MOVIE NEWS – DC’s new superhero film, Blue Beetle, will come out next year, and the filmmaking progress has already started. So far, we know that Sharon Stone will play the villain!

DCEU has started expanding their superhero universe over the past couple of years. Besides well-known characters, like Wonder Woman, or Aquaman, they’re giving chances for less-known heroes, like Blue Beetle, to shine through the cinema screen and become the newest member of the DCEU. Although Blue Beetle was initially meant to be an HBO Max exclusive film, it will eventually debut in cinemas, giving even more reasons to assemble a truly great cast.

One example of this is casting Sharon Stone as Victoria Kord, the villain of Blue Beetle. In the film, Xolo Mariduena will play the male lead, Jamie Reyes, which is also a groundbreaking fact since he’ll be the first Latino actor to play a superhero. Besides them, Raoul Max Trujillo will play the second villain of the story, Carapax the Indestructible Man.

As far as we know, Jamie will be the main character of the story, a teenager who finds a mysterious scarab and transforms into the Blue Beetle. However, it is also possible that there will be more Beetles in the film. Sharon Stone’s character will indeed have some relation to Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle of the lore, which, together with the fact that Carapax will also be featured, could hint at the appearance of Ted Kord in the film, or perhaps in a sequel.

Blue Beetle will be a significant production for Warner Bros. and the DCEU since they have had some issues with consistency in the past couple of years. After numerous delays, Blue Beetle will be the first film to come out in time. Besides Blue Beetle, several other DC productions are on the horizon; Black Adam, Shazam! and Fury of the Gods will debut this year, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Flash next year. Besides them, Batgirl will debut on HBO Max as well.

Source: Movie Web