DC Studios‘ highly anticipated Blue Beetle TV show has finally received an exciting update from DC Universe star Xolo Maridueña. This comes over a year since it was first announced that the studio has started developing an animated series adaptation of Blue Beetle, which will serve as a follow-up to the 2023 live-action movie.
The Blue Beetle show is being developed by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, with Miguel Puga serving as its showrunner and director. Cristian Martinez has also been tapped as a writer on the project, while director Angel Manuel Soto will also be set as an executive producer.
What did Xolo Maridueña say about the Blue Beetle DCU show?
During a recent interview with ScreenRant, Maridueña opened up about his return as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle in animated form, revealing that he’s excited to explore the stories that they can’t tell in live-action.
“The universe is cracked open. Pandora’s Box is open, for lack of a better word! I love the animation medium. I love getting to continue to explore and try my best to fit this character. Having already done Blue Beetle, I know the character and know the voice now. I’m excited to see him in the actual format of animation, and to see what stories we can tell that we can’t tell in live-action,” Maridueña said.
“Some of my [favorite stories are] Avatar: the Last Airbender, Young Justice, and the Studio Ghibli stuff. I think there’s so much that the creatives are pulling from, and I’m excited to see how Blue Beetle fits in.”
In addition, Maridueña also discussed what it’s like to get the chance to continue playing the young DC hero in the DCU.
“It means the world. I have gotten to, for the past two years since this movie has come out, witness the positive effects of having a character like this live in this grand universe,” he shared. “And I’m even happier that he was the first, and now he’s welcomed by so many awesome familiar faces and beautiful, diverse faces. I just hope to continue to push those boundaries and to continue to take risks in those ways.”
(Source: ScreenRant)
Originally reported by Maggie Dela Paz on SuperHeroHype.
