BLUE BEETLE Director Confirms Movie Is Part Of DC Studios' Wider Plans For The DCU

BLUE BEETLE Director Confirms Movie Is Part Of DC Studios' Wider Plans For The DCU

Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto has seemingly confirmed the movie will take place in DC Studios' DCU, confirming his movie "[is] not tied to all the films from the past." Read on for details...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 20, 2023 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Blue Beetle
Source: Games Radar

The Flash failed to clear up DC Studios' DCU plans, especially after Barry Allen found himself in a reality which definitely doesn't appear to be the one projects like Superman: Legacy and Creature Commandos will be set in. 

While The Flash was expected to bring an end to the DCEU, August's Blue Beetle is strongly believed to be part of the DCU...even though it wasn't produced by DC Studios and December's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom likely won't be. 

During an interview with Games Radar, Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto attempted to clarify his movie's place in James Gunn's rebooted DC Universe. 

"We are part of the universe, we are part of the world, we are part of the plans that they have been creating for the future instalments of the DCU," Soto confirms. "But we are not tied to all the films from the past."

"Yes, our movie lives in the world where superheroes exist. But that doesn't mean that a certain event, or certain alliance, or certain things from the past dictate where our film is going."

It's a little tricky to make sense of these comments and, once again, it feels like a decision about Jaime Reyes' future will only be made once it opens in theaters. Had The Flash been considered "one of the greatest superhero movies ever" by critics and audiences, it may well have been a hit this past weekend and guaranteed Barry a place in the DCU.

As things stand, we don't expect to see that version of the Scarlet Speedster again!

In Blue Beetle, 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. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. 

Blue Beetle arrives in theaters on August 18.

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 6/20/2023, 6:37 AM
Until it flops.

DCU is the new universal MonsterVerse.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 6/20/2023, 7:06 AM
@PlusUltra - pffft don’t drag the monsterverse name down with the dcu!
EZBeast
EZBeast - 6/20/2023, 7:10 AM
@PlusUltra - oh wait…you meant the failed dark universe. My bad
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 6/20/2023, 7:25 AM
@EZBeast - Yeah that one lol
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/20/2023, 11:21 AM
@PlusUltra - Dunno if a flop matters. Gunn has already stated he won't recast blue beetle similar to not recasting Peacemaker, Amanda Waller, or Margot Robbie as HQ. I think similar to Gunn's Suicide Squad if the movie flops he's going to keep the actor and ignore the failed film.

The only people that must be recasted are the trinity (Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman).
grif
grif - 6/20/2023, 3:45 PM
@PlusUltra - lol
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 6/20/2023, 6:38 AM
This looks like the most generic superhero movie in years. The one positive so far is the suit itself, that's about it.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/20/2023, 8:38 AM
@Urubrodi - Yup they all follow the template just with a different colour of paint.

The suit does look great though.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 6/20/2023, 9:31 AM
@Urubrodi - So Iron Man was a generic superhero movie as well? They're both exactly the same.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 6/20/2023, 10:03 AM
@Nolanite - which one came first?
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/20/2023, 10:04 AM
@Nolanite - dont engage these comments. they are asinine. literally everything in existence is generic as it all is repetition from something else. so ill be damned if a superhero film has superhero story elements that define a superhero tale. [frick]ing trolls.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 6/20/2023, 10:33 AM
@supermanrex - Are you able to have a normal discussion without the indirect remarks? Didn't make the comment to trigger anyone, just stated my opinion. The more superhero movies are made, the harder it will be to keep them original, but it's the reality of the situation. A technological suit with an AI that talks to the hero has been done for both Iron Man and Spider-Man, a family that knows the hero's identity and supports him has been done in Shazam and Mrs Marvel, a young hero getting into grasp with new powers happened on a lot of them, hero getting powers from alien/mystical artifact, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi. There is nothing in this movie that sets it apart from others and on top of that it looks low budget.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/20/2023, 1:45 PM
@Urubrodi - that is the same with all movies. romantic - someone falls in love withe someone and there is always a twist with a roadblock of some sort making that love tested. the movies the academy wanks it to are all formulaic with a down to earth situation most of the times a period piece of some sort and a pressing intellectual issue that has to be resolved with it ending in tragedy of some sort. action movies, people fight, shit blows up, critics complain, fans have fun and enjoy it. sequels are made. superhero movies are and always will be a formulaic and at times repetitive genre like any other movie.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 6/20/2023, 2:19 PM
@supermanrex - Yes, a lot of movies will share things in common with other ones, and I'm not saying that it will be a bad movie, but there is literally nothing in Blue Bettle that sets it apart from others, nothing unique, at least based on the trailer. So it's hard to get invested on a new character when it seems you've already seen the movie without even watching it.
connorblaze
connorblaze - 6/20/2023, 6:53 AM
Movie looks so bad that when I saw the trailer I mistakenly thiught it was a trailer for a tv series. Didn’t learn it was a movie until weeks later. It really does look like a cheap CW superhero show.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/21/2023, 1:32 AM
@connorblaze - Nothing about it looked anywhere close to being cheap, Blue Beetle couldn't even be done with a TV budget so the comparison fails and the cheapness in the network's DC shows changed after Smallville, those times were far different than today.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 6/20/2023, 6:56 AM
BLUE BEETLE Director Confirms Movie Is Part Of DC Studios' Wider Plans To Piss Away Staggering Amounts Of Money Despite Owning Superman And Batman



