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|director=[[Angel Manuel Soto]] |
|director=[[Angel Manuel Soto]] |
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|writer=[[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]] |
|writer=[[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]]<br>[[Gary Dauberman]] {{c|Additional Literary Material}} |
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|producer=[[John Rickard]]<br>[[Zev Foreman]] |
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|release=August 18, 2023 |
|release=August 18, 2023 |
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|runtime=127 minutes |
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|before={{M|The Flash (2023 Film)}} |
|before={{M|The Flash (2023 Film)}} |
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|after={{M|Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom}} |
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|theme=DC Extended Universe |
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{{Quote|The universe sent you a [[Khaji-Da (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|gift]], and you need to figure out what you're gonna do with it.|[[Rudy Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Rudy Reyes]] to [[Jaime Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Jaime Reyes]]|Blue Beetle (Film)}} |
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'''Blue Beetle''' is a 2023 film based on the [[DC Comics]] character, the [[Wikipedia:Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]], and the sixteenth film in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. It |
'''Blue Beetle''' is a 2023 film based on the [[DC Comics]] character, the [[Wikipedia:Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]], and the sixteenth film in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. It premiered on August 15, 2023, in [[Wikipedia:El Paso, Texas|El Paso, Texas]] and on August 18, 2023, in the United States. |
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The film stars [[Xolo Maridueña]], [[Adriana Barraza]], [[Damián Alcázar]], [[Elpidia Carrillo]], [[Bruna Marquezine]], [[Raoul Trujillo]], [[Susan Sarandon]], and [[George Lopez]], and is directed by [[Angel Manuel Soto]] with screenplay by [[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]]. |
The film stars [[Xolo Maridueña]], [[Adriana Barraza]], [[Damián Alcázar]], [[Elpidia Carrillo]], [[Bruna Marquezine]], [[Raoul Trujillo]], with [[Susan Sarandon]], and [[George Lopez]], and is directed by [[Angel Manuel Soto]] with screenplay by [[Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer]]. |
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While Blue Beetle is a [[DC Extended Universe]] production, its lack of connectivity to previous projects made the content within suitable to be connected to the [[DC Universe (Franchise)|DC Universe]] franchise. As a result, despite its status, the character of Blue Beetle will be the first DC Universe character to debut, though the film itself is not part of the new franchise.<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/blue-beetle-first-character-dc-universe-james-gunn/ Blue Beetle Will Be the First Character in the New DC Universe, James Gunn Confirms]</ref> |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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Recent college grad [[Jaime Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Jaime Reyes]] returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the [[Khaji |
Recent college grad [[Jaime Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Jaime Reyes]] returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the [[Khaji-Da (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Scarab]]. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of [[Blue Beetle Armor (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|armor]] capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.<ref>[https://comicbookmovie.com/blue_beetle/blue-beetle-movie-synopsis-teases-jaime-reyes-transformation-into-dcs-newest-superhero-a198301#gs.l0erbm BLUE BEETLE Movie Synopsis Teases Jaime Reyes' Transformation Into DC's Newest Superhero]</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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===Characters=== |
===Characters=== |
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====Protagonists==== |
====Protagonists==== |
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*Reyes Family |
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**[[Jaime Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)]] |
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**[[Elena Leal (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Nana Reyes]] |
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**[[Alberto Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Alberto Reyes]] |
**[[Alberto Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Alberto Reyes]] |
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**[[Rocio Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Rocio Reyes]] |
**[[Rocio Reyes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Rocio Reyes]] |
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====Antagonists==== |
====Antagonists==== |
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*[[ |
*[[Kord Industries (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kord Industries]] |
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**[[Ignacio Carapax (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|OMAC (Ignacio Carapax)]] |
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**[[Victoria Kord (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Victoria Kord]] |
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*[[Lyle Byrnes (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Firefist]] {{c|name seen}} |
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====Other Characters==== |
====Other Characters==== |
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*[[ |
*[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|The Flash]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[ |
*[[Belinda Izquierdo (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Belinda Izquierdo]] {{c|name seen}} |
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*[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-97)|Batman]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Ted Kord (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Ted Kord]]<ref>[https://comicbook-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/comicbook.com/dc/amp/news/blue-beetle-movie-casting-call-jason-sudeikis-ted-kord-rumor/ Blue Beetle Casting Call Hints at Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis Playing Major DC Hero]</ref> |
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*[[Chema (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Chema]] |
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*[[Clark Kent (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Superman]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Crane (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|General Crane]] |
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*[[Dan Garrett (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[God]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Jenny Kord's Mother (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Jenny Kord's Mother]] {{c|painting}} |
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*[[José Morales (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|José Morales]] |
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*[[Khaji-Da (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Khaji-Da]] |
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*[[Letty (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Letty]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:María la del Barrio|María la del Barrio]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Maru (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Maru]] |
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*[[Nayeli (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Nayeli]] |
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*[[Ted Kord (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)]] {{c|voice}} |
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*[[Thomas Kord (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Thomas Kord]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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===Teams and Organizations=== |
===Teams and Organizations=== |
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*[[Ace Chemicals (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Ace Chemicals]] |
*[[Ace Chemicals (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Ace Chemicals]] |
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*[[Big Belly Burger (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Big Belly Burger]] {{c|box}} |
*[[Big Belly Burger (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Big Belly Burger]] {{c|box}} |
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*[[Central Intelligence Agency (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Central Intelligence Agency]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Galaxy Broadcasting System (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Galaxy Broadcasting System]] |
