We’re getting the first look at Happy’s Place starring Reba McEntire in her return to network comedy. NBC has released the trailer for the upcoming sitcom which also stars McEntire’s former Reba co-star Melissa Peterman.
In Happy’s Place, McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in her half-sister Isabella, played by Belissa Escobedo, she never knew she had.
Per the official description, Escobedo’s Isabella is an enthusiastic 20-something, who has studied psychology and loves to analyze people. She is thrilled to start working at the tavern and is full of “great” ideas about how to bring it to life.
Peterman plays Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
The...
In Happy’s Place, McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in her half-sister Isabella, played by Belissa Escobedo, she never knew she had.
Per the official description, Escobedo’s Isabella is an enthusiastic 20-something, who has studied psychology and loves to analyze people. She is thrilled to start working at the tavern and is full of “great” ideas about how to bring it to life.
Peterman plays Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
The...
- 5/15/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman are officially back together in the first trailer for their upcoming NBC sitcom Happy’s Place, which was handed a series order earlier this month. The new sitcom reunites McEntire and Peterman more than 17 years after both starred together in Reba, which aired its final episode on The CW in 2007. In that show, McEntire starred as Reba Hart, a single mom whose husband leaves her for his dental hygienist, Barbra Jean, played by Peterman. Over the course of the series, Reba and Barbra grow close despite their differences. Created by Kevin Abbott, who served as an executive producer on Reba, Happy’s Place centers on Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and learns she’ll have to co-manage it with the half-sister she never knew she had, Isabella (Belissa Escobedo). Peterman plays longtime bartender Gabby. The newly released trailer sees McEntire’s Bobbie learning about...
- 5/15/2024
- TV Insider
Updated: The network upfronts are once again front-and-center for the television industry as major players gather in New York May 13-16 for the springtime ritual of courting advertisers and media buyers and presenting programming plans for the upcoming TV season.
The industry is looking forward to a return to form after the disruption of last year’s writers and actors strikes. As content chiefs outline their schedules for the 2024-2025 television season, here is a running list of new comedy, drama and unscripted series orders handed out by ABC, Disney, CBS, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, Fox, the CW and other major players. This post will be updated throughout upfront week.
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NBC Comedy
Happy’s Place (Universal Television)
Logline: Bobbi inherits her father’s bar and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
The industry is looking forward to a return to form after the disruption of last year’s writers and actors strikes. As content chiefs outline their schedules for the 2024-2025 television season, here is a running list of new comedy, drama and unscripted series orders handed out by ABC, Disney, CBS, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, Fox, the CW and other major players. This post will be updated throughout upfront week.
Related Content: Upfronts 2024 Full Coverage
NBC Comedy
Happy’s Place (Universal Television)
Logline: Bobbi inherits her father’s bar and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
- 5/12/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Happy.S Place — Season: Pilot — Pictured: (l-r) Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Belissa Escobedo — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) Get ready to ditch your social life, because NBC’s fall schedule is an absolute banger. New shows, old favorites, mind-blowing specials, and holiday cheer – they’ve got it all! New Shows That’ll Rock Your World: Brilliant Minds – Think House with brains instead of bones. Zachary Quinto is the captivating (and slightly mad) genius you can’t help but root for. St. Denis Medical – Scrub in for laughs with this chaotic mockumentary about a hilariously underfunded hospital. Happy’s Place – Reba McEntire is back and better than ever in this heartwarming comedy about family, love, and finding your own slice of happiness. Your Favorite Crews Are Back in Action: The Voice coaches are hungry for a new champion, the Night Court gang is ready to cause mayhem, and the Chicago heroes and...
- 5/11/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
NBC dropped some good news to take us into the weekend.
The network unveiled its 2024 fall schedule, highlighting fan-favorite franchise dramas, two nights of laughs, huge unscripted hits and the biggest and best live specials and holiday programming.
If that seems like a mouthful, the details will probably help you see what’s what.
Fall Season
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors...
The network unveiled its 2024 fall schedule, highlighting fan-favorite franchise dramas, two nights of laughs, huge unscripted hits and the biggest and best live specials and holiday programming.
If that seems like a mouthful, the details will probably help you see what’s what.
Fall Season
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors...
- 5/10/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Melissa Peterman plans to “savor every moment” on the set of NBC’s Happy’s Place.
The network on Tuesday handed a series order to the multi-camera comedy that will reunite Peterman with Reba McEntire. The pair previously co-starred on the country music icon’s eponymous WB sitcom.
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“The first time I had no idea how life-changing and special the job was going to be,...
The network on Tuesday handed a series order to the multi-camera comedy that will reunite Peterman with Reba McEntire. The pair previously co-starred on the country music icon’s eponymous WB sitcom.
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“The first time I had no idea how life-changing and special the job was going to be,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Reba McEntire has some news about her new NBC comedy, Happy’s Place.
“Oh, definitely. I’ll be singing the theme song,” she said in a People interview.. We’ve started working on it, and we’ll have it soon finished. If they say it’s a go, I’ll finish it up and have it ready for when we go to series.” She’d better get on it, as the greenlight arrived on May 7.
McEntire previously performed the Reba theme song, a version of her 2001 single, I’m a Survivor. The song is a staple in McEntire’s concerts.
She says working on the new series, which reunites her with former Reba costar Melissa Peterman, has been “so much fun” thus far.
“Rex Linn, my boyfriend, is also part of the show. We’ve got a great ensemble with same producers, showrunner, and writers as we had with the Reba show,...
“Oh, definitely. I’ll be singing the theme song,” she said in a People interview.. We’ve started working on it, and we’ll have it soon finished. If they say it’s a go, I’ll finish it up and have it ready for when we go to series.” She’d better get on it, as the greenlight arrived on May 7.
McEntire previously performed the Reba theme song, a version of her 2001 single, I’m a Survivor. The song is a staple in McEntire’s concerts.
