder
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|{{WPS|Celso Piña}}
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*Orchestra with trumpets during the Reyes family restaurant lunch
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|-
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|Sin Tí
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|{{WPS|Los Panchos}}
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes|Jaime]] and [[Milagro Reyes]] talk on the roof
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|-
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|Sera Que No Me Amas
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|{{WPS|Luis Miguel}}
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] looks at the ocean from the Kord mansion
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|-
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|Deportivo
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|Álvaro Díaz, Cazzu and Caleb Calloway
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] checks [[Jenny Kord]]'s Instagram profile
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|-
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|{{WPS|Gracias a la Vida}}
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|{{WPS|Violeta Parra}}
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|
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*[[Alberto Reyes]]' radio
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|-
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|Nos Vamos
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|RaiNao
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] arrives at [[Kord Industries]] for the job interview
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|-
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|{{WPS|El Rey (song)|El Rey}}
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|{{WPS|José Alfredo Jiménez}}
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|
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*The Reyes family talks about the hamburger box
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|-
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|{{WPS|Demolición}}
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|{{WPS|Los Saicos}}
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|
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*[[Khaji-Da]] makes [[Jaime Reyes]] fly through [[Palmera City]]
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|-
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|Cumbia Sampuesana
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|{{WPS|Aniceto Molina}}
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|
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] goes to look for [[Jenny Kord]]
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|-
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|Tu Seras Mi Baby
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|{{WPS|Les Surfs}}
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|
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*Band playing during the [[Kord Industries]] gala
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|-
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|Armando Sanchez
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|Rosalino Sanchez
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|
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*[[Rudy Reyes]] listens to the radio while waiting for the return of [[Jaime Reyes]] and [[Jenny Kord]]
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|-
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|{{WPS|Bidi Bidi Bom Bom}}
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|{{WPS|Selena}}
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|
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*[[Rudy Reyes]] listens to the radio during the [[Skirmish at Kord Plaza]]
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|-
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|Kickstart My Heart
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|{{WPS|Mötley Crüe}}
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|
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*The ''[[Bug Ship]]'' attacks [[Pago Island]]
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|-
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|{{WPS|I Ain't Goin' Out Like That}}
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|{{WPS|Cypress Hill}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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*[[Jaime Reyes]] fights Kord soldiers in the hallways
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|-
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|Sabor a Mí
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|{{WPS|Luis Miguel}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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*The Reyes family returns to their home
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|-
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|{{WPS|Nada personal (album)|Nada personal}}
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|{{WPS|Soda Stereo}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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*End credits
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|-
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|{{WPS|I'm All Out of Love}}
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|{{WPS|Air Supply}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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*Mid-credits scene
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|-
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|}
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==Videos==
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===Trailers===
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<gallery>
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Blue Beetle – Official Trailer
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BLUE BEETLE - OFFICIAL FINAL TRAILER
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</gallery>
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===Featurettes===
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<gallery>
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Blue Beetle (2023) - Exclusive Featurette
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Blue Beetle Exclusive Featurette - Going Xolo (2023)
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Blue Beetle - Nana Knows Best - Warner Bros. Entertainment
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</gallery>
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===TV spots===
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<gallery>
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Blue Beetle - Party Bug
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For other uses, see Blue Beetle (disambiguation).

"The universe sent you a gift, and you need to figure out what you're gonna do with it."
―Rudy Reyes to Jaime Reyes

Blue Beetle is a 2023 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. It is the fourteenth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film was released on August 18, 2023.

The film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, and stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle, Adriana Barraza as Nana Reyes, Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes, Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes, Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord, Raoul Trujillo as Ignacio Carapax/OMAC, with Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord, and George Lopez as Rudy Reyes.

Synopsis

After Jaime Reyes graduates from college and returns to his hometown Palmera City, he is chosen to become a symbiotic host to the Scarab, an ancient alien biotechnological relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton armor, turning him into the superhero Blue Beetle.

