DC fans’ excitement grew when the Blue Beetle trailer was finally released at their expense. But other than that, the team behind the creation of the DC hero is also enthusiastic that their movie will soon be seen by the public. Dan DiDio, a longstanding DC editor, and publisher who was in charge when Jaime Reyes first appeared in 2005, turned to social media to reflect on the character's creation. Given this importance to the character’s inception, his name was one of a few that began spreading on social media as fans celebrated Jaime's big-screen debut.
“I was happy to see all the positive reactions to the Blue Beetle trailer yesterday and surprised to see my name enter the conversation and then watch it quickly be removed. I usually don't react to things of this nature, but it did remind me of the time in comics when collaboration was key and credit was for a job well done. It also made me go back and check my recollection of things if only to show the path of creation and the work involved in bringing a character to life.” he wrote.
DiDio continued, “I was working on a plan to slowly diversify the DC Universe. We had introduced Jason Rusch as Firestorm and Ryan Choi as Atom, and we were two years away from Kate Kane's Batwoman. So I wanted a new Blue Beetle younger (more in line with his original creator Spider-Man), and I thought he should be Hispanic. And I liked his origin to be centered around the scarab. So while Greg Rucka elevated the importance of the scarab in Countdown, I went out looking for a creative team to create and design the new Blue Beetle.”
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Blue Beetle will follow Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) after his childhood friend Penny (Bruna Marquezine) entrusts him with a strange box that will change the course of his life and make him a superhero. One of the reasons this film is anticipated is that it will also star Susan Sarandon as the film's villain, Victoria Kord. She insists the Scarab (Jaime's suit, which is the source of his powers) is hers and will go to any length to reclaim it.
Blue Beetle premieres in cinemas on August 18.
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