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“Blue Beetle” movie is finally here, as an ancient artifact “the scarab,” takes hold of Jaime Reyes and transforms the teenager into a superhero.The kicker is that Reyes’ “transformation” isn’t a solo affair as in most comic book origin stories, but he transforms into an armored superhero in front of his family, a Latino family nonetheless!Upon his transformation, the suit thrusts Reyes into the atmosphere and the teenager soars into space within seconds while he ponders his fate.“Cobra Kai” breakout and fan favorite Xolo Maridueña stars in the title role of Jaime Reyes in “Blue Beetle,” DC Studios’ first superhero movie centered on a Latino character. Maridueña previously said that “Blue Beetle” is a combination of both a DC and Marvel superhero.“He’s kind of like a fusion of Green Lantern and Iron Man,” Maridueña said.
“He has a scarab from outer space that is attached to his body called Khaji da.”In DC Comics, Blue Beetle is the superhero alter ego used by three different heroes, but the film will focus on Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, the third character to assume the Blue Beetle mantle.“Charm City Kings” director Angel Manuel Soto directed the superhero movie from a screenplay from Mexican writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, based on characters from DC. “Blue Beetle” screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer also touched upon the effect of being a superhero in a Latino family.“What would my mom do if an alien technology burrowed into my spine?” Dunnet-Alcocer said.
“She would not think it’s cool. And for the Reyes family, this is terrible.
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after he experienced a "medical complication" last week. Fans were left concerned by his loved ones' announcement about his health last week. Foxx is "steadily improving" after suffering from a medical complication.
Sylvester Stallone as a guy feeding his dog a bite of pasta off his own fork.Paramount+ shared the trailer for the upcoming docuseries on Tuesday, giving fans an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at Stallone's home life with wife Jennifer Flavin and their three daughters: Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet.«I know we're insane, I know we're crazy, but we love each other so much!» Flavin toasts in the trailer.The series will provide plenty of fun moments — from Stallone palling around with famous friends to his daughters' attempts to make their own way in the world with a recognizable last name — but will also track some of the family's real-life drama.Last August, Flavin filed for divorce from her husband of 25 years, only to reconcile a month later. ET spoke with Stallone at the premiere of his Paramount+ drama, , in November, where he opened up about reuniting with his wife and teased his family's foray into reality TV by simply saying, «Watch out.»The actor previously told that his marital issues will be part of the upcoming show. «Of course, it’s part of the show,» he said. «It’s the John Lennon thing: 'Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.' Hopefully, you’re involved with people who understand the foibles of life and the fragility of it and how rare a real good relationship is.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA on Monday announced its signing of Bruna Marquezine, the rising Brazilian actress who will next be seen playing the female lead in Warner Bros‘ anticipated Blue Beetle, the first live-action DC film to put a Latino superhero front and center.
Timothée Chalamet is ready to play Bob Dylan on the big screen and he will be doing his own singing.
Back to the galaxy! Daisy Ridley will reprise her role as Rey in a new Star Wars movie set after the events of Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker.
Star Wars” movie future just came into sharper focus: Daisy Ridley’s Rey will be the central focus of the first “Star Wars” feature film since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced at Star Wars Celebration in London on Friday. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) will direct from a script by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film follows the events of “Rise of Skywalker,” and will focus on Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order. The project marks several major milestones for the franchise: Obaid-Chinoy is the first woman and the first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” movie. The Pakistani filmmaker won two Academy Awards for documentary short, in 2011 for “Saving Face” and in 2015 for “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness,” and she most recently directed two episodes of “Ms. Marvel” for Disney+.
“Star Wars” universe, it was announced at Star Wars Celebration in London on Friday. Ridley will reprise the character of Rey in a new film to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, set 15 years after the events of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”“My heart is pounding,” Ridley said as she took the stage. “I am so thrilled to be at Celebration with all of you in London.
EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s second trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has set a viewership record, Deadline has learned, coming in not only as the highest-viewed Spider-Verse franchise trailer, but also as the most-viewed second trailer for any recent Marvel film within a 24-hour period, and the most-viewed superhero film trailer of the summer.
