George Lopez Joins Blue Beetle Movie Along With 3 More Cast Members
Blue Beetle won’t be hitting theaters until summer 2023, but unlike the superhero and some of his insect counterparts, time does fly, which is why the DCEU movie is rounding off Jaime Reyes' family with a casting announcement that features comedian George Lopez at the top of the list.
Contrary to The Batman or some of the other superheroes in the DCEU pipeline, such as Aquaman and The Flash, Blue Beetle is a relatively unknown comic book, which is why the film starring Cobra Kai protagonist Xolo Maridueña has attracted a different kind of attention. Of course, one of the leading factors in play for that is the novelty that Blue Beetle will be the first live-action adaptation of any Latinx superhero, something director Angel Manuel Soto has highlighted as defining element for the movie.
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With that in mind, the new faces joining Blue Beetle include some impressive Latino talent like Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel), highly-decorated Mexican actor Damián Alcázar (Narcos), Elpidia Carrillo (Predator), and the aforementioned Lopez. Per The Wrap, all four additions will be part of the Reyes family, with Barraza playing Nana, Alcázar as Alberto, Carrillo as Rocío, and Lopez stepping in as Uncle Rudy. The new cast members join young Mexican Americans Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillen and Maridueña, of course.
Out of the last two supporting cast members, only Escobedo's part has been confirmed to be that of Jaime Reyes' sister Milagros. Guillen's role remains a mystery, though it could still potentially be that of a Blue Beetle villain. The only other confirmed cast member is Brazilian actor Bruna Marquezine, who is set to play Penny, Jaime's love interest
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