The upcoming DC movie Blue Beetle, has expanded its cast to include Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Harvey Guillén.
Marquezine will play Penny, the female lead and love interest of the titular hero also known as Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña). Escobedo will play Jaime’s younger sister Milagros, whilst Guillén’s role is still wrapped in secrecy.
In DC Comics, Blue Beetle is the superhero alter ego used by three different heroes. However, the new film will focus on Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, the third character to assume the Blue Beetle mantle.
Jaime Reyes was created in 2006 and was an ordinary teenager living in El Paso, Texas before encountering an alien scarab that later transforms him into an armoured hero. The scarab has self-awareness and communicates with Jaime’s mind after attaching itself to his body.
Blue Beetle is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and will open in cinemas sometime in August 2023.
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