Plot

Kord, Carapax and Sanchez arrive to the basement

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 Kord Company - EW

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. Jaime's sister Milagro manages to get him a job at Victoria's mansion. However, both are fired after Jaime stops a confrontation between Victoria and her niece Jenny. Jenny later tells Jaime to meet her at Kord Tower the next day to discuss a "job opportunity."

Jaime with the scarab

The next day, Jenny finds that Victoria is using the Scarab for her One Man Army Corps (OMAC) projects. She steals the Scarab and avoids security by giving it to Jaime, hidden inside a Big Belly Burger to-go box. At home, Jaime's family convinces him to open the Scarab box. When Jaime touches it, the Scarab activates and fuses with him, encasing him in an armored exoskeleton.

Blue Beetle Trailer 031

Jaime later finds Jenny for answers, rescuing her from Victoria's armed forces. She tells Jaime that the Scarab is a sentient weapon and that it has willingly chosen Jaime to be its host. With the help of Jaime's uncle Rudy, Jaime and Jenny break into Kord Tower to retrieve a smartwatch that once belonged to Jenny's father Ted, but are attacked by Victoria's bodyguard Ignacio Carapax, who has an OMAC prototype infused in his body. The Scarab, revealed to be named Khaji-Da, temporarily takes over Jaime's body and battles Carapax. Rudy and Jenny help incapacitate Carapax, then escape to Jenny's childhood home with Jaime.

Blue Beetle - Entertainment Promo Still

Jenny uses Ted's watch to activate his secret laboratory and reveals to Jaime that Ted was originally a vigilante named Blue Beetle who spent his life studying Khaji-Da before mysteriously disappearing, leaving his company in Victoria's hands. When they notice Victoria's helicopter flying toward Jaime's home, Jaime summons Khaji-Da and returns to protect his family. As they escape, Jaime's father, Alberto, suffers a cardiac arrest and dies, distracting Jaime and allowing Carapax to capture him. Jaime is taken to an island fortress in Cuba, where he is strapped to a machine that downloads information from Khaji-Da to the OMACs. While unconscious, Jaime sees a vision from his father, who encourages him to embrace his destiny as the new Blue Beetle. Jaime awakens and escapes as Carapax's OMAC suit activates and evolves into a more powerful form.

Reyes Family

Jenny and the Reyes family use Ted's Bugship and its weapons arsenal to storm the island. Jaime reunites with his family, then encounters Carapax and battles him. Jaime nearly kills Carapax in a rage after the latter attempted to kill Rudy, before Khaji-Da reveals to Jaime memories of Carapax's enslavement by Victoria for the OMAC experiments, including Carapax's mother's death at Victoria's hands. This leads Jaime to spare him, while Carapax rebels against Victoria and sets his OMAC suit to explode, destroying the island, himself, and Victoria with him as vengeance for his mother. As the Reyes family escapes from the island, they take time to mourn Alberto.

Jaime and Rudy Reyes

In the aftermath, Jenny becomes the new CEO of Kord Industries and promises to repair the damage caused to the Reyes family, helping them rebuild their home. As the neighbors gather around the remains of the Reyes family's home and provide support, Jaime kisses Jenny and then offers to fly her to the Kord Estate.

In a mid-credits scene, a distorted recording is broadcast in Ted's laboratory, attempting to inform Jenny that he is alive.

Cast

Appearances

Characters


Locations

Events


Items


Vehicles

  • Bug Ship
  • Victoria Kord's Helicopter
  • The Taco



Sentient species


Creatures


Organizations

Mentioned

Trivia

Production

Development

In December 2018, The Wrap reported that DC and Warner Bros. were developing a Blue Beetle film, which would be the first feature film based on a Latino superhero. Mexican-born screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer was tapped to write the screenplay, with Zev Foreman as executive producer.[2]

In February 2021, The Wrap reported that Charm City Kings director Angel Manuel Soto was set to direct the film,[3] which Soto later confirmed himself.[4] Not long after, a fan asked Soto on Twitter if Blue Beetle would be part of the DC Extended Universe, which Soto outright confirmed before later deleting the tweet.

