Blue Beetle has Second Worst DCEU Debut

Blue Beetle opened with just $25 million, only beating the pandemic stricken Wonder Woman 1984 for DCEU opening weekend gross. In our predictions from Thursday we posed the question: can Blue Beetle narrowly defeat Barbie? The comments were filled with people who found the question preposterous, saying no way Barbie falls to the Beetle, however … Read more

Blue Beetle Writer Spends Premiere Day Supporting Writers Strike

Blue Beetle writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is spending the premiere day picketing in support of the writers strike. Dunnet-Alcocer wrote the new superhero movie for the DC Extended Universe, which stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who is given a Scarab that turns him into a superhero. This movie is notable for … Read more

Blue Beetle Star Xolo Mardiueña Wants DC Movie to Be Box Office Hit

Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña is hoping his DC movie is a box office hit. He portrays Jaime Reyes in the new superhero movie. “Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab,” reads the synopsis. “When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s … Read more

Original Blue Ranger joins Power Rangers Cosmic Fury cast

David Yost, the original Blue Ranger, has joined the main cast of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury as a mentor to the young rangers. Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that David Yost will be joining the cast of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury as Billy Cranston, the original Blue Ranger. David Yost was part of the original cast … Read more

Original Blue Ranger Rejoins Cast of ‘Power Rangers’

Hot off the heels of his return in the 30th anniversary Power Rangers special, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once & Always, original series star David Yost is returning to the cast of the show full time. The original Blue Ranger, also known as Billy Cranston, will lead a new group of Rangers against the return of none other than … Read more

Blue Beetle director relieved about character’s futurue in DCU

Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto has said he’s relieved that Jaime Reyes will have a future in the DCU. While the new DC Universe won’t officially begin until the release of Superman: Legacy, James Gunn has already said that Blue Beetle is the first DCU character. That came as a huge relief to director … Read more

Blue Beetle movie review & film summary (2023)

While the Blue Beetle character dates back to 1939, the updated, culturally specific incarnation of Jaime Reyes didn’t grace DC pages until 2006. Since then, comic book movies have become the center of American pop culture. But those films have only recently attempted to touch every corner of human existence. Marvel Studios has, for instance, … Read more

Red, White & Royal Blue

Director Matthew López makes an impressive feature debut with “Red, White & Royal Blue,” a love story that skillfully blends the familiar beats of a classic movie romance with the distinctive details of two of the world’s most public young men trying to keep their relationship private. Adapted from Casey McQuiston’s best-selling book, the film is about a … Read more

Blue Beetle Clip Shows Jaime Reyes Learning About the Scarab

A new Blue Beetle clip is out, which showcases Xolo Maridueña‘s Jaime Reyes learning more about the scarab that’s taken over him. What happens in the new Blue Beetle clip? The new clip comes courtesy of Fandango. It features Reyes showing the alien technology embedded in his back to his family, as well as to … Read more