Blue Beetle is based on the DC Comics character and hails from Charm City Kings director Angel Manuel Soto. Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer penned the script.
Maridueña’s Blue Beetle is particularly notable, as he will be one of the few holdover characters to be part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s upcoming DC Universe. Gunn and Safran are plotting an entirely new slate after taking over as DC Studios co-bosses in November, with their first film set to be Superman: Legacy (due out in July 2025). Though Blue Beetle was made as part of the previous regime’s plans, Gunn has said that this version of the character will continue on. READ MORE