On June 8, 2021, Los Angeles Times reported that the film is set to be an Max exclusive instead of a theatrical release, along with Batgirl.[5]

On December 16, 2021, it was reported that the film will get a theatrical release instead, and will be released on August 18, 2023.[6]

Casting

On August 2, 2021, The Wrap reported that Xolo Maridueña was in talks to portray the title character in the film.[7] Later that day, Maridueña confirmed the casting on his Instagram profile.[8]

On March 8, 2022, The Wrap reported that Harvey Guillén, Bruna Marquezine and Belissa Escobedo were cast in the film.[9]

On March 18, 2022, The Wrap reported that George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo and Damián Alcázar were cast in the film.[10]

On March 29, 2022, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Raoul Trujillo had joined the cast of the film, playing Carapax the Indestructible Man. In the same report, it was noted that Sharon Stone was in early talks to play Victoria Kord.[11]

On June 25, 2022, Susan Sarandon confirmed that she'd wrapped in her role of Victoria Kord, having replaced Stone.[12]

Filming

Blue Beetle is aiming to start production in early 2022.[13]

On May 25, 2022, it was reported that filming had officially begun.[14]

On July 18, 2022, Angel Manuel Soto announced that filming had officially wrapped in Puerto Rico.[15]

Music

Song title Artist Location(s)
Just Wanna Rock Lil Uzi Vert
  • Official Trailer #1
Uptown Vibes Meek Mill
  • Final Trailer
Atrévete-te-te Calle 13
La Chona Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Cumbia Poder Celso Piña
  • Orchestra with trumpets during the Reyes family restaurant lunch
Sin Tí Los Panchos
Sera Que No Me Amas Luis Miguel
Deportivo Álvaro Díaz, Cazzu and Caleb Calloway
Gracias a la Vida Violeta Parra
Nos Vamos RaiNao
El Rey José Alfredo Jiménez
  • The Reyes family talks about the hamburger box
Demolición Los Saicos
Cumbia Sampuesana Aniceto Molina
Tu Seras Mi Baby Les Surfs
Armando Sanchez Rosalino Sanchez
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom Selena
  • Rudy Reyes listens to the radio during the Skirmish at Kord Plaza
Kickstart My Heart Mötley Crüe
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That Cypress Hill
Sabor a Mí Luis Miguel
  • The Reyes family returns to their home
Nada personal Soda Stereo
  • End credits
I'm All Out of Love Air Supply
  • Mid-credits scene

Videos

Trailers

Featurettes

TV spots

Others

References

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  1. ↑ Blue Beetle Just Set Up the Return of a Major Justice League Hero
  2. ↑ "Jaime Reyes 'Blue Beetle' Latino Superhero Movie in Development at DC and Warner Bros (Exclusive) - The Wrap
  3. ↑ "'Blue Beetle': Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive) - The Wrap
  4. ↑ Angel Manuel Soto confirms the report from The Wrap
  5. ↑ Theaters or HBO Max? Warner Bros. movie plans take shape as Discovery merger looms
  6. ↑ "DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ Moves From HBO Max, Sets 2023 Theatrical Release" - The Hollywood Reporter
  7. ↑ ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Xolo Maridueña in Talks to Star as Latino Superhero ‘Blue Beetle’ for HBO Max (Exclusive)
  8. ↑ Blue Beetle Casting Confirmation
  9. ↑ ‘Blue Beetle': Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Harvey Guillén Join Cast of DC Movie (Exclusive)
  10. ↑ ‘Blue Beetle’ Cast Adds George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo and Damián Alcázar (Exclusive)
  11. ↑ "Sharon Stone Joins DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ as Villain" - The Hollywood Reporter
  12. ↑ Susan Sarandan confirms her role via Instagram
  13. ↑ ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Xolo Mariduena in Talks to Lead DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’
  14. ↑ DC's Blue Beetle Set Photos Reveal First Look at Costume
  15. ↑ DC Comics' 'Blue Beetle' Wraps Production in Puerto Rico


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