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*[[Daily Planet (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Daily Planet]] {{c|newspaper}} |
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*[[Gotham Law (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Gotham Law]] |
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*[[Green Lantern Corps (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Green Lantern Corps]] |
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*[[Kord Industries (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kord Industries]] |
*[[Kord Industries (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kord Industries]] |
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*[[ |
*[[LexCorp (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|LexCorp]] |
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*[[Reyes Motors (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Reyes Motors]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Soder Cola (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Soder Cola]] |
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===Events=== |
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*[[Guatemalan Civil War (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Guatemalan Civil War]] {{c|flashback}} |
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*[[Chase of Khaji-Da (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Chase of Khaji-Da]] |
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**[[Theft of Khaji-Da (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Theft of Khaji-Da]] |
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**[[Attack on Reyes Residence (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Attack on Reyes Residence]] |
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**[[Battle on Pago Island (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Battle on Pago Island]] |
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===Species=== |
===Species=== |
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*[[Wikipedia:Beetle|Beetles]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Wikipedia:Cat|Cats]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Cyborgs (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Cyborgs]] |
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*[[Humans (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Humans]] |
*[[Humans (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Humans]] |
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*[[Reach (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Reach]] |
*[[Reach (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Reach]] |
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===Objects and Concepts=== |
===Objects and Concepts=== |
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*[[Blue Beetle Suits (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle Suits]] |
*[[Blue Beetle Suits (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle Suits]] |
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*[[ |
*[[Bug Shield (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Bug Shield]] |
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*[[ |
*[[Bug Ship (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Bug Ship]] |
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*[[ |
*[[El Chapulín (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|El Chapulín]] |
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*[[Forcefields]] |
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*[[Kabloom Bubble Gum (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kabloom Bubble Gum]] |
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**[[Blue Beetle Armor (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle Armor]] |
**[[Blue Beetle Armor (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Blue Beetle Armor]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:María la del Barrio|María la del Barrio]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Promethium Ore (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Promethium Ore]]<ref name="Twitter">[https://mobile.twitter.com/Bluebeetlenews/status/1545774755013201922?t=_CDOGpH2b68SpcoGGldEQg&s=19 Blue Beetle Updates on Twitter: "No idea on the source but some kord industries related images."]</ref> |
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*[[One Man Army Corps (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|OMACs]] |
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*[[Promethium Ore (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Promethium Ore]] |
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*[[Taco (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Taco]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*[[Tedwatch (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Tedwatch]] |
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===Locations=== |
===Locations=== |
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*[[Earth-1 (Post-Crisis)|Earth-1]] |
*[[Earth-1 (Post-Crisis)|Earth-1]] |
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**[[Earth (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Earth]] |
**[[Earth (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Earth]] |
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***[[Antarctica (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Antarctica]] |
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***[[Brazil (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Brazil]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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***[[Mexico (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Mexico]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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****[[Sonora (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Sonora]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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***[[North America (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|North America]] |
***[[North America (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|North America]] |
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****[[Cuba (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Cuba]] |
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*****[[Pago Island (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Pago Island]] |
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*****[[Guatemala (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Guatemala]] {{c|flashback}} |
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****[[United States of America (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|United States of America]] |
****[[United States of America (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|United States of America]] |
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*****[[ |
*****[[Wikipedia:Area 51|Area 51]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*****[[ |
*****[[Central City (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Central City]] {{c|poster}} |
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*****[[ |
*****[[Gotham City (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Gotham City]] {{c|name seen}} |
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*****[[ |
******[[Gotham Law (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Gotham Law]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*****[[Metropolis (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Metropolis]] {{c|poster}} |
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*****[[Texas (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Texas]] |
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******[[Palmera City (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Palmera City]] |
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*******[[Edge Keys (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Edge Keys]] |
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********[[Reyes Residence (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Reyes Residence]] |
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*******[[Kord Estate (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kord Estate]] |
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********[[Beetlecave (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Beetlecave]] |
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*******[[Kord Plaza (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Kord Plaza]] |
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*******[[Regent Tower (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Regent Tower]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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*******[[Victoria Kord's Mansion (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)|Victoria Kord's Mansion]] |
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*[[Hell]] {{c|mentioned}} |
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==[[:Category:Images from {{{images|Blue Beetle}}}|Gallery]]== |
==[[:Category:Images from {{{images|Blue Beetle}}}|Gallery]]== |
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===Promotional Images=== |
===Promotional Images=== |
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 28 July 2024
- For other uses of Blue Beetle, see Blue Beetle (Disambiguation).
