Blue Beetle: Juvenile Superheroes First Release Trailer

Now that James Gunn and Peter Safran are spearheading DC film production, the remaining outlets of the Expanded Universe might seem like dead ends because they exist (with the exception of the tax murder victim). bad girl and other canceled departures) rather than any sense of excitement or future planning. But blue beetlewhich was originally intended for HBO Max is still headed to theaters and the first trailer is live.

Hero cobra-kaiXolo Maridueña, the film brings Jaime Reyes version of the story, seems to be a mix of other superhero movies. Man of Steel AND Spidermanboth previously in comic book form (the Blue Beetle concept has been around since the 1940s) with just a hint of spy on children. But I hope he can forge his own identity on screen.

Reyes is a college graduate who returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home isn’t quite as he left it.

As she tries to find her purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds herself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Beetle. When he suddenly chooses Jaime as his symbiotic host, he is granted an incredible suit of armor with extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his fate as the Blue Beetle… whether he likes it or not.

Ángel Manuel Soto directs here, and the cast also includes Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo and Susan Sarandon. blue beetle It will be out on August 18th.