It seems Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to leverage the Blue Beetle IP as soon as extra, as Deadline reports {that a} Blue Beetle animated TV present is reportedly in growth.
Sources inform Deadline that The Casagrandes director Miguel Puga “has been engaged on the venture since early this yr” and is tapped to function the showrunner. Additionally, Good Trouble and The Fosters author Cristian Martinez is serving because the sequence’ author. The present will apparently function a continuation of the Blue Beetle film launched final yr,
A Blue Beetle film was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto with Cobra Kai actor Xolo Maridueña starring as Jamie Reyes / Blue Beetle. The movie was initially imagined to be made completely for the streaming service Max (then often called HBO Max) earlier than Warner Bros. opted to provide Blue Beetle a theatrical launch.
Although Gunn has beforehand mentioned that the movie is not connected to the earlier movies discovered within the DC Extended Universe, he did say the film might hook up with his new DC Universe. However, precise particulars have been saved beneath wraps.
My colleague Alyssa Mora wrote in her evaluation of the Blue Beetle film: “Under Ángel Manuel Soto’s course, Blue Beetle is a superhero film that units itself aside throughout the bloated style by the deeply linked bonds of Jaime and the Reyes household.”
For extra on the Blue Beetle film, try our ending and post-credits explainer.
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