Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) will direct the superhero film starring Mexican-American hero Jamie Reyes.
Slowly but surely, superhero movies are getting more representative of the global population.
There have been no less than three Blue Beetles throughout comic history.
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He gained superhuman powers from a mystical scarab.
What comics take away with one hand, they give with the other.
The pages ofInfinite Crisisalso produced Ted’s successor as Blue Beetle.
Mexican-American teenager Jamie Reyes found suddenly found himself bound to the mystical scarab.
Jamie proved a popular character from the get-go, and has already been featured in multiple DC TV adaptations.
But for all this, Jamie’s biggest adventure is still on the horizon.
In addition to being directed by Soto,Blue Beetlewill be written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Miss Bala).
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