She says working on the new series, which reunites her with former Reba costar Melissa Peterman, has been “so much fun” thus far.
“Rex Linn, my boyfriend, is also part of the show. We’ve got a great ensemble with same producers, showrunner, and writers as we had with the Reba show,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Reba McEntire has landed an all-new sitcom and with it comes an exciting throwback reunion. She shared that she had a series in the works when she appeared on Jennifer Hudson’s talk show. Yet, nothing had been confirmed so she asked for everyone to keep their fingers crossed. Looks like it worked because it has been picked up. Keep reading for all of the exciting details.
Reba McEntire Lands New Sitcom With Exciting Throwback Reunion
She’s a singer, she’s a coach on The Voice, and she’s an actress, what can Reba McEntire not do? For six seasons, she played Reba on her self-titled sitcom which fans loved. It is now streaming and in syndication so very easily accessible. While she appeared on Jennifer Hudson’s talk show, Reba shared that there was a series in the works. However, she had no idea if it would get a series order or not.
Reba McEntire Lands New Sitcom With Exciting Throwback Reunion
She’s a singer, she’s a coach on The Voice, and she’s an actress, what can Reba McEntire not do? For six seasons, she played Reba on her self-titled sitcom which fans loved. It is now streaming and in syndication so very easily accessible. While she appeared on Jennifer Hudson’s talk show, Reba shared that there was a series in the works. However, she had no idea if it would get a series order or not.
- 5/8/2024
- by Amanda Lauren
- TV Shows Ace
Ahead of next week’s upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers, NBC has solidified its comedy lineup for the 2024-25 broadcast season.
The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba McEntire, and renewed George Lopez’s half-hour Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season. Additionally, NBC has canceled rookie comedy Extended Family, starring Jon Cryer.
Happy’s Place, which was picked up to pilot in late January, revolves around Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. The series reunites McEntire with the team behind her eponymous 2001 sitcom, including showrunner Kevin Abbott and co-star Melissa Peterman. Belissa Escobedo, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn round out the cast of the series, which is produced in-house at Universal Television.
The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba McEntire, and renewed George Lopez’s half-hour Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season. Additionally, NBC has canceled rookie comedy Extended Family, starring Jon Cryer.
Happy’s Place, which was picked up to pilot in late January, revolves around Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. The series reunites McEntire with the team behind her eponymous 2001 sitcom, including showrunner Kevin Abbott and co-star Melissa Peterman. Belissa Escobedo, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn round out the cast of the series, which is produced in-house at Universal Television.
- 5/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC has given a series order to “Happy’s Place,” the Reba McEntire-led pilot the network ordered in January, and greenlit “Lopez vs. Lopez” for Season 3. The multi-cam comedy will debut during the 2024-2024 broadcast season.
“Happy’s Place” follows Bobbie (Reba McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister (Belissa Escobedo) she never knew she had. The cast also includes Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn. Universal Television is the studio.
With Kevin Abbott writing the series and executive producing alongside Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and McEntire, “Happy’s Place” reunites the team who produced “Reba” for six seasons from 2001 to 2007. That comedy, which ran on the WB and later the CW, was executive produced by Hanel and Schultheis for its entire run, while Kevin Abbott joined after Season...
“Happy’s Place” follows Bobbie (Reba McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister (Belissa Escobedo) she never knew she had. The cast also includes Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn. Universal Television is the studio.
With Kevin Abbott writing the series and executive producing alongside Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and McEntire, “Happy’s Place” reunites the team who produced “Reba” for six seasons from 2001 to 2007. That comedy, which ran on the WB and later the CW, was executive produced by Hanel and Schultheis for its entire run, while Kevin Abbott joined after Season...
- 5/8/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Reba McEntire is back on network television.
NBC has handed her sitcom Happy’s Place a series order. It comes after the network handed season three renewals to Lopez vs. Lopez and Night Court and canceled Extended Family after one season.
The comedy sees McEntire play Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
The multi-cam series also stars Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.
Related: 2024 TV Series Cancellations & Renewals
Writer Kevin Abbott executive produces with Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and Reba McEntire. It is produced by Universal Television.
Happy’s Place, which reunites McEntire with members of her Reba team, was the first pilot of the season to be ordered, in January.
Related: TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Series Ending...
NBC has handed her sitcom Happy’s Place a series order. It comes after the network handed season three renewals to Lopez vs. Lopez and Night Court and canceled Extended Family after one season.
The comedy sees McEntire play Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
The multi-cam series also stars Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.
Related: 2024 TV Series Cancellations & Renewals
Writer Kevin Abbott executive produces with Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and Reba McEntire. It is produced by Universal Television.
Happy’s Place, which reunites McEntire with members of her Reba team, was the first pilot of the season to be ordered, in January.
Related: TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Series Ending...
- 5/8/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Reba McEntire is primed to headline a sitcom for the first time in more than a decade with a new NBC pilot, a project that reunites her with producers, writers, and at least one star of her 2000s WB series Reba. The pilot — which McEntire says is titled Happy’s Place — stars the singer as a tavern proprietor named Bobbie. “My dad was the owner, and I’ve been running it for the last ten years, and my dad dies,” she explains to Entertainment Tonight. “So I find out some information at the reading of his will that I’m not too happy with, so…” That information is that she has a half-sister, played by Belissa Escobedo (Blue Beetle), who’s joining the tavern team as her new business partner. Reba costar Melissa Peterman, meanwhile, will play Gabby, a clingy bartender who wishes she could be Bobbie’s sister, according to Deadline.
- 4/28/2024
- TV Insider
If you’ve been wondering why Melissa Peterman has been smiling all the time, just know that it’s because she’s set to reunite with her wonderful “Reba” co-star Reba McEntire on an upcoming NBC sitcom. But no, she won’t be playing the annoying half-sister.
