Warner Bros.introduced earlier this yr that they will proceed the adventures of Blue Beetle in an animated sequence.
It was stated that the “sequence will construct on the film… however will divert from telling the identical story. As a substitute, the present will create its personal story which, in success, may doubtlessly result in a return to the massive display screen for the large blue bug portrayed by Xolo Maridueña.”
Throughout a latest interview, Maridueña talked a bit bit extra in regards to the undertaking saying that he thinks it’s going to be the “subsequent craziest anime.”
He stated: “There’s just one Blue Beetle. I’m so excited to get to proceed the story of Jaime is an honor and I simply can’t wait to see the place the heck he goes. It’s nonetheless so early however I simply understand it’s about to be the subsequent craziest anime.”
The actor beforehand talked about the sequence, saying: “Wowza, Blue Beetle is again! I am so excited. To get to do the…I feel there is a chance on every platform to actually make one thing shine, proper? Within the film, you had the chance to do the film stuff. In a TV present, you’ve got the possibility to do long-format stuff.”
He added: “In an animated present… the f*ing reality this child likes anime and may make no matter freaking weapon he needs and has this swimsuit that lights up… in the event that they do the swimsuit proper in animated, I’m wondering if it will look precisely just like the film swimsuit did or if it will, relying on what the artwork model, if it will look a bit bit completely different [or the same] for branding and all that.”
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has already confirmed there are plans for Xolo Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes within the new DCU and this animated undertaking may result in that.
The movie’s director Angel Manuel Soto and author Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer will government produce the sequence alongside John Ricard who was a producer on the movie.
The undertaking has been in growth since early this yr with Miguel Puga (The Casagrandes) main the cost because the undertaking’s showrunner and director with Cristian Martinez (Girls of the Motion, Good Hassle) set as author.