Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ Blue Beetle appeared to be getting caught up in capes of its DC predecessor’s when news emerged that early box-office tracking had the origin story opening with $12-17 million at the domestic box-office. Well, like all good superhero narratives the Angel Manuel Soto-directed movie is now expected to defy the […]
Early Blue Beetle box office tracking suggests $12-$17 million opening weekend
Despite James Gunn reiterating that Blue Beetle was to be a part of his new DC Universe, it appears that audiences just aren’t willing to show up for the final few movies before the great DC reset, with reports suggesting that early tracking on the film has it down for an opening weekend in the […]
Final Blue Beetle trailer shows Jaime Reyes fighting for his family
With Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Flash bombing at the box-office, Blue Beetle, the penultimate film left in the vault following James Gunn and Peter Safran’s appointment as co-heads of DC Studios, is still hoping to make a dent when it crawls into cinemas next month, and now Warner Bros. has dropped the film’s final […]
Blue Beetle promo teases DC’s latest origin story
With The Flash (read our review ★★ here) racing into cinemas worldwide today, Warner Bros. and DC Studios are wasting no time in promoting their next blockbuster in the shape of Blue Beetle, and they’ve dropped a new promo that teases the origin story for Jamie Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) titular superhero. Making up the cast […]
Xolo Maridueña says there’s room for more Blue Beetle in James Gunn’s DC Universe
Blue Beetle is finally making his way to the big screen, and no one is more excited than the titular hero himself, Xolo Maridueña. During a recent conversation with Empire, the Cobra Kai star spoke about his future in DC and how he feels the team is ready to do more. “If we get one […]
Meet DC’s new hero with the Blue Beetle trailer
As the DC Extended Universe winds down ahead of the James Gunn-led DC Universe revamp, Warner Bros. Pictures is introducing the DCEU’s newest hero with the first trailer for Blue Beetle. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings), Blue Beetle sees Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña in the title role as Jaime Reyes, a teenager […]
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios slate promises Gods and Monsters
The DC Extended Universe is dead (sort of)! Long live the new DC Universe (and standalone DC Elseworlds projects)! Yes, some three months on from the surprise news that Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn would be teaming with Aquaman producer Peter Safran to head up the newly-revamped DC Studios, […]
DC Studios’ Blue Beetle movie poster debuts at CCXP
As we enter a new era for DC movies, we are about to see the theatrical debut of a fan-favorite character, Blue Beetle. Jaime Reyes will become Blue Beetle through the Scarab, and the first look poster teases this ancient alien biotechnology relic. In the film, we’ll see Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) return home from college […]
The Problem with Cobra Kai Season 5
Cobra Kai is being binge-watched across the world, and Tom Jolliffe has a bone to pick with the show’s fifth season. SPOILERS FOLLOW… Cobra Kai Season 5 has burst onto the scene. Season 4 ended brilliantly, leaving me salivating for what was to come. I hate that season-to-season wait, but oddly the gap between seasons […]
DC’s Blue Beetle movie set for theatrical release in 2023
With all of the chaos caused by the pandemic, we’ve seen a number of feature films skip their theatrical release in favour of a streaming debut, but here’s one project moving in the other direction. Originally set as an HBO Max Original, Warner Bros. and DC Films have announced that their Blue Beetle movie is […]