In fact, the character Peterman is playing is one that wishes she actually is McEntire’s character Bobbie’s sister. Isn’t that quite the plotline?
Melissa Peterman Shares Her Joy To Reunite With Reba McEntire On Upcoming NBC Sitcom
Reba McEntire is coming back to our screens again, and she’s doing it with a familiar face.
Peterman recently took to Instagram to share the beautiful casting news, writing, “This is why I have been smiling All the time. I am thrilled to share the news that I get another chance to work with my friends. Buckle up @reba We are going to have some fun!
In fact, the character Peterman is playing is one that wishes she actually is McEntire’s character Bobbie’s sister. Isn’t that quite the plotline?
Melissa Peterman Shares Her Joy To Reunite With Reba McEntire On Upcoming NBC Sitcom
Reba McEntire is coming back to our screens again, and she’s doing it with a familiar face.
Peterman recently took to Instagram to share the beautiful casting news, writing, “This is why I have been smiling All the time. I am thrilled to share the news that I get another chance to work with my friends. Buckle up @reba We are going to have some fun!
- 3/22/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Reba McEntire is going to be spending a lot of time in front of the camera. In addition to her work as a judge on The Voice, she will also be starring in her brand-new situational comedy. This comedy, which will air on NBC, has not yet been given a title. The still-untitled comedy will have Reba McEntire joining forces with a former co-star from her past television show.
Past Situational Comedy Experience
Reba McEntire is no stranger to working on television. In addition to her many appearances as a host of country music award shows and specials, she has also worked on sitcoms. She has spent time on the sitcom Young Sheldon in the role of June.
The “Fancy” singer is probably best known for her leading role in the sitcom Reba. This television show aired from 2001 until 2007. She portrayed a single mother of three children living in a suburb of Houston,...
Past Situational Comedy Experience
Reba McEntire is no stranger to working on television. In addition to her many appearances as a host of country music award shows and specials, she has also worked on sitcoms. She has spent time on the sitcom Young Sheldon in the role of June.
The “Fancy” singer is probably best known for her leading role in the sitcom Reba. This television show aired from 2001 until 2007. She portrayed a single mother of three children living in a suburb of Houston,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Emma Riley Sutton
- TV Shows Ace
It’s a Reba reunion as long-time friends and former co-stars Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire will star together in the latter’s upcoming untitled NBC comedy pilot. Peterman and McEntire previously co-starred in the Queen of Country’s self-titled sitcom, which aired from 2001 to 2007 on The WB (and later The CW). The pair also host the Living & Learning With Reba McEntire podcast together. The upcoming multi-cam comedy centers around Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to find that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. According to Deadline, Peterman will play Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister. Danny Feld / © Fox Television / Courtesy Everett Collection In addition to Peterman and McEntire, the pilot...
- 3/19/2024
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Reba McEntire’s Untitled NBC Comedy pilot has added three to its expanding cast including Tokala Black Elk (Yellowstone), Rex Linn (Young Sheldon) and Pablo Castelblanco (Alaska Daily).
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
As Deadline exclusively revealed on Monday, Belissa Escobedo will star as Bobbie’s half-sister and Melissa Peterman will play a bartender at the tavern who wishes she was Bobbie’s sister.
Tokala will play Takoda, a waiter at the tavern with serious handyman skills and probably the kindest person you’ve ever met. Linn will play Emmett, a cook at the tavern who is described as a man of few words. Castelblanco will play Steve, the accountant for the tavern who does his work at the bar. He...
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
As Deadline exclusively revealed on Monday, Belissa Escobedo will star as Bobbie’s half-sister and Melissa Peterman will play a bartender at the tavern who wishes she was Bobbie’s sister.
Tokala will play Takoda, a waiter at the tavern with serious handyman skills and probably the kindest person you’ve ever met. Linn will play Emmett, a cook at the tavern who is described as a man of few words. Castelblanco will play Steve, the accountant for the tavern who does his work at the bar. He...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Melissa Peterman is set to reunite with Reba McEntire in a new NBC sitcom pilot.
Peterman, who played Barbra Jean on “Reba,” will star opposite her former costar in a new restaurant-set multicam comedy project, which will be executive produced by McEntire. She will also reunite with “Reba” EPs Mindy Schultheis, Michael Hanel, Kevin Abbott and Julie Abbott, all of whom serve as executive producers for the pilot.
The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “Reba inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.”
Peterman will play Gabby, who has worked as the tavern’s bartender for quite some time, and is described as “a bit needy and dramatic” with a strong desire to be sisters with Bobbie (McEntire).
Instead, Belissa Escobedo plays Isabella, Bobbie’s half-sister and an...
Peterman, who played Barbra Jean on “Reba,” will star opposite her former costar in a new restaurant-set multicam comedy project, which will be executive produced by McEntire. She will also reunite with “Reba” EPs Mindy Schultheis, Michael Hanel, Kevin Abbott and Julie Abbott, all of whom serve as executive producers for the pilot.
The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “Reba inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.”
Peterman will play Gabby, who has worked as the tavern’s bartender for quite some time, and is described as “a bit needy and dramatic” with a strong desire to be sisters with Bobbie (McEntire).
Instead, Belissa Escobedo plays Isabella, Bobbie’s half-sister and an...
- 3/18/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
It’s just like old times over on NBC: Melissa Peterman, who co-starred with Reba McEntire for six seasons on Reba, will reunite with McEntire on a new NBC comedy pilot, according to our sister site Deadline.
McEntire stars in the untitled sitcom — which was first announced in January — as Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and learns she’s now business partners with a half-sister she never knew she had. Peterman will play Gabby, a bartender at the restaurant. “She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister,” per the official description.
McEntire stars in the untitled sitcom — which was first announced in January — as Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and learns she’s now business partners with a half-sister she never knew she had. Peterman will play Gabby, a bartender at the restaurant. “She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister,” per the official description.
