Episode 2298
Blue Beetle (film)
Fri, 2023-Aug-18 03:48 UTC
Length - 2:19
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With 140,157 views on Thursday, 17 August 2023 our article of the day is Blue Beetle (film).
Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle, produced by DC Studios and The Safran Company. The film was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. It is the 14th installment of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez.
Development of a film featuring Reyes began by the end of November 2018 with Dunnet-Alcocer attached. Soto was hired to direct the film in February 2021 for the streaming service HBO Max. Maridueña was cast that August, and the film was changed to have a theatrical release in December. Further casting took place in early 2022, before filming took place from late May to mid-July at Wilder Studios in Decatur, Georgia, as well as in El Paso, Texas, and Puerto Rico.
Blue Beetle premiered in El Paso, Texas on August 15, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 18, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Maridueña's performance.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:48 UTC on Friday, 18 August 2023.
For the full current version of the article, see Blue Beetle (film) on Wikipedia.
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