DC is Moving Forward with The Development of Their BLUE BEETLE Feature Film

Over the past few years we’ve seen DC’s Blue Beetle pop up as a film and a TV series that Warner Bros. would like to make. Well, it looks like the time has come.

According to The Wrap, the studio is currently developing the film which will feature their first lead Latino superhero character, Jaime Reyes a.k.a. the Blue Beetle. Mexican-born writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer has been hired to write the script. He previously worked on Universal’s Scarface along with the upcoming Miss Bala remake for Sony.

I imagine this means that Greg Berlanti’s Booster Gold/Blue Beetle isn’t going to be happening any time soon.

In the comics, “Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes is the third character to assume the mantle of the Blue Beetle after Dan Garret and Ted Kord.” The character was created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner.

Jaime Reyes discovered the Blue Beetle scarab on the way home from school with two of his best friends Paco and Brenda, half-buried in a disused lot. Reyes took the scarab home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the scarab came alive, and grafted itself to the base of Jaime’s spine, and provided him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor which can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields.

Are you a fan of these versions of Blue Beetle and are you happy to hear that he’ll be getting his own film?

I’m not really that familiar with Blue Beetle, but from what I do know of the character, this could end up being a really fun movie!