Warner Bros. has released the Blue Beetle opening minutes to mark the digital release of DC Studios’ latest superhero movie. This comes after over a month since its theatrical release, which failed to meet box office expectations by only earning a worldwide gross of $125 million against a reported budget of $104 million. Despite its disappointing box office results, Blue Beetle still received positive reviews from critics, who are praising Xolo Maridueña’s leading performance.
The 10-minute clip opens with the introduction of the film’s main antagonists including Susan Sarandon’s Victoria Kord and Raoul Max Trujillo’s Ignacio Carapax. It also shows Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes returning back home to Palmera City after graduating from college.
Check out the Blue Beetle opening scene below (watch more trailers):
Who’s Involved in Blue Beetle?
The Blue Beetle movie was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto from a screenplay adapted by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. It stars Cobra Kai breakout Maridueña as he portrays the role of Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes. Joining him are Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillén, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adrianna Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, and Damián Alcázar, with Becky G as the voice of Khaji-Da/ Scarab
“Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab,” reads the film’s synopsis. “When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.”