Fixed that for you.
ImNotaBot
ImNotaBot - 6/20/2023, 6:59 AM
Another DC movie that looks like Spy Kids
RockBottom
RockBottom - 6/20/2023, 7:06 AM
We’ll see
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/20/2023, 7:30 AM
After The Flash major turd and major box office bomb. Blue Beetle will be dead on arrival.

ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/20/2023, 8:29 AM
@AllsGood - Hot take: Blue Beetle will be surprisingly successful.

Not good. I'm not talking about the quality of the film, but it will be successful.

Kids are gonna go mad for this.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/20/2023, 11:25 AM
@ObserverIO - Agree, Blue Beetle is supposed 1/3 of Flash's budget too so even if it opens with 30 mil and ends with about 200 - 250 mil thats already a hit. Similar to Morbius costing so little for Sony that its disappointing box office and critic reviews didn't stop the film from breaking even.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/20/2023, 1:08 PM
@mastakilla39 - It's so weird, but Blue Beetle is probably the safest bet DC's had in years and years.
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 6/20/2023, 8:03 AM
yeah... right
Order66
Order66 - 6/20/2023, 8:13 AM
I don’t believe this. He could be saying it so people go see his movie. I need clear cut evidence and James Gunn himself to confirm what projects are DCU.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/20/2023, 8:21 AM
@Order66 - Even James Gunn lies about this. He said that The Flash resets the DCU. Instead the only thing it sets up is Clooney nipples.
massdeath
massdeath - 6/20/2023, 8:21 AM
@Order66 - James Gunn did confirm that the Blue Beetle is “the first DCU character”. Whatever TF that means.
Forthas
Forthas - 6/20/2023, 8:15 AM
I am not holding my breath!
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/20/2023, 8:18 AM
This doesn't confirm that it's the same universe as Superman Legacy.
"We are part of the plans that they have been creating for the future instalments of the DCU" doesn't mean same universe. There could be a Jaime Reyes variant in the DCU.

If this is a part of the new universe then why the [frick] did they not set this up as the the new DCU at the end of The Flash?!
It's not like they had to wait to cast Batman or Superman, the film was already shot. This would've been easy to tease.
massdeath
massdeath - 6/20/2023, 8:20 AM
This is such hedging. “Blue Beetle is the first DCU character but Superman: Legacy is the first movie”. That’s hardly a vote of confidence for BB. So in other words, ignore the film’s plot (unless it somehow makes a lot of money…totally not happening now) and just look at the cool suit and character because you’ll get to see those again later!

Blue Beetle is not going to build a sustainable franchise. First off no one knows, or honestly cares, who the character is. Secondly, the film looks very cheap and generic. It looks straight to tv level superhero fare. Thirdly, this brand is so far beyond tarnished that it just can’t be saved. Only a well done, all new, in DCU continuity Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman film would have a chance of doing that. And honestly with The Batman and Joker 2 coming out, Batman is going to be too saturated to work.

In short DC is just a mess and there’s 10 years worth of bad decisions and dozens of people to blame.

They need an extended break and true and complete reboot to even start talking about a comeback.
antirock
antirock - 6/20/2023, 8:35 AM
@massdeath - I really think that they would have done themselves a huge favor by taking a 5 year break between Aquaman 2 and Superman Legacy.

I'm a James Gunn fan, and we'll see what him and Safran can do with the franchise, but I wasn't that convinced by the slate they announced.
Moriakum
Moriakum - 6/20/2023, 8:31 AM
Drop Blue Beetle and Aquaman 2 on HBO Max and do a total reboot Mr. Gunn.
Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 8:51 AM
Yay another train wreck......
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