With the release of The Flash, DC Studios He has already set to work to gradually reveal more information about Blue Beetle, the studio’s next film that promises to be one of the most surprising films of the summer. However, one of the most frequently asked questions by the public is whether this work will finally form part of the new DC Extended Universe by James Gunn.
The filmmaker himself has confirmed that the superhero will be part of his project, but we still didn’t know if the movie itself would be within this DCU. Well, in an interview with Total Film, the director of Blue BeetleAngel Manuel Soto, has confirmed that the film will be framed within Gods and Monsters, although with a caveat.
“We are part of the universe, we are part of the world, we are part of the plans that they have been creating for future installments of the DCU. But we are not tied to all the movies of the past. Yes, our movie lives in the world in which they exist. superheroes, but that doesn’t mean that a certain event, or a certain alliance, or certain things from the past dictate where our movie is going.”
The director has explained that his film is within the DCU, but he has also commented that his future films they will not be influenced too much for other projects. This is something that we have already seen, for example, in Marvel with Guardians of the Galaxywhich although they are part of the MCU, have not been fully affected by the events within this universe.
Xolo Maridueña, the actor who will play Jaime Reyes in Blue Beetle, will be the first officially canon character of this DCU, although it will not be until the premiere of Superman: Legacy when the new universe of the franchise really begins. He Blue beetle It will hit theaters around the world on August 18, 2023.
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