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| Director: | Angel Manuel Soto |
| Writer(s): | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer |
| Release Date: | August 18, 2023 |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
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Blue Beetle is an the fourteenth film in the DC Extended Universe. It follows Jaime Reyes, a teen who becomes a superhero after he bonds with an alien scarab.
Plot[]
In a remote frozen tundra of Antarctica, members of Kord Industries, led by the company's co-founder and CEO Victoria Kord, manage to locate an ancient alien artifact known as the Scarab. Meanwhile, Jaime Reyes returns to his hometown of Palmera City after graduating from Gotham Law University only to learn that his family is facing eviction from their home due to financial difficulties. Jaime's sister Milagro manages to get him a job working at Victoria's mansion. However, both of them are fired after Jaime steps in to stop a confrontation between Victoria and her niece Jenny. Jenny later tells Jaime to meet her at Kord Tower the next day to discuss a "job opportunity".
The next day, Jenny finds that Victoria is using the Scarab for her One Man Army Corps (OMAC) projects. She steals the Scarab and avoids security by giving it to Jaime hidden inside a Big Belly Burger to-go box. At home, Jaime's family convinces him to open the box containing the Scarab. When Jaime touches it, the Scarab activates and fuses with him, creating an armored suit.
Jaime later goes to find Jenny for answers, rescuing her from Victoria's armed forces. She tells Jaime that the Scarab is a sentient weapon and that it has willingly chosen Jaime to be its host. With the help of Jaime's uncle Rudy, Jaime and Jenny break into Kord Tower to retrieve a smartwatch that once belonged to Jenny's father Ted, but are attacked by Victoria's bodyguard Ignacio Carapax, who has an OMAC prototype infused in his body. The Scarab, revealed to be named Khaji-Da, temporarily takes over Jaime's body and battles Carapax. Rudy and Jenny help incapacitate Carapax, then escape with Jaime to Jenny's childhood home.
Jenny uses Ted's watch to activate his secret laboratory, and reveals to Jaime that Ted was originally a vigilante named Blue Beetle who spent his life studying Khaji-Da before mysteriously disappearing, leaving his company in Victoria's hands. When they notice Victoria's helicopter flying toward Jaime's home, Jaime summons Khaji-Da and returns to protect his family. As they escape, Jaime's father Alberto suffers a cardiac arrest and dies, distracting Jaime and allowing Carapax to capture him. Jaime is taken to an island fortress in Cuba, where he is strapped to a machine that downloads information from Khaji-Da to the OMACs. While unconscious, Jaime sees a vision from his father who encourages him to embrace his destiny as the new Blue Beetle. Jaime awakens and escapes as Carapax's OMAC suit activates and evolves into a more powerful form.
Jenny and the Reyes family use Ted's Bugship and its weapons arsenal to storm the island. Jaime reunites with his family, then encounters Carapax and battles him. Jaime nearly kills Carapax before Khaji-Da reveals to Jaime memories of Carapax's enslavement by Victoria for the OMAC experiments, including Carapax's mother's death at Victoria's hands, leading Jaime to spare him. Carapax rebels against Victoria and sets his OMAC suit to explode, destroying the island as well as himself and taking Victoria with him as vengeance for his mother. As the Reyes family escapes from the island, they take time to mourn Alberto.
In the aftermath, Jenny becomes the new CEO of Kord Industries and promises to repair the damage caused to the Reyes family, helping them rebuild their home. As the neighbors gather around the remains of the Reyes family's home and provide support, Jaime shares a kiss with Jenny, then offers to fly her to the Kord Estate.
In a mid-credits scene, a distorted recording is broadcast in Ted's laboratory, attempting to inform Jenny that he is alive.
Cast[]
- Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle
- Becky G as Khaji-Da
- Adriana Barraza as Nana Reyes
- Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes
- Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes
- Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord
- Raoul Trujillo as Ignacio Carapax/OMAC
- Ayden Rivera as young Ignacio Carapax
- Xol Gonzalez as teen Ignacio Carapax
- Ayden Rivera as young Ignacio Carapax
- Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord
- George Lopez as Rudy Reyes
- Belissa Escobedo as Milagros Reyes
- Harvey Guillén as Dr. Sanchez
References to the broader DC Extended Universe[]
- Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle is introduced.
- Jenny Kord is introduced.
- Milagros Reyes is introduced.
- Rudy Reyes is introduced.
- Nana Reyes is introduced.
- Rocio Reyes is introduced.
- Alberto Reyes is introduced.
- Ignacio Carapax is introduced.
- Victoria Kord is introduced.
- Khaji-Da is introduced.
- OMAc is introduced.
- Superman is mentioned.
- The Flash is mentioned.
- Batman is mentioned.
- Ted Kord is introduced.
- Dan Garrett is introduced.
- Metropolis is mentioned.
- Central City is mentioned.
Taglines[]
- He’s A Superhero, Whether He Likes It Or Not.
- Jaime Reyes Is A Superhero, Whether He Likes It Or Not.
Production[]
The film was shot in Decatur, Georgia, El Paso, Texas and Puerto Rico.
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| DC Extended Universe | |
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| Released Films | Man of Steel | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Suicide Squad | Wonder Woman | Justice League | Aquaman | Shazam! | Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Wonder Woman 1984 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | The Suicide Squad | Black Adam Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | The Flash | Blue Beetle |