Xolo Maridueña Hopes Blue Beetle’s Positive Portrayal Will Inspire New Audiences – THE USA PRINT

Xolo Mariduenastar of Cobra Kai- 85%is going through a great moment in his career thanks to the debut of the DC adaptation Blue Beetle- 74%, where he plays Jaime Reyes, a young American of Mexican descent who acquires superpowers thanks to an alien biotechnology that looks like a beetle. Although he has not been able to promote it properly due to the strike of the actors’ union (SAG-AFTRA), his film is destined, for the time being, to end the reign of barbie- 88% at the box office

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By having a young Latino as the protagonist, Blue Beetle it focuses largely on him and the relationship he has with his family and his actor has a similar motivation to Jaime because he stays grounded by being surrounded by his loved ones. Maridueña admitted not being a big fan of reading comics, but told People that his mother Carmelita helped prepare him for this role because as a young man he was the type of person who worked “to buy records and comics,” so thank you. she has seen series like Young Justice and he knew who the superhero was.

That close relationship with his mother allowed him to bring a certain sensitivity to the portrait that the film makes of Angel Manuel Soto to the population of Latin America, in a positive way that has been well received by the public. The actor hopes that Blue Beetle It can be a production that inspires new audiences, who are not used to seeing themselves represented, and that can contribute to increasing the number of positive stories with Latino characters, or from other cultures, as has been seen recently in films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – 92% and Crazy in Trouble – 75%.

It’s hard out there. There’s not necessarily something tangible, like, “now you’re a doctor, now you’re a lawyer.” But I hope that with movies like Blue Beetle, Across the Spider-Verse, Ladies in Trouble, all these wonderful movies highlighting, in a very positive way, different cultures, and hopefully that will instill confidence.

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Thus, the actor reflected on an industry that is not constant in terms of representation and that when it comes to certain cultures it resorts to stereotypical portraits that are more harmful than they think. This ultimately generates criticism, instead of making it easier for audiences to find stories that can be enjoyed on the big screen.

Will Blue Beetle be the hit DC and Warner Bros. need with superheroes?

For now Blue Beetle has made $10 million in its first day in theaters, and projections estimate that it could gross $25-33 million in its opening weekend. Although the numbers seem low, and in preview screenings it hasn’t been able to crack the top spots so far in 2023, this is an adaptation that hasn’t had an exorbitant budget compared to other superhero movies, so in a way So you don’t have the same amount of pressure on your shoulders. It could come as a surprise if it satisfactorily meets what the projections indicate, or even exceeds it. By now we know that critics consider it a better effort than some of the recent DC movies and as a new superhero it has a better chance of finding an audience to support it.

It has everything in its favor to become the number one movie for the following weekends, which it will really need to add money at the box office, but it should not be forgotten that there are few titles that are succeeding in this DC transition, so that despite the fact that it brings something new, it has not been confirmed how this character will be carried in the future of the franchise. Blue Beetle is now available in theaters, and in addition to Xolo Mariduena has a cast that brings together susan sarandon, george lopez, Harvey Guillén, Adriana Barraza and Damian Alcazargreat talents of Latin origin and descent who mostly play the family of Jaime Reyes, the hero of the new bet from DC Films.

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