During the DC FanDome, we had a first glimpse of the costume of Jaime Reyes aka Blue Beetle. But now, it’s concrete! As the filming of the film has just begun, the first photos have been found on the Internet and they allow us to see at a glance. what will Xolo Maridueña look like!
An ultra faithful costume to the comics!
Indeed, the shooting of Blue Beetle< /em>just debuted a few days ago and that’s it, we have a preview of the costume Xolo Maridueña will be wearing as Jaime Reyes from DC Comics. Until Now, we had only had a glimpse of the concept art of this costume but now we move on. concrete! The JustJared Jr. website comes from share photos from the set and the least we can say is that Maridueña is wearing a costume that is extremely faithful to the comics!
Costume very similar to; the one we saw in 2006 during the first appearance of the character in the comics Infinite Crisis #3when he was Jaime Reyes and who became Blue Beetle in Infinite Crisis #5.
As a reminder, Jaime Reyes is a rather awkward teenager from El Paso who makes the discovery of an extraterrestrial techno-organic beetle that has the ability to to transform into super-armor. He will then become the protector of the city and integrate the Teen Titans and the Justice League. We have also been able to see it in season 2 of the animated series Young Justice!
Done by Angel Manuel Soto, the film Blue Beetle is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 18, 2023. We will find in the cast Xolo Maridueñ who will play the main role. He will be accompanied by Bruna Marquezine (Penny), Belissa Escobedo (Milagros Reyes), Harvey Guillén, George Lopez (Uncle Rudy ), Adriana Barraza (Nana), Elpidia Carrillo (Rocio), Damián Alcázar (Alberto) and Susan Sarandon (Victoria Kord).