The trailer for Blue Beetle is now online, giving Jamie Reyes fans an exciting glimpse of DC's first big-screen Latino superhero in action.
In the teaser, Reyes unwittingly acquires the Scarab, and must quickly come to grips with the abilities it grants when he's reluctantly bonded with the alien armor.
Batman gets a mention right at the end (The Dark Knight doesn't seem to be very popular in the Reyes household!), and we also get a quick look at the suits worn by the original Blue Beetle, Ted Kord.
Originally developed for the HBO Max streaming service, fans grew concerned that Blue Beetle may suffer the same fate as the recently cancelled Batgirl, but the movie was given a theatrical release date shortly after Warner Bros. was acquired by Discovery.
"Recent college grad Jaime Reyes (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it," reads the synopsis. "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 armour capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle."
The cast also includes Susan Sarandon, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, and Raoul Max Trujillo.
Blue Beetle is set to be released in theaters on August 18, 2023.