Warner Bros. recently announced that they will continue to take risks blue beetle in the animated series.
It is said that “the series will be based on the movies… but will not tell the same story. Instead, the show will create its own story, which, if successful, could lead to the return of the giant blue beetle to the big screen.” Solo Maridugna”.
Now, Maridueña has shared his first comments about the project, saying he’d like to see it take inspiration from anime.
The actor told the Lone Lobos podcast: “Wow, Blue Beetle is back! I’m so excited. To get to do it… I think there’s an opportunity on every platform to really let something shine, right? In movies, you have The opportunity to do film stuff, in a TV show you have the opportunity to do long-form stuff.
He added: “In the animated show… the fact that this kid loves anime and can make any weird weapon he wants and has this suit that lights up… if they did it right in the anime set, I’m wondering if it’s going to look exactly like the movie set, or if, depending on the art style, it’s going to look a little different [or the same] For the brand and all that.
When Maridueña co-host Jacob Bertrand asked Blue Beetle if they could tap into Jaime’s love of anime and pay homage to the genre in an animated style, he responded, “I hope so…if this is a continuation.”
Now that Blue Beetle’s origin story is out of the way, the creative team behind the project can delve into some more interesting stories.
DC Studios co-executive James Gunn has confirmed that Xolo Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes has plans to join the new DCU, and this animated project could make that happen.
director of this movie Angel Manuel Soto and writer Gareth Dunnett-Alcose will serve as an executive producer on the series alongside filmmaker John Ricard.
The project has been in development since the beginning of this year Miguel Puga (Casa Grandes), as the producer and director of the project, takes the lead Christian Martinez (The women’s movement is in trouble) is set as writer.
