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All cast members and characters confirmed for DCā€™s ā€˜Blue Beetleā€™

Try not to bug out over this stellar lineup of new and familiar faces.

While DC fans might be focusing on the movies weā€™ve got coming up this year like Black Adam and Batgirl, one really exciting project thatā€™s almost flying under the radar is the upcoming Blue Beetle. Featuring comic book fan-favorite Jaime Reyes, this will be the first DCEU outing to feature a Latino superhero, which is cause enough for celebration.

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Whatever the production team has planned clearly impressed Warner Bros., as Blue Beetle was originally set to be an HBO Max exclusive and has since been bumped up to a theatrical release heading to the big screen in 2023. With shooting gearing up on director Angel Manuel Sotoā€™s movie, the cast continues to be filled out, with more and more notable names and familiar characters being added all the time.

For those who want to stay up to date with whoā€™s in Blue Beetle, hereā€™s every cast member ā€” and who theyā€™re playing ā€” that has been confirmed so far.

Xolo MaridueƱa as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle

First of all, Xolo MaridueƱa is in the lead as the titular teen superhero. In the comics, Jaime Reyes becomes the third Blue Beetle after he accidentally bonds with an alien scarab which provides him with a powerful suit of extraterrestrial armor. The character previously featured on an episode of Smallville, as played by Jaren Brand Bartlett.

MaridueƱa is, of course, most famous for his role as Miguel Diaz on Netflix smash-hit Cobra Kai, though heā€™s also an accomplished voice actor, having appeared in the likes of Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, Cleopatra in Space, and The Boys Presents: Diabolical.

Harvey GuillƩn as TBC

Harvey GuillĆ©n made himself one to watch with his breakout turn as Guillermo de la Cruz on FXā€™s supernatural comedy What We Do in the Shadows, and now his career is expanding onto the big screen. Following his role in upcoming Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots: The Lash Wish, GuillĆ©n has likewise joined the cast of Blue Beetle.

Intriguingly, Warner Bros. is keeping a tight lid on who heā€™ll be playing for the moment. All thatā€™s been said about his part is that it will be a ā€œkey role.ā€ This secrecy has got fans wondering if GuillĆ©n could be portraying a major character from the comics, but weā€™ll just have to wait and see.

Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord

Although Sharon Stone was initially in talks for this role, another Hollywood legend ultimately ended up nabbing the part. Thelma & Louise icon Susan Sarandon has been added to the cast as the villain of the film. This is her first time in the superhero movie sphere, although the Oscar-winning actress is no stranger to playing antagonists. Remember her turn as evil witch queen Narissa in Disneyā€™s Enchanted?

Sarandon is set to portray Victoria Kord, an original creation for the DCEU but one with close ties to a key character from the comics. In DC lore, Ted Kord is the second Blue Beetle. This character is believed to be his wife.

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Kord

Technically, this one hasnā€™t been 100 percent confirmed at the time of writing, but all the signs are pointing to it being accurate. Bill Marinella Casting has shared a call for a role on the film labelled ā€œTed Stunt Double,ā€ with the accompanying image of the actor playing Ted clearly being an obscured pic of Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis.

It appears that Sudeikis is swapping one character called Ted for another and will be portraying the aforementioned Silver Age Blue Beetle. The beloved actor and comedianā€™s casting is interesting, to say the least, as his being 29 years younger than Sarandon suggests that Victoria may be Kordā€™s mother instead of his spouse. Alternatively, Sudeikisā€™ Kord could appear in flashbacks, with Ted having died prior to the movieā€™s events.

Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes

Best known for her role as Anna Gonsalves in both 1987ā€™s Predator ā€” opposite Mr. Freeze himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger ā€” and its 1990 sequel Predator 2, Elpidia Carrillo is on board Blue Beetle as Rocio Reyes, a relative of Jaimeā€™s.

Raoul Max Trujillo as Carapax the Indestructible Man

Mayans M.C. actor Raoul Max Trujillo has been cast in Blue Beetle as the brilliantly named Carapax the Indestructible Man, whoā€™s presumably set to be a secondary antagonist in the film.

In the comics, Conrad Carapax has ties to both Ted Kord and the first Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett. He started out as a crooked archaeologist before he died attempting to steal a powerful robot, only to have his mind transferred into said robot. He then used his new invulnerable form to become a supervillain.

George Lopez as Uncle Rudy Reyes

Veteran comedian, actor, and TV personality George Lopez is one of the most notable additions to the Blue Beetle ensemble cast. Lopez will play Jaimeā€™s uncle Rudy Reyes. Weā€™re fully expecting the star to offer lots of comic relief as the teen heroā€™s embarrassing tĆ­o.

Bruna Marquezine as Penny

Whatā€™s a superhero without a love interest? In Blue Beetle, the MJ to Jaimeā€™s Spider-Man will be Penny, as played by Bruna Marquezine. The Brazilian actress has so far only starred in projects from her native nation, like God Save the King and Helenaā€™s Shadow, meaning this will mark her debut Hollywood role.

Adriana Barraza as Nana

Adriana Barraza, who you might known from her turns in such projects as Rambo: Last Blood and Netflix superhero flick We Can Be Heroes, is set to appear in Blue Beetle in the role of Nana. We donā€™t really need to be a detective of Batmanā€™s caliber to deduce that sheā€™ll be Jaimeā€™s grandmother.

DamiƔn AlcƔzar as Alberto Reyes

Like MaridueƱa, DamiĆ”n AlcĆ”zar is most familiar to audiences from a major Netflix show, as the actor is known for playing Gilberto RodrĆ­guez Orejuela on Narcos, not to mention its spinoff Narcos: Mexico. In Blue Beetle, AlcĆ”zar will portray Alberto Reyes. Itā€™s unclear how heā€™ll fit into the clan, but he could be Jaimeā€™s great uncle or grandfather.

Belissa Escobedo as Milagro Reyes

As is clear by now, Blue Beetle will put a big emphasis on Jaimeā€™s multi-general Mexican-American family, and hereā€™s another one to add to the family tree. Belissa Escobedo will play Jaimeā€™s younger sister, Milagro. In addition to appearing in two episodes of AHS spinoff series American Horror Stories, Escobedo will also be seen in Disneyā€™s upcoming Hocus Pocus 2.

Blue Beetle is scheduled to crawl into cinemas on August 23, 2023.


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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered. Since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester, he has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade. The MCU is his comfort place but, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is The Incredibles.