“ | The universe sent you a gift, and you need to figure out what you're gonna do with it. | ” |
Blue Beetle is a 2023 film based on the DC Comics character, the Blue Beetle, and the sixteenth film in the DC Extended Universe. It premiered on August 15, 2023, in El Paso, Texas and on August 18, 2023, in the United States.
The film stars Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Trujillo, with Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez, and is directed by Angel Manuel Soto with screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.
While Blue Beetle is a DC Extended Universe production, its lack of connectivity to previous projects made the content within suitable to be connected to the DC Universe franchise. As a result, despite its status, the character of Blue Beetle will be the first DC Universe character to debut, though the film itself is not part of the new franchise.[1]
Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.[2]
Appearances[edit | hide]
Characters[edit | hide]
Protagonists[edit | hide]
- Reyes Family
- Jenny Kord
Antagonists[edit | hide]
- Kord Industries
- Firefist (name seen)
Other Characters[edit | hide]
- The Flash (mentioned)
- Belinda Izquierdo (name seen)
- Batman (mentioned)
- Chema
- Superman (mentioned)
- General Crane
- Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) (mentioned)
- Doc Brown (mentioned)
- God (mentioned)
- Jenny Kord's Mother (painting)
- José Morales
- Khaji-Da
- Letty
- María la del Barrio (mentioned)
- Maru
- Nayeli
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) (voice)
- Thomas Kord (mentioned)
Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]
- Ace Chemicals
- Big Belly Burger (box)
- Central Intelligence Agency (mentioned)
- Galaxy Broadcasting System
- Daily Planet (newspaper)
- Gotham Law
- Green Lantern Corps
- Kord Industries
- LexCorp
- Reyes Motors (mentioned)
- Soder Cola
Events[edit | hide]
- Guatemalan Civil War (flashback)
- Chase of Khaji-Da
Species[edit | hide]
Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]
- Blue Beetle Suits
- Bug Shield
- Bug Ship
- El Chapulín
- Forcefields
- Kabloom Bubble Gum
- Blue Beetle Scarab
- María la del Barrio (mentioned)
- OMACs
- Promethium Ore
- Taco
- Tamagotchi (mentioned)
- Tedwatch
Locations[edit | hide]
- Earth-1
- Earth
- Antarctica
- Brazil (mentioned)
- Mexico (mentioned)
- Sonora (mentioned)
- North America
- Cuba
- Pago Island
- Guatemala (flashback)
- United States of America
- Area 51 (mentioned)
- Central City (poster)
- Gotham City (name seen)
- Gotham Law (mentioned)
- Metropolis (poster)
- Texas
- Cuba
- Earth
- Hell (mentioned)
Gallery[edit | hide]
Logos and Title Cards[edit | hide]
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Title Card
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Logo
Promotional Images[edit | hide]
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"Jaime Reyes is a Superhero, Whether He Likes It or Not"
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"Jaime Reyes is a Superhero, Whether He Likes It or Not"
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Filmed for IMAX
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"He's the First Superhero In His Family"
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"Hungry For a Hero?"
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"Jaime Reyes is a Superhero, Whether He Likes It or Not"
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"He's the First Superhero in His Family"
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"Bruna Marquezine é Jenny Kord"