Blue Beetle Live Action TV Show In The Works

Blue Beetle Live Action TV Show In The Works

So says CCO Geoff Johns

By sirawesome754 - Jun 13, 2010 10:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Blue Beetle
Source: Geoff Johns Twitter



According to the current Chief Creative Office himself Geoff Johns DC Entertainment is developing a live action Blue Beetle show.

Here is transcript of his last couple of tweets about it:



My surrogate sister gets excited about these things :) RT @batmansgirl DC ENTERTAINMENT IS DEVELOPING A LIVE ACTION BLUE BEETLE TV SHOW! :)

If I can break it out of the vault, I'll bring it to SDCC. LIVE ACTION BLUE BEETLE!!

Blue Beetle's going to appear in most of the Brave and the Bold's this year and we're hoping to develop a live-action show. Fingers crossed!
16 minutes ago via web

BLUE BEETLE NEWS from DCE!! We have a live-action test of Jaime Reyes' scarab activating his suit. It. Is. Awesome.


This is most exciting because it seems as though DC is trying to make a brand of lesser known hero's which could be what Marvel does too.

For those who don't know much about Blue Beetle here is info from wikipedia:

The original Blue Beetle, Dan Garret, first appeared in Fox Comics' Mystery Men Comics #1 (cover-dated August 1939), with art by Charles Nicholas Wojtkowski (as Charles Nicholas) (though the Grand Comics Database tentatively credits Will Eisner as the scripter). A rookie police officer, he used special equipment, a bulletproof costume and a superstrength-inducing "2-X vitamin", and the assistance of a neighborhood pharmacist to fight crime. He starred in a comic book series, comic strip and radio serial, but like most Golden Age superheroes, he fell into obscurity in the 1950s.

In Dan Garrett's revised origin, he was an archeologist who found a magical Egyptian artifact, resembling a scarab, which he used to fight crime.
In 1966, Charlton Comics introduced Ted Kord, a student of Dan Garrett's who took on the role when Garrett died. Kord was an inventor hero, using a variety of gadgets. This Beetle received his own series in 1967, but the entire Charlton "Action Heroes" line of comic books ceased publication in 1968. With the rest of the Charlton line-up, he was sold to DC Comics in 1983 and appeared with several superhero groups, including the Justice League.

In 2006, DC introduced a new Blue Beetle, teenager Jaime Reyes, whose powers are derived from the scarab, now revealed as a piece of advanced alien technology. Editor Dan DiDio put the cancellation down to poor sales and said that Blue Beetle was "a book that we started with very high expectations, but it lost its audience along the way." On March 12, 2009, DiDio announced that the character would be brought back to print in June 2009 as a "co-feature" of the more popular Booster Gold comic.
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Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 6/13/2010, 10:33 AM
This is cool because Blue Beetle will probably never get a feature film.
BryEL
BryEL - 6/13/2010, 10:34 AM
'First' real chance of a comicbook becoming a tv series...? Um..
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/13/2010, 10:38 AM
Sounds like a f*cking awesome idea! I hope they use Ted Kord as the main character.
flames809
flames809 - 6/13/2010, 11:03 AM
i hope is Jaime Reyes.
JLanphear
JLanphear - 6/13/2010, 11:19 AM
No, they're going to use Jaime Reyes. Geoff Johns has been REALLY adamant about pushing Jaime into live-action (even hinting at an appearance in Smallville). This is actually AWESOME news, and I REALLY hope they show that test footage at SDCC, then put it on the internet. lol
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 6/13/2010, 11:58 AM
I've always been a big Ted Kord fan, but recently I've felt Jaime has really step into his role as Blue Beetle. I think this is great news. I'd love to see Booster Gold guest star in some episodes.
Creature
Creature - 6/13/2010, 11:59 AM
I read 'ShellShocked'.. but I really wanted Ted Kord.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/13/2010, 12:13 PM
GASTON @ They better use TED lol!

But I'll believe when i see it!

What about all them years of BLUE & GOLD and nothing....

Which would be a better idea than BLUE BEETLE on his own!

BLUE BEETLE & BOOSTER GOLD!

Not that new BLUE BEETLE lol!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/13/2010, 12:14 PM
sirawesome @ Dude, if your gonna use WIKIPEDIA make sure you EDIT/DELETE the numbers out lol!