- 3/18/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Melissa Peterman is reuniting with Reba McEntire in the latter’s as-yet-untitled NBC multi-cam comedy pilot alongside Blue Beetle star Belissa Escobedo.
Peterman and McEntire co-starred in the country legend’s eponymous TV series from 2001 to 2007 from executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis, who are also back together for the new project alongside new addition, Julie Abbott. The project is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
Peterman will portray Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
Escobedo stars as Bobbie’s sister Isabella, an enthusiastic 20-something, who...
Peterman and McEntire co-starred in the country legend’s eponymous TV series from 2001 to 2007 from executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis, who are also back together for the new project alongside new addition, Julie Abbott. The project is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
Peterman will portray Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
Escobedo stars as Bobbie’s sister Isabella, an enthusiastic 20-something, who...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Thanks to ‘beetlemania’, take another look at “Blue Beetle”, the live-action superhero feature, based on the DC Comics character ‘Jaime Reyes’, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, starring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Trujillo and Susan Sarandon, now streaming on Max:
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 12/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Blue Beetle”, the live-action superhero feature, based on the DC Comics character ‘Jaime Reyes’, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, starring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Trujillo and Susan Sarandon, streams November 17, 2023 on Max:
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 11/11/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Blue Beetle” will crawl its way to streaming this month. Warner Bros’ latest DC superhero adventure will arrive on Max on Nov. 17.
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Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the film centers on college graduate Jaime Reyes ( Xolo Maridueña) who gets chosen to become a symbiotic host to an ancient alien biotech relic that turns him into the superhero known as Blue Beetle. As one of the most preeminent Latino superheroes in comic book history, the “Blue Beetle” cast is predominantly Latino, including Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Raoul Max Trujillo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar and Belissa Escobedo, along with Susan Sarandon.
The film, which came out in April, dethroned “Barbie” for the No. 1 spot but took in a softer-than-expected debut of $25.4 million.
The film represents the penultimate release of the current DC Studios regime, with the upcoming “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” representing the final installment before the...
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Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the film centers on college graduate Jaime Reyes ( Xolo Maridueña) who gets chosen to become a symbiotic host to an ancient alien biotech relic that turns him into the superhero known as Blue Beetle. As one of the most preeminent Latino superheroes in comic book history, the “Blue Beetle” cast is predominantly Latino, including Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Raoul Max Trujillo, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar and Belissa Escobedo, along with Susan Sarandon.
The film, which came out in April, dethroned “Barbie” for the No. 1 spot but took in a softer-than-expected debut of $25.4 million.
The film represents the penultimate release of the current DC Studios regime, with the upcoming “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” representing the final installment before the...
- 11/10/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Disney announced earlier this year that Hocus Pocus 3 is definitely happening, with Anne Fletcher (Hocus Pocus 2) returning to direct and Jen D’Angelo back to write the script.
But what’s the status on Hocus Pocus 3, now that we’re one year removed from the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2? D’Angelo provides a fresh update to Entertainment Weekly.
“We’re still in the story phase, we’re still working on it. We’ve been working on some ideas, and it’s been fun to dive back into that world and we have so many directions in which to go and so many new characters to explore,” D’Angelo tells the outlet. She continues, “We’ve only scratched the surface of Hannah Waddingham’s mother witch.”
Hannah Waddingham’s Mother Witch was introduced in a flashback sequence in Hocus Pocus 2, the witch who gifted the spell book to...
But what’s the status on Hocus Pocus 3, now that we’re one year removed from the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2? D’Angelo provides a fresh update to Entertainment Weekly.
“We’re still in the story phase, we’re still working on it. We’ve been working on some ideas, and it’s been fun to dive back into that world and we have so many directions in which to go and so many new characters to explore,” D’Angelo tells the outlet. She continues, “We’ve only scratched the surface of Hannah Waddingham’s mother witch.”
Hannah Waddingham’s Mother Witch was introduced in a flashback sequence in Hocus Pocus 2, the witch who gifted the spell book to...
- 10/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Blue Beetle”, the new live-action superhero feature, based on the DC Comics character ‘Jaime Reyes’, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, starring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Trujillo and Susan Sarandon, is now available on Prime Video:
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
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“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 9/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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It seems that “Blue Beetle” has come full circle. The superhero movie was originally slated as an HBO Max (now simply known as Max) streaming release, but then moved to a theatrical run during development. And while it was a box office disappointment — despite getting the top spot during its opening weekend in early August — “Blue Beetle” might find more of an audience when it’s released on digital on September 26.
It’s available to stream as a digital purchase in 4K Ultra HD for $24.99 on Prime Video. If you aren’t a Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial here.
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The Ángel Manuel Soto-directed movie tells the story of Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), a recent-college graduate who returns home to the fictional Palmera City in Florida.
It seems that “Blue Beetle” has come full circle. The superhero movie was originally slated as an HBO Max (now simply known as Max) streaming release, but then moved to a theatrical run during development. And while it was a box office disappointment — despite getting the top spot during its opening weekend in early August — “Blue Beetle” might find more of an audience when it’s released on digital on September 26.
It’s available to stream as a digital purchase in 4K Ultra HD for $24.99 on Prime Video. If you aren’t a Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial here.
Buy: Blue Beetle $24.99
The Ángel Manuel Soto-directed movie tells the story of Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), a recent-college graduate who returns home to the fictional Palmera City in Florida.
- 9/26/2023
- by Rudie Obias
- Variety Film + TV
Ángel Manuel Soto and Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer's "Blue Beetle" (check out our review here) may not have been a box office success, but the latest venture from DC Studios and one of the last films of the DC Cinematic Universe before James Gunn and Peter Safran revamp the studio is thankfully one of the most fun. Not to mention, it's also one of the rare instances where a superhero movie embraces cultural specificity, instead of just perpetuating the same ol' white stories over and over again. If you've yet to see the film, here's what to expect.
Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) is a recent college grad returning home and ready to take on the world, but a lot has changed over the last four years, and home looks quite a bit different. Thrust into a bit of a quarter-life crisis, Jaime searches for purpose when he comes across an ancient...
Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) is a recent college grad returning home and ready to take on the world, but a lot has changed over the last four years, and home looks quite a bit different. Thrust into a bit of a quarter-life crisis, Jaime searches for purpose when he comes across an ancient...
- 9/20/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
If you missed DC’s Blue Beetle in theaters, next week is your chance to own the movie on digital platforms! “Own your legacy, own your power, own Blue Beetle on Digital 9/26!” reads a post on the social media platform formally known as Twitter. While Blue Beetle only snagged $120 million worldwide in box office receipts, it’s still the most well-received Dceu movie of 2023. If you’re into numbers, Blue Beetle maintains a 78% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Flash holding fast to 63%, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods hanging its head in last place with 49%.
“As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab,” reads the official Blue Beetle synopsis. “When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of...
“As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab,” reads the official Blue Beetle synopsis. “When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of...
- 9/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Spoilers for Blue Beetle. Consider yourself warned. While Blue Beetle may be more light-hearted than other superhero stories, that doesn’t mean that there can’t be some life-or-death stakes.
Related Box Office Predictions: Gran Turismo looking at soft opening
The death of a family member or close friend in order to motivate a superhero has been done again and again, but… it does work. While speaking with Collider, Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto said that the original plan was for “nobody” to die, but DC Studios pushed for an “emotional death.” Unfortunately, that meant that Reyes family patriarch Alberto (Damián Alcázar) had to die, but Soto and screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer wanted his death to mean something more.
“‘How can we create the lowest of lows with the family member?” Soto said. “And how that low is not just another death in the superhero genre, but how that low...
Related Box Office Predictions: Gran Turismo looking at soft opening
The death of a family member or close friend in order to motivate a superhero has been done again and again, but… it does work. While speaking with Collider, Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto said that the original plan was for “nobody” to die, but DC Studios pushed for an “emotional death.” Unfortunately, that meant that Reyes family patriarch Alberto (Damián Alcázar) had to die, but Soto and screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer wanted his death to mean something more.
“‘How can we create the lowest of lows with the family member?” Soto said. “And how that low is not just another death in the superhero genre, but how that low...
- 8/24/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The collectible makers at Funko have created a large line of Pop figures based on Hocus Pocus 2. There are, of course, all three Sanderson sisters, but also the new characters Cassie, Becca, Izzy, and Gilbert. Surprisingly, a new Billy Butcherson figure isn’t in the line-up. But there is The Witch Mother – and while the other Hocus Pocus 2 POPs will be available wherever POPs are sold, the Witch Mother figure will only be available through the Funko website. So if you want to get your hands on this one, head over to Funko.com before all the Witch Mother figures are sold!
ThatHashtagShow informs, “The Witch Mother plays a brief but significant role in the Disney feature Hocus Pocus 2. The character, portrayed by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, meets the Sanderson sisters when they’re still children. Sensing witchy potential in young Winifred, the Witch Mother gives the sisters their iconic spellbook.
ThatHashtagShow informs, “The Witch Mother plays a brief but significant role in the Disney feature Hocus Pocus 2. The character, portrayed by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, meets the Sanderson sisters when they’re still children. Sensing witchy potential in young Winifred, the Witch Mother gives the sisters their iconic spellbook.
- 8/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Spoilers for Blue Beetle. Consider yourself warned. Although Blue Beetle may not be performing at the box office the way Warner Bros. was hoping it would, the movie has received warmer reviews than the last few DC movies. The film also has a connection to the new DC Universe as James Gunn has said that Blue Beetle is the first Dcu character. Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto told THR that the mid-credit scene could provide a clue to that Dcu future.
Related James Gunn hints that the Dcu has a detailed world map
The Blue Beetle mid-credit scene reveals that Ted Kord, the original Blue Beetle, is still alive. As Warner Bros. didn’t tell Ángel Manuel Soto to cut the tease, he’s optimistic that it will have the chance to be continued.
Yes. 100 percent. This is a movie with a Latino cast and no A-list stars running the show,...
Related James Gunn hints that the Dcu has a detailed world map
The Blue Beetle mid-credit scene reveals that Ted Kord, the original Blue Beetle, is still alive. As Warner Bros. didn’t tell Ángel Manuel Soto to cut the tease, he’s optimistic that it will have the chance to be continued.
Yes. 100 percent. This is a movie with a Latino cast and no A-list stars running the show,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
It had to happen sometime. After ruling the box office roost for four weekends, Barbie is falling to second place as DC’s superhero pic Blue Beetle takes the top spot.
Blue Beetle is on course to open to $25 million to $27 million in North America after earning $10 million Friday, including $3.3 million in previews. It remains to be seen what impact the looming hurricane has on grosses in Los Angeles, the movie’s top market, and other parts of the area.
It’s understandable why the superhero pic may be feeling a little blue. Not only is Blue Beetle coming in behind expectations — heading into the weekend, tracking had suggested $28 million to $32 million — but also it is looking at one of the lowest openings ever for a title in the DC Extended Universe, not adjusted for inflation.
Director Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle is Hollywood’s first live-action superhero film...
Blue Beetle is on course to open to $25 million to $27 million in North America after earning $10 million Friday, including $3.3 million in previews. It remains to be seen what impact the looming hurricane has on grosses in Los Angeles, the movie’s top market, and other parts of the area.
It’s understandable why the superhero pic may be feeling a little blue. Not only is Blue Beetle coming in behind expectations — heading into the weekend, tracking had suggested $28 million to $32 million — but also it is looking at one of the lowest openings ever for a title in the DC Extended Universe, not adjusted for inflation.