BreAnna Bell The “1266” pilot set at Onyx Collective has added Karim Diané, Kristin Dodson, and Kassandra Lee Diaz as series regulars to star alongside Gabourey Sidibe, who will executive produce and play the lead role of Gabby. Anna Maria Horsford, Tisha Campbell, and Judy Reyes have been announced as recurring guest stars. Diané (“One of Us Is Lying”) portrays Posh, a student at the New York Institute of Fashion who’s described as everyone’s favorite, even if they are constantly trying to figure out if he’s straight or gay. They’re Gabby’s best friend who doesn’t put up with her antics and isn’t scared to hold her accountable. Posh’s brutal honesty is always delivered with love, understanding and some attitude. He’s repped by Paradigm and managed by Reed Baker at Legendize.
André Holland (Passing) and Gemma Chan (Don’t Worry Darling) will top Neon‘s The Actor, the second feature (and first in live-action) from Oscar-nominated Anomalisa helmer Duke Johnson, which has wrapped production. Holland takes over the male lead from Ryan Gosling, who was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts but remains aboard the project as an executive producer.
DC superhero film Blue Beetle – check it out above.Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, the film follows teenager Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) who gains superpowers when an alien blue beetle scarab grafts onto his face and forms a powerful exoskeleton around his body.To reflect the character’s DC comic origins, the film boasts a predominantly Latino cast, including Cobra Kai star Maridueña in the lead role, alongside George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar and Belissa Escobedo as Jaime’s family.Susan Sarandon will play villain Victoria Kord, alongside Raoul Trujillo as Blue Beetle’s nemesis Carapax the Indestructible Man. Harvey Guillén, best known for playing Guillermo in TV series What We Do In The Shadows, will also star in an unknown role.A synopsis reads: “Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
From graduating college, to saving the world.
#FoxNews pic.twitter.com/bATTXtXad1“But we’ve already seemed to— not to litigate the case here because we haven’t seen the indictment, so we don’t know all that’s in it,” Faulkner continued. But, at least some of it, if it’s touching on what you’re talking about, um, let’s watch for a second.”As the journalists watched the footage, Faulkner mentioned that outside of security and Trump’s legal team, the reality star-gone-politician appeared to be alone. “This is a big moment for the United States,” Faulkner said.
debuted on Monday, giving fans the first look at Xolo Maridueña as the titular superhero, aka Jaime Reyes. When he comes into possession of an alien Blue Beetle scarab, which grafts onto him to form a powerful exoskeleton super suit, Jaime becomes the newest hero on the DC Comics cinematic roster.The trailer gives fans a look at Jaime getting used to his Blue Beetle powers, learning to fly, fight and conjure up any weapon he wants — just by thinking about it.Of course, with great power can come a price, as Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon) warns in the trailer.«The scarab may have chosen you,» she declares of the Beetle, «but it belongs to me.»The film also stars Harvey Guillén, George Lopez, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar and Raoul Trujillo.Watch the full trailer and read the full plot synopsis below!In January, newly appointed co-chairman and CEO of DC Studios James Gunn explained how fits into the larger vision he and Peter Safran have for the future of the DC cinematic universe.“I think that we’ve gotten lucky with the next four movies because we have , which leads into , which resets everything, which then goes into which is totally disconnected (from everything that came before) and can be a part of the DCU, which goes into , which leads into our first big project," he explained.
The first trailer for DC’s Blue Beetle is finally here!
Blue Beetle” film. Warner Bros. has revealed the first trailer for the upcoming comic book film, showing “Cobra Kai” star Xolo Maridueña taking flight as the superhero.Maridueña stars as Jaime Reyes, the third person to take up the mantle of the Blue Beetle in the DC comic books. In the trailer, when Jaime goes for a job interview, he’s handed a mysterious alien scarab inside a fast food container. He waits to open the container until he’s with his family, at which point the scarab attaches itself to Jaime’s body and transforms into a super suit — a surprising subversion of the classic comic book trope that the titular superhero has to hide his identity from his family and friends. In “Blue Beetle,” they know Jaime’s a superhero from the start.
What is happening with the current DCEU now that James Gunn is taking over and changing the entire direction of DC Studios? Well, there are four DCEU films still to be released this year, and one of them, “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods,” has already tanked. That likely means the end of that franchise.
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