Tag: Angel Manuel Soto
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‘The Wrecking Crew’: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa Buddy Action Movie Lands ‘Blue Beetle’ Director
Back in 2021, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, who starred in Dune and the series See together, began teasing a potential team-up flick. A buddy action-comedy, of course, and the idea practically writes itself. Well, it’s been a couple of years but the film does appear to be happening at MGM, with Blue Beetle director…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Director Angel Manuel Soto Talks Planned Trilogy, Details A Bane Origin Movie
Blue Beetle could be a long-shot film for DC, considering how things have turned with Black Adam, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, and The Flash. What chance does a movie with no huge stars and centering on a B-list character have? Well, while the odds may be long, don’t tell that to director Angel Manuel…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Extended Trailer Reveals New Footage Of The DCU Hero In Action
With the SAG strike looming, studios are pumping out trailers with the fear that talent won’t be available to do any promotion. And so today we have Warner Bros.’ extended Blue Beetle trailer, which features some new footage featuring star Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes. In the new footage, we see Reyes, an ordinary teen…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Director Says Film Is Part Of James Gunn’s New DCU
The question that hovers over every DC Comics movie this year is whether it’ll do enough to justify being part of James Gunn’s new DCU. So far, things haven’t turned out well for Shazam: Fury of the Gods or The Flash. There are still two movies left; Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and Blue Beetle.…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Trailer: DC’s New Teen Superhero Hits Theaters This Summer
This was a make-or-break year for what remains of the DCEU. With four films arriving ahead of James Gunn’s relaunch with DC Studios, the first, Shazam! Fury of the Gods was a dud. That puts the remaining films even more under the microscope than before. Perhaps working in the favor of Blue Beetle is that…
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New ‘Transformers’ Film In The Works From ‘Charm City Kings’ Director Angel Manuel Soto
Get ready