Director Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle is Hollywood’s first live-action superhero film...
- 8/19/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DC’s much-anticipated superhero movie Blue Beetle is finally here, and it seems like the critics and the audience are loving DC’s first Latin superhero. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle tells the story of a recent college graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) trying to do something big in his life, but after an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab, chooses him to be its symbiotic host, his life changes for forever. Blue Beetle also stars George Lopez, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Becky G, and Susan Sarandon. So, if you loved Blue Beetle, here are some similar movies you could check out next.
Venom (Disney+) Credit – Sony Pictures
Synopsis: The evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character – Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest,...
Venom (Disney+) Credit – Sony Pictures
Synopsis: The evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character – Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest,...
- 8/19/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
In Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle, a teenager finds a magical contraption that he isn’t supposed to touch, stolen from an evil corporation trying to unlock its secrets, but once he does, he finds himself overtaken by a super-powered suit, which the corporation wants back at all costs. If that premise sounds at all unique, mysterious, and refreshing, welcome to planet Earth. But for anyone who’s seen even a single superhero movie released in the past 20 years, you’d be right to worry about that premise sounding like a harbinger of the dullness to come.
Say what one will about DC Films’s recent string of creative and financial flops, but at bare minimum, The Flash, Black Adam, and Shazam!: Fury of the Gods all felt like they had something new to key off of, some wild-card element that at least felt somewhat intriguing, regardless of...
Say what one will about DC Films’s recent string of creative and financial flops, but at bare minimum, The Flash, Black Adam, and Shazam!: Fury of the Gods all felt like they had something new to key off of, some wild-card element that at least felt somewhat intriguing, regardless of...
- 8/18/2023
- by Justin Clark
- Slant Magazine
There is a scene relatively early in the new "Blue Beetle" movie where its lead character, Jaime Reyes (played by Xolo Maridueña), is seen with his sister, Milagros (played by Belissa Escobedo), sitting on the rooftop of their family's house. The two are reflecting on all the trials and tribulations they and their family have been through, some of which the audience is privy to. The conversation eventually leads to them fretting about the encroachment of the movie's fictional Kord Industries and how it's been nefariously buying up land across their fictional home of Palmera City, leaving lower-middle-class families like theirs with fewer opportunities to grow. Frustrated, Milagros says to Jaime, "We live on the other side of the tracks, and now they want to take that too." For "Blue Beetle" director Ángel Manuel Soto, who is Puerto Rican, this is a line that he knew would resonate sharply with...
- 8/18/2023
- by Juan Arroyo
- Popsugar.com
The family-friendly Blue Beetle has started off its box-office run with $3.3 million in Thursday evening previews.
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the DC and Warner Bros. event pic is Hollywood’s first live-action superhero film built around a Latino protagonist and hopes to be a breakthrough movie for Latino audiences and for Latino representation in front of and behind the camera. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s review, it stands to put Cobra Kai recruit Xolo Maridueña “on the map as a young actor with the right spark to carry a new offshoot of the DC Extended Universe.”
Blue Beetle hopes to open in the $30 million range domestically and could have the bragging rights to toppling Barbie from the top spot after four weekends (talk about a superhero feat).
Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillén, and Becky G also star.
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the DC and Warner Bros. event pic is Hollywood’s first live-action superhero film built around a Latino protagonist and hopes to be a breakthrough movie for Latino audiences and for Latino representation in front of and behind the camera. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s review, it stands to put Cobra Kai recruit Xolo Maridueña “on the map as a young actor with the right spark to carry a new offshoot of the DC Extended Universe.”
Blue Beetle hopes to open in the $30 million range domestically and could have the bragging rights to toppling Barbie from the top spot after four weekends (talk about a superhero feat).
Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillén, and Becky G also star.
- 8/18/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Barbie” has reigned over the box office with a historic, hot-pink theatrical run over the past four weeks, but now it’s facing its biggest challenge yet: DC’s latest superhero film, “Blue Beetle.” The comic book film, led by “Cobra Kai” star Xolo Maridueña, picked up $3.3 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office.
It’ll be a close box office battle between “Barbie” and “Blue Beetle” (both from Warner Bros.), but the latter is tipped to come out on top in its opening weekend. “Blue Beetle” is projected to make between $25 million to $32 million this weekend, while “Barbie” is poised to add $17 million to $20 million in its fifth week.
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, “Blue Beetle” is DC’s first superhero movie led by a Latino actor. Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, a teen who stumbles upon a mysterious piece of alien technology that encases him in an advanced exoskeleton suit.
It’ll be a close box office battle between “Barbie” and “Blue Beetle” (both from Warner Bros.), but the latter is tipped to come out on top in its opening weekend. “Blue Beetle” is projected to make between $25 million to $32 million this weekend, while “Barbie” is poised to add $17 million to $20 million in its fifth week.
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, “Blue Beetle” is DC’s first superhero movie led by a Latino actor. Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, a teen who stumbles upon a mysterious piece of alien technology that encases him in an advanced exoskeleton suit.
- 8/18/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
While the new DC Universe won’t officially begin until the release of Superman: Legacy, James Gunn has already said that Blue Beetle is the first Dcu character. That came as a huge relief to director Ángel Manuel Soto, as he now has the reassurance that the character of Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) will continue and that all their work wasn’t in vain.
“Yeah, that was for sure one of the elements of relief. It’s the fact that all of this effort was not going to die during this regime change,” Ángel Manuel Soto told THR. “We survived regime changes throughout this whole process, and that was a testament to the hard work that everybody put into it. There’s also a belief in our characters, who are now going to be part of this new DC universe, especially Xolo’s character and his whole family and Bruna Marquezine’s character.