Sweet news though!
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 6/13/2010, 12:17 PM
cool...if it is Jaime reyes Im sure it will go really well and maybe have Ted Kord as a cameo
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/13/2010, 12:20 PM
JLanphear@ My dreams never come true! Anyway it might be a still great show!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 6/13/2010, 2:16 PM
I might watch it. Not overly familiar with the character though. But why not start with Ted Kord? Is Jaime Reyes a better character or something?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/13/2010, 2:24 PM
Nah, I don't think so anyway, Kord is the Blue Beetle to me..but, haven't really read much stuff with Reyes. Anyway, hope this happens..and its good!
iconstatic
iconstatic - 6/13/2010, 2:30 PM
Did you guys read what the article says? He mentions the scarab and Jaime Reyes by name.

It isn't gonna be Ted.
Paulley
Paulley - 6/13/2010, 2:33 PM
right... but a TV series budget isnt gonna be enough for this very CGI heavy character.

it could end up being really bad
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 6/13/2010, 2:35 PM
i can dig it hopefully some booster gold in their to
GeekSexy
GeekSexy - 6/13/2010, 2:42 PM
Exactly! It says right in the article "Jamie Reyes", so you can put the awesome Ted Kord leading this out of your head. Like many of you, I'm a Ted Kord fan. I have his first Charleston appearance. But it's obvious that DC is pushing Jaime to be the voice for a younger generation of fans to come in to the DCU. That's why he shows up in randomly different books all the time, not to mention Batman: Brave an the Bold. He has plenty of potential, but he'll never have the likability of Ted. Lovable underdog versus ambiguously powerful super-teen, underdog wins every time.
iconstatic
iconstatic - 6/13/2010, 2:44 PM
@Paulley

That's actually a very valid concern. Then again, Iron Man used actual suits for some of the scenes, so maybe they could do that and CGI it up for the really implausible stuff.
secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 6/13/2010, 2:52 PM
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS i can't express my happiness i've been thinking about this for a while

please go with ted kord (at least of the first few seasons)
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 6/13/2010, 2:54 PM
@lee it seems like you only like the original versions of characters. I'm guessing you didn't like Terry McGinis.
secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 6/13/2010, 2:56 PM
ideas

make it kind of indie and keep the special effects to a minium (tv effects generally suck)

also

BOOSTER GOLD
SuperGeek1990
SuperGeek1990 - 6/13/2010, 2:57 PM
SWEET!
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 6/13/2010, 3:01 PM
@lee it seems like you only like the original versions of characters. I'm guessing you didn't like Terry McGinis.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 6/13/2010, 3:01 PM
I'm not really to familar with Blue Beetle but this might be interesting. I'll be on the lookout for this.
iconstatic
iconstatic - 6/13/2010, 3:01 PM
@secretasianboy

Not to pee in your cornflakes, but in the same feed where he confirms the show, he mentions Reyes and the Scarab armor by name.
lc
lc - 6/13/2010, 3:02 PM
lee likes what he likes
abit like everyone lol
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 6/13/2010, 3:47 PM
You know I'd like them to use an actual teen actor this time. It seems a 30 year old dude is forever playing a high school senior.
SupermanReturns2006
SupermanReturns2006 - 6/13/2010, 3:51 PM
Blue Beetle will be rumored to the SMALLVILLE series this coming episode 10
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/13/2010, 4:10 PM
Oi oi! : P
iconstatic
iconstatic - 6/13/2010, 4:19 PM
@Wolverinesfury

Again, look at the actual Twitter remarks. They aren't gonna be doing a Ted Kord or Dan Garrett show if they're specifically mentioning Jaime Reyes and the scarab armor.
lc
lc - 6/13/2010, 4:25 PM
lol tea
Devi
Devi - 6/13/2010, 4:32 PM
Ted kord is THE ONLY blue beetle! Geez! =)
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 6/13/2010, 4:33 PM
DO WANT

if they do it I hope they find a way to incorporate all three Blue Beetles. They need to look at this as a way of introducing the character to the average joe, so it would be unfair to only show Reyes, or even only Ted Kord.

I feel the same with the Flash - but I'll never get my way with that character. Probably never get a Flash movie.
JoshCharmley
JoshCharmley - 6/13/2010, 4:36 PM
I'm not too familiar with the Blue Beetle; in fact all I know about the character is from Batman the Brave and the Bold. But I would watch the Show. I'll support anything DC does. And unlike most on these boards, I like what they've done with Smallville, I've watched every episode from the Pilot to the last episode of this last season. I think it's the right decision to go with Jaime Reyes, the Blue Beetle is not a very well known Hero, but they are trying to make him popular with the new generation of DCU fans. (Brave and the Bold) I Trust Geoff Johns.
BigMas1979
BigMas1979 - 6/13/2010, 4:59 PM
I don't know....I like old Blue Beetle, the new one is OK but not like the old one...
JoshCharmley
JoshCharmley - 6/13/2010, 5:51 PM
@MovieTheaterLad Thanks! I didn't know any of that stuff, lol.
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