Angel Manuel Soto is ready to usher within the DC Universe when he introduces the world to Blue Beetle later this month. In a latest interview, the director talked in regards to the pitch for a Bane film that was rejected by DC Studios and his plan for a trilogy.

Xolo Maridueña has already confirmed that he’s spoken to DC Studios co-chair James Gunn about returning as Jaime Reyes within the new DC Universe. Nonetheless, it additionally appears as Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto has plans for a number of extra movies specializing in the Reyes household:

“Of course, we can’t put everything in one movie, and that’s why this is the first act of a bigger saga,” Soto advised Playlist.internet. “There’s so much more to be said that I’m really looking forward to saying. We wanted to tell the movie in a way that felt like, what if Latin cinema embraced a superhero film? We spend time with Jamie, with his family; we know what’s at stake and how they behave. The Scarab is an intruder, so when it attaches to him and all hell breaks loose, the stakes are more personal, and you care more.”

“‘Blue Beetle’ [the first film] is Jamie’s story. We wanted to focus on him and his family,” He continued. “By the end of the movie, there will be questions about the scarab, and I hope to answer them. For the next film, I hope to tell the whole story of what happened to the scarab, where he comes from, why he was sent, and hopefully in the end, who they have to defeat.”

Whereas the primary Blue Beetle is squarely targeted on Xolo Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes, the small focus possible additionally a product of the movie initially being a Max unique, it appears as if Angel Manuel Soto additionally has massive plans for the Scarab itself: Khaji Da. Alongside along with his tease that former Blue Beetles Dan Garrett and Ted Kord will impression Jaime’s story, it appears as if followers of the sequence could have much more to dig into after this movie.

Nonetheless, plans for a Blue Beetle trilogy isn’t the one factor highlighted within the interview. Angel Manuel Soto additionally revealed particulars about his rejected Bane film pitch to DC Studios, in addition to how the character influenced Carapax the Indestructible Man, performed by Raoul Max Trujillo:

“As far as Bane goes, it feels like he’s very misunderstood,” Soto defined. “[Latin American people] are used to being introduced to the world in movies as villains. It’s almost a given that we’re born that way. When we talk about the history of Latin America, nobody dares to question what happened before.”

“Much like Carapax, Bane’s a product of his environment,” He continued. “He is, in his own right, a hero. That’s how I pitched it. DC appreciated it, but they called me in because they wanted ‘Blue Beetle.’ While I was working on Carapax, I thought, I don’t know if I’ll ever make a Bane movie. Let me take what I loved about Bane, about the backstory that I wanted to explore, and give it to Carapax. It’s the history of the Caribbean, the Antilles, a history that’s been brushed off. I think that what Bane represents is the history of interventionism in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Heroic Hollywood employees was in a position to communicate to Raoul Max Trujillo about how Angel Manuel Soto reinvented Carapax the Indestructible Man in Blue Beetle earlier than the SAG-AFTRA strike, supporting the concept that Soto wished to discover the impacts of interventionism and colonialism within the area. Whereas it’s uncelar if Soto will ever be capable of use Bane within the new DC Universe, it appears extra clear than ever that the way forward for Jaime Reyes and the Scarab is in nice fingers.

Who’s DC’s Blue Beetle?

Blue Beetle is one among DC’s lesser-known heroes, however he has a devoted fanbase nonetheless. Created in 1939 by Charles Wojtkowski, Blue Beetle has gone by means of a number of iterations through the years. The Jaime Reyes model of the character was launched throughout the occasions of 2006’s Infinite Disaster and shortly grew to become a fan-favorite.

Within the pages of DC Comics, Jaime Reyes is an adolescent from El Paso, Texas. Jaime discovers a scarab beetle-shaped system that bonds along with his physique, giving him entry to a complicated swimsuit of armor and numerous powers. He turns into the most recent in an extended line of Blue Beetles and should study to stability his newfound talents along with his on a regular basis life.

Angel Manuel Soto is directing Blue Beetle from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. The total forged of the film additionally contains Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Trujillo, Susan Sarandon and Harvey Guillén.

Blue Beetle is presently scheduled to hit theaters on August 18. Keep tuned for the most recent information surrounding the movie.