“Yeah, that was for sure one of the elements of relief. It’s the fact that all of this effort was not going to die during this regime change,” Ángel Manuel Soto told THR. “We survived regime changes throughout this whole process, and that was a testament to the hard work that everybody put into it. There’s also a belief in our characters, who are now going to be part of this new DC universe, especially Xolo’s character and his whole family and Bruna Marquezine’s character.
- 8/17/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Director Ángel Manuel Soto and his DC film Blue Beetle have prevailed over a number of obstacles en route to Aug. 18th’s theatrical release. As the first mainstream Latino-led superhero film in live action, Soto and co. have overcome the lack of proper Latino representation that has existed for generations, while introducing a much-needed hero in Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), as well as his thoroughly developed Latino family, the Reyeses.
Blue Beetle producer Zev Foreman originally had theatrical ambitions, but given WarnerMedia’s emphasis on streaming at the end of 2020, the project was designated as an HBO Max release. However, in December 2021, just months prior to WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery, the powers that be at Warner Bros. decided to upgrade the film to a theatrical release, allowing Latino audiences to finally have their moment in the live-action superhero genre.
“We wanted to see our history and our legacy on the big screen,...
Blue Beetle producer Zev Foreman originally had theatrical ambitions, but given WarnerMedia’s emphasis on streaming at the end of 2020, the project was designated as an HBO Max release. However, in December 2021, just months prior to WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery, the powers that be at Warner Bros. decided to upgrade the film to a theatrical release, allowing Latino audiences to finally have their moment in the live-action superhero genre.
“We wanted to see our history and our legacy on the big screen,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even a little heart goes a long way, and Blue Beetle has more than enough. Based on a DC comic book with origins stretching back to 1939, the film follows Jaime Reyes (the third incarnation of Blue Beetle in the comics), a young Mexican man who returns to his family’s home after college, only to learn his family is losing their house, their auto shop has shut down, and his father is not well. But he’s about to have his life changed even more significantly by the Scarab, a biotechnological alien artifact which can create a powerful exoskeletal armor/flight suit around its user and conjure up energy weapons as well.
Jaime (winningly played by Xolo Maridueña of Cobra Kai fame) is given the Scarab by Jenny Kord (Bruna Marquezine), whose family company, Kord Industries, lords over Palmera City and plans to replace the barrio where Jaime’s family lives with the same expensive,...
Jaime (winningly played by Xolo Maridueña of Cobra Kai fame) is given the Scarab by Jenny Kord (Bruna Marquezine), whose family company, Kord Industries, lords over Palmera City and plans to replace the barrio where Jaime’s family lives with the same expensive,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Xolo Maridueña Photo: Hopper Stone/Smpsp/™ & © DC Comics
Among the various superhero projects shoved onto DC Studios’ film slate over the last few years, few have elicited more “Huh?” reactions, from more people, than Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle. Although he’s been, in various guises, a low-key fan-favorite amongst comics readers for decades,...
Among the various superhero projects shoved onto DC Studios’ film slate over the last few years, few have elicited more “Huh?” reactions, from more people, than Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle. Although he’s been, in various guises, a low-key fan-favorite amongst comics readers for decades,...
- 8/17/2023
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
It's been a rough year for DC, but Warner Bros. is looking to turn it around with "Blue Beetle." Starring Xolo Maridueña ("Cobra Kai") as Jamie Reyes, this represents the character's first trip to the big screen in live-action. It also shouldn't be lost on anyone that this movie was originally supposed to go directly to HBO Max (now just called Max) but was given a theatrical release instead. The early buzz has been largely positive, and this could serve as a late summer surprise for moviegoers. For those venturing to theaters to see what DC has to offer, we're here to give you a little help by letting you know what, if any, credits scenes are attached to the film, and how that will impact your viewing experience.
To be crystal clear, this is a spoiler-free guide. Proceed without fear as we're not here to spoil anything at all.
To be crystal clear, this is a spoiler-free guide. Proceed without fear as we're not here to spoil anything at all.
- 8/16/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
It's been 15 years since the release of Jon Favreau's "Iron Man," the film that kicked off, in earnest, both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the dominance of superhero cinema in the pop firmament in general. In the ensuing decade and a half -- while traversing a massive, byzantine catacomb of interlocking superhero mythologies and (shudder) endless online discourse -- audiences have come to innately accept the ways superheroes operate. Heroes live in a glittering fictional universe, replete with near-future technology, overseen by moral or industrial titans who have come to stand in for every other known type of celebrity. We're so damn deep in superhero lore that ultra-humans are slowly coming to replace us all, very much in the same way that Pokémon, in their own bizarre universe, have replaced animals of more traditional taxonomies.
Ángel Manuel Soto's new film "Blue Beetle" is the 14th film in the...
Ángel Manuel Soto's new film "Blue Beetle" is the 14th film in the...
- 8/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
‘Blue Beetle’ Review: DC Superhero Origin Story Succeeds with a Mix of ’80s-Style VFX and Low Stakes
Is comic-book movie culture reaching a tipping point…into peak exhaustion? This summer, we’ve seen signs of that in the ho-hum box-office returns for “The Flash” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” To be fair, the mega-success of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has testified to the genre’s continuing appeal. Still, there are onscreen indicators that the superhero-movie audience, while it remains vast, might be entering the thrill-is-gone zone. As more and more of these films become cogs in a multiverse, their imaginative appeal tends to get trampled by the dictates of corporate world-building. (That “Ant-Man” sequel was designed to set up a saga of villainy longer than the Ring cycle.) Beyond that, it’s hard to escape the sensation that superhero films have become terminally top-heavy with self-importance. The fate of the cosmos seems to ride on almost every one of them.
- 8/16/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
You can call the DC superhero movies a lot of things, but “consistent” isn’t one of them. Even the intentionally interconnected films of the DC Extended Universe vary wildly and unpredictably in quality, with instant classics like “Wonder Woman” and “Shazam!” followed up by giant misfires like “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (and those were from the same filmmakers).
