Xolo Maridueña Interview: Blue Beetle and Cobra Kai's Final Season
0Blue Beetle is one of the last DC films of the old regime as studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran look to reboot the franchise. While the idea of superhero fatigue continues to haunt a brand that has faced its fair share of hardships, Blue Beetle serves as a breath of fresh air. On the surface, the film might seem like your run-of-the-mill superhero origin story, but it’s much more profound. The character of Jaime Reyes, his connection with his family, and the importance of his community are things we rarely see portrayed in a comic book film.
Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has concluded, we finally had the opportunity to sit down with the Blue Beetle star, Xolo Maridueña. The young actor’s performance was so authentic and captivating that he is one of the few actors continuing their work in James Gunn’s DCU. Blue Beetle is the first time Maridueña stars as the lead of a theatrical release, but more importantly, it’s the first live-action superhero movie starring a Latino hero. In this interview, Maridueña discusses what it felt like to become a superhero for the first time, his future in the DC Universe, and closing the chapter on the hit series Cobra Kai.
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