James Gunn Confirms Xolo Maridueña Will Return as ‘Blue Beetle’ in the DCU Reboot

News September 27, 2023 3:14 pm Caleb Williams

Today, DC Studios co-head James Gunn announced that Xolo Maridueña will return as Blue Beetle in the upcoming rebooted DCU. He joins Viola Davis and John Cena returning as Amanda Waller and Peacemaker. Many fans weren’t sure if he would return once the cinematic universe was rebooted.

However, Gunn reveals that Creature Commandos and Superman: Legacy are still the beginning of the cinematic universe. This means the Blue Beetle film that debuted earlier this summer will not be considered canon. As expected, the new DC cinematic universe will be a reboot with only a few actors playing the same characters in the new universe.

Blue Beetle is streaming on Max now

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Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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