Blue Beetle Spoiler Interview: Director Reveals Deleted Scenes, Deaths & Easter Eggs
45Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Blue Beetle
Before DC’s Blue Beetle hit theaters, Collider offered fans an opportunity to check out the film in IMAX. Following the early screening, Editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub hosted a spoiler-filled Q&A with director Ángel Manuel Soto to get answers straight from the source for queries like, what’s with that mid-credits scene? Was that always going to be the ending? What scenes didn’t make it into the final film? And will we see more of Xolo Maridueña’s (Cobra Kai) Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU?
In our previous sit-down with Soto, the filmmaker discussed the importance of cultural representation for this first-ever Latino-led superhero feature. During their Q&A, a young fan dressed head-to-toe as Blue Beetle proved that assertion. “I did this movie because I never had a movie like this done for me,” Soto said, “with people that look like me being heroes of their own stories.” In addition to bringing on Maridueña as the leading hero, Blue Beetle spotlights societal issues through its antagonist, Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon), and the damage Kord Industries has done to the surrounding areas of Palmera City, and sets itself apart from previous DC projects by highlighting the significance of the Reyes family to Jaime’s heroic journey. The ensemble cast enlists the talent of George Lopez, Damián Alcázar, Adriana Barraza, and Belissa Escobedo as the Reyes family, as well as Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord, Harvey Guillén as Dr. Sanchez, and Raoul Max Trujillo as Conrad Carapax.
Check out the full interview in the video or transcript below to find out which deleted scenes Soto hopes fans will be able to catch on the Blu-ray, the DC staple the filmmaker wishes to explore the origins of, why Carapax’s flashback was so crucial, and all the DC Easter eggs and what they mean going forward. Soto also discusses Ted Kord and the Nintendo Power Glove, Booster Gold, exploring Jaime’s relationship with Khaji-Da (voiced by Becky G), and whether he has plans to move forward with a Blue Beetle sequel.
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