Blue Beetle
Movie, 2023, The Final Chapter, Set in 2023
Blue Beetle is #17 of 25 in release order and #14 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
Blue Beetle recap
Jaime Reyes returns from college to Palmera City to find his family on the edge of eviction. Jenny Kord gives him a stolen alien artifact, the Scarab, and it fuses with him, giving him a powered armour suit with a mind of its own. Jenny's aunt Victoria Kord, who runs Kord Industries, wants the Scarab for her OMAC soldier program, and sends her enforcer Carapax after it. Jaime, Jenny and his uncle Rudy find a secret lab belonging to Jenny's missing father Ted, a former Blue Beetle. Victoria's men attack the Reyes home, and Jaime's father Alberto dies of a heart attack. Jaime is taken to Victoria's island fortress, where she tries to remove the Scarab.
Blue Beetle ending explained
Jaime's family, including his grandmother, storms the island. Jaime defeats Carapax and the Scarab shows him Carapax's memories of Victoria killing his mother and turning him into a weapon, so Jaime spares him. Carapax turns on Victoria and destroys the fortress, killing them both. Jenny takes over Kord Industries and promises to rebuild the Reyes home.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, a garbled message from Ted Kord says he is alive and stranded somewhere. In a post-credits scene, Rudy's stop-motion short about a Mexican TV hero returns as a joke.
Where to watch Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle is streaming on YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Flash, before Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
- Chronological order: after Shazam! Fury of the Gods, before Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
What to watch before Blue Beetle
In release order, 10 DC essentials come before Blue Beetle (2023), from Man of Steel (2013) to The Flash (2023). Blue Beetle itself is optional in the DC order.
Cast
- Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
- Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord
- Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord
- Raoul Max Trujillo as Carapax
- Belissa Escobedo as Milagros Reyes
- Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes
- Elpidia Carrillo as Rocío Reyes
- George López as Rudy Reyes
- Adriana Barraza as Nana Reyes
- Becky G as Khaji-Da (voice)
- Harvey Guillén as Dr. Sanchez
- Jorge Jimenez as Tío Chema
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto.