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Blue Beetle (2023)

Blue Beetle is a superhero-action film that follows college graduate Jaime Reyes as he inherits the powers of a mysterious alien relic known as the Scarab, bestowing him with a powerful exosuit that gives him unearthly capabilities. Now an inheritor of a power he isn't sure he deserves, Jaime will become a hero to protect the ones he loves.

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PG-13
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Action
Release Date:
August 18, 2023
Director:
Angel Manuel Soto
Cast:
Xolo Mariduena, Susan Sarandon, Raoul Max Trujillo, Harvey Guillen, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine
Rating:
PG-13
Main Genre:
Action
Writers:
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Story By:
Cully Hamner, John Rogers, Keith Giffen
Studio(s):
DC Studios, Safran Company
Distributor(s):
Warner Bros. Pictures
Franchise(s):
DC Extended Universe
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