Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto spoke a bit about how much the film‘s star — Xolo Maridueña — is similar to the DC Studios movie’s main character.
In an interview with ComingSoon, Soto was asked about Maridueña. The director had nothing but good things to say about the star, explaining that, much like the character of Jaime Reyes, the actor is all about family.
“When I met him, he had only done … I think, the first season of Cobra Kai,” Soto explained. “I never saw the show, but I loved his personality, and I love the way he is with his family, you know? Like his family is always with him. So being able to see him come from Cobra Kai fame, step onto the plate, and embody the character of Jaime — because Jaime is very much him. That’s the beauty of it when we cast him. Xolo and Jaime Reyes, before getting the superpowers, are very, very similar in their personalities and the way they mingle with their families.
“But seeing him step up — not just to be a leading man, but also to be a superstar in the way of action — demands it, and to have the vulnerabilities and the emotionality that I like to see on this type of character without being unabashedly himself, but at the same time, given that wish fulfillment. Him and his family were very close, and he also stays true to his origins, his family, and his beginnings. It just shows you that the heart of Jaime Reyes and the heart of Xolo are almost the same.È
What is Blue Beetle about?
“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.”
The film is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD.
