Following its underwhelming box office performance, DC Studios’ Blue Beetle movie will soon finally make its way to Max. Warner Bros. Pictures has officially announced the Blue Beetle Max release date for the Xolo Maridueña-led superhero movie. It is scheduled to start streaming on Max on November 17.
During its theatrical run, Blue Beetle wasn’t able to fulfill box office expectations despite receiving positive reviews from critics. The film had only earned a worldwide gross of over $129 million against a reported budget of $104 million. Even though his first solo superhero outing didn’t perform well at the box office, the Cobra Kai star is still expected to reprise the titular hero in future DCU projects.
Who’s in Blue Beetle?
The Blue Beetle movie was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto from a screenplay adapted by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. It is led by Cobra Kai breakout Maridueña as he portrays the role of Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes. Joining him are Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillén, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, George Lopez, Adrianna Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, and Damián Alcázar, with Becky G as the voice of Khaji-Da/ Scarab.
“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.”