So after “The Flash” turned out be a historic disaster on many levels, you could be forgiven for wanting give up on this mixed bag of a franchise as-is and wait patiently for the next reboot. Or, failing that, the next-next reboot, because if there’s one thing DC loves it’s completely redoing a superhero universe, over and over again in every medium.
But that’s a pretty rotten state of mind with which to enter a theater showing “Blue Beetle,” which is a delightful...
So after “The Flash” turned out be a historic disaster on many levels, you could be forgiven for wanting give up on this mixed bag of a franchise as-is and wait patiently for the next reboot. Or, failing that, the next-next reboot, because if there’s one thing DC loves it’s completely redoing a superhero universe, over and over again in every medium.
But that’s a pretty rotten state of mind with which to enter a theater showing “Blue Beetle,” which is a delightful...
- 8/16/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
There’s a lot that’s familiar in Blue Beetle, the latest from — and one of the last remnants of — a dying cinematic universe. It’s a superhero origin story movie, so you’ve got a good sense of what you’re getting right from the get-go: someone ordinary getting thrown into something extraordinary, CGI battles, some wisecracks and rib nudges and heartstring thrums (no Snyderverse dude-brooding here), lots of destruction of public property, more CGI battles. There are rich geniuses with bleeding-edge tech and functioning moral compasses, and other...
- 8/16/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
A creatively orphaned movie about the power of family, Ángel Manuel Soto’s “Blue Beetle” is being released at a strange moment in time, both for superhero movies in general, and for the Dceu in particular (a damaged brand undergoing the kind of rebuild that you typically only find in salary-capped sports leagues).
On the one hand, the first Latino-led superhero outing from a major studio is a long-overdue lifeline to a woefully underrepresented community of loyal moviegoers, and “Blue Beetle” works hard to ensure that its culture isn’t just another dreadfully rendered CGI costume — the film has plenty of those, which makes it that much easier to tell the difference. On the other hand, this ultra-bland origin story is so feckless and familiar that it seldom feels like the first of anything so much as it does a half-hearted invitation to a party that’s already in the process of shutting down.
On the one hand, the first Latino-led superhero outing from a major studio is a long-overdue lifeline to a woefully underrepresented community of loyal moviegoers, and “Blue Beetle” works hard to ensure that its culture isn’t just another dreadfully rendered CGI costume — the film has plenty of those, which makes it that much easier to tell the difference. On the other hand, this ultra-bland origin story is so feckless and familiar that it seldom feels like the first of anything so much as it does a half-hearted invitation to a party that’s already in the process of shutting down.
- 8/16/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Blue BeetlePhoto: Warner Bros.
Blue Beetle, the live-action onscreen debut of the DC Comics character and Warner Bros.’ first feature to center on a Latino superhero, arrives with much anticipation. After some major (and very public) wobbles earlier this year with the box office returns for Shazam: Fury Of The...
Blue Beetle, the live-action onscreen debut of the DC Comics character and Warner Bros.’ first feature to center on a Latino superhero, arrives with much anticipation. After some major (and very public) wobbles earlier this year with the box office returns for Shazam: Fury Of The...
- 8/16/2023
- by Justin Lowe
- avclub.com
Give the waning days of the old era of DC movies at Warner Bros some credit for going out in style. I might have been something of a dissenting voice, but I thought June’s big-screen The Flash, despite disappointing some fanboys and at the box office, was a winning affair, a step above most superhero fare. And now I can say the same for the first cinematic attempt at bringing Blue Beetle to life, a much better movie than its August 18 release date might indicate.
Under the assured direction of Angel Manuel Soto, it features a sharp cast of Latino actors led by the appealing Xolo Mariduena in the title role aka college student Jaime Reyes, who comes home to his tightknit family only to have things go crazy when he becomes the chosen one to carry the tradition of the Blue Beetle, a reluctant superhero whose powers know no limits.
Under the assured direction of Angel Manuel Soto, it features a sharp cast of Latino actors led by the appealing Xolo Mariduena in the title role aka college student Jaime Reyes, who comes home to his tightknit family only to have things go crazy when he becomes the chosen one to carry the tradition of the Blue Beetle, a reluctant superhero whose powers know no limits.
- 8/16/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Warner Bros. and DC Studios launched “Blue Beetle” on Tuesday night in Los Angeles with a star-free “fan screening” in lieu of a splashy blue-carpet premiere.
Despite the fact that the film’s actors — including Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza and Susan Sarandon — could not attend due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, there was still plenty of fanfare outside the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Director Ángel Manuel Soto rolled solo on the carpet, as he’s done for a significant chunk of the movie’s promotional tour, due to both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA being on strike. The filmmaker, who carried and posed with a cutout of Maridueña’s face, was riding high off the positive early buzz for the DC movie and delivered a speech before the special L.A. screening began, in which he acknowledged the “Blue Beetle” cast...
Despite the fact that the film’s actors — including Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza and Susan Sarandon — could not attend due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, there was still plenty of fanfare outside the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Director Ángel Manuel Soto rolled solo on the carpet, as he’s done for a significant chunk of the movie’s promotional tour, due to both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA being on strike. The filmmaker, who carried and posed with a cutout of Maridueña’s face, was riding high off the positive early buzz for the DC movie and delivered a speech before the special L.A. screening began, in which he acknowledged the “Blue Beetle” cast...
- 8/16/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
"Blue Beetle" is the new live-action superhero feature, based on the DC Comics character ‘Jaime Reyes’, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, starring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Trujillo and Susan Sarandon, opening August 18, 2023:
“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
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“…Recent college grad ‘Jaime Reyes’ (Xolo Mariduena) returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it.
"As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the ‘Scarab’.
"When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor...
"...capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers forever...
"...changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero ‘Blue Beetle’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 8/15/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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