Blue Beetle Interview: Director Angel Manuel Soto on Family & Xolo Maridueña

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ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with about the DC Studios superhero movie. The director discussed the importance of family and his affinity for Xolo Maridueña. The film is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD.

“Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab,” reads the film’s synopsis. “When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.”

I think that’s a great question. Given that Xolo cannot promote the film and the actors cannot promote the film, I love that you start with that question because it is very important for me to see him shine. When I met him, he had only done … I think, the first season of Cobra Kai. I never saw the show, but I loved his personality, and I love the way he is with his family, you know? Like his family is always with him. So being able to see him come from Cobra Kai fame, step onto the plate, and embody the character of Jaime — because Jaime is very much him. That’s the beauty of it when we cast him. Xolo and Jaime Reyes, before getting the superpowers, are very, very similar in their personalities and the way they mingle with their families.

But seeing him step up — not just to be a leading man, but also to be a superstar in the way of action — demands it, and to have the vulnerabilities and the emotionality that I like to see on this type of character without being unabashedly himself, but at the same time, given that wish fulfillment. Him and his family were very close, and he also stays true to his origins, his family, and his