Blue Beetle has found its protagonist, actor Xolo Maridueña is chosen to play Jaime Reyes, the third defender of the blue hero’s mantle
DC Comics feature films continue their course, such as the case of Blue Beetle, a film directed by the filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto, and which has found the actor who will play Jaime Reyes, Xolo Maridueña.
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The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Couch, reported that Warner Bros, has chosen actor Xolo Maridueña to play the protagonist of the story Jaime Reyes, who will become Blue Beetle.
#BlueBeetle has arrived at #TheSuicideSquad ! Director Angel Manuel Soto and Warners execs surprised Xolo Maridueña with the news at dinner just last night pic.twitter.com/IYSfz88YZU
– Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) August 3, 2021
“Director Ángel Manuel Soto and Warner executives surprised Xolo Maridueña with the news at dinner last night”Couch reported.
Xolo Mariduena rose to fame playing the young Miguel Díaz on the Cobra Kai digital platform series, which is derived from the Karate Kid films.
After the passage of Dann Garret and Ted Kord, Jaime Reyes is the third bearer of the Blue Beetle mantle in the pages of the comics, whose debut was in Mystery Men Comics # 1 (August 1939).
Jaime Reyes found the Beetle in El Paso, Texas, which clung to his back, becoming one of the most powerful heroes in the DC Universe.
Latino presence in DC Comics
The proposal of DC Comics and Warner Bros for the Latin public continues to grow, since the appearance of Jay Hernández as Chato Santana / El Diablo, within the plot of Suicide Squad. As well as Rosie Perez’s performance as Gotham City Police Department Detective Renne Montoya in Birds of Prey.
For his new productions, actors with Latin descent. Sasha Calle (Supergirl) in The Flash, Rachel Zegler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Leslie Grace as Batgirl are recent Latino additions to DC Comics productions.
The Blue Beetle movie does not yet have an official release date, but it will arrive directly on digital platforms.
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