Blue Beetle (film)

*For the characters, see Blue Beetle (disambiguation)*

## Release chronology

"*That thing on your back, it's wanted in 17 sectors, and the guys who made it, are coming for you.*"
―Guy Gardner
***Blue Beetle*** is a 2021 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. A spin-off of *Young Justice*, it is the 17th film in the DC Extended Universe and the 7th installment of the Silver Age. It was released on February 20, 2021.

The film introduces Bianca Reyes, Alberto Reyes, Milagro Reyes, Brenda Del Vecchio, Paco Testas, and Amparo Cardenas into the DCEU.

## Synopsis

The story of Jaime Reyes' life as he continues to become the Blue Beetle. As a criminal organization is out for his blood, an alien organization his scarab belongs to comes to Earth to retrieve it and conquer the planet.

## Plot

"*Oh, no, I talk to myself to really get in the zone, you know?*"
―Jaime to the proctor
In college, Jaime Reyes uses the scarab to answer the questions on a test, but almost gets caught as he is talking to himself, the proctor searches him but finds no phone, and resumes the test. After the test, he hangs out with his friend Paco, and they discuss their answers, to Paco's horrid as he gets most of it wrong.

At home, he lives with his sister Milagro, and parents Bianca and Alberto, in his room, he talks to the scarab, in which his mom suspected to be a girl. While out with Bianca and Paco, he is met with Posse, a group of superpowered gang, they had a brief fight, and Jaime managed to fly away. The gang is then abducted by the men of leading crime lord in El Paso, La Dama, and they made a deal to capture the Blue Beetle for her as they are the only superpowered individuals in El Paso. He hangs out with Paco and his other friend Bianca, and he once again met Posse, who tried to lure him into meeting La Dama himself, but he refused. Bianca then leaves to go to her rich aunt's place, revealed to be La Dama.

Somewhere, Green Lantern Guy Gardner is on duty to investigate Reach activity. Jaime suits up again and tries to stop a mugging before he is captured by Guy and they proceed to **fight**. After Jaime managed to relax the situation, Gardner reveals that the creator of his scarab is here and is looking for it, Guy then has to leave for undisclosed reasons, and tells Jaime that they are not finished. Jaime asks the scarab about this and it admits and tells him about her origins. In the Reach's ship, the Negotiator is looking through the eyes of Jaime Reyes, while in their invisible undetected ship.

The next day, Jaime calls his Young Justice teammate Jenny Quantum and she agrees to help in case the Reach attacks. He takes Jenny to meet Ted Kord, who has contacted him about the scarab. During their trip, they are ambushed by Posse accompanied by Diviner, a magic based villain, and a **fight scene** occurs, forcing Jenny to teleport Jaime to safety. Jaime wakes up in Jenny's pocket dimension, and they return to the real world, meeting Ted Kord in the Kord Industries building. Ted explains his history and that his mentor Dan Garrett once owned a scarab that he discovered in Egypt. La Dama is about to execute Posse after they are deemed no match to the Blue Beetle, just before Diviner kills them, they managed to escape using their powers. Seeing their old scarab, the Negotiator deploys his bodyguard Black Beetle to capture the heroes.

*To be expanded*

## Cast

### Main characters

* Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle
* Becky G as the voice of Khaji Da
* Olivia Rodrigo as Jenny Aguas/Jenny Quantum
* Jason Sudeikis as Ted Kord/Blue Beetle

### Antagonist(s)

* TBA as The Negotiator
* Raoul Trujillo as Black Beetle
* Stephanie Beatriz as Amparo Cardenas/La Dama
* Theo Rossi as Diviner

### Side characters

* TBA as Paco Testas
* Isabela Merced as Brenda Del Vecchio
* TBA as Milagro Reyes
* Benjamin Bratt as Alberto Reyes
* Rosie Perez as Bianca Reyes
* Robert Kazinsky as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern
* TBA as Thump
* TBA as Bonita
* TBA as Damper
* TBA as Scour
* TBA as Tim Drake/Robin
* Olivia DeJonge as Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl
* TBA as Superboy

## Appearances

### Characters

Blue BeetleJenny QuantumBlue BeetleNegotiatorBlack BeetleAmparo CardenasDivinerPaco TestasBrenda Del VecchioMilagro ReyesAlberto ReyesBianca ReyesGreen LanternNegotiatorBlack BeetleAmparo CardenasRobin
(cameo)Wonder Girl (cameo)Superboy (cameo)
#### Mentioned

* Dan Garrett
* Booster Gold
* Spirit of the Century

### Locations

* Earth
	+ United States of America
		- Texas

### Events

* Multiversal Sanction (mentioned)
* Attack of the Reach

### Items

* Khaji Da
* Lantern power ring
* Robin suit

### Species

* Humans
	+ Amazon hybrid
* Metahuman
* Kryptonian
* Old God hybrid

### Organizations

* Justice League (mentioned)
* Kord Industries
* Green Lantern Corps (mentioned)
* Posse
* Reach
* Young Justice

## Production

It was announced in 2018 that Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle will get his standalone movie, becoming a spin-off of *Young Justice*, which would be the first feature film based on a Latino superhero. Mexican-born screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer was tapped to write the screenplay.

In February 2019, director Angel Manuel Soto was set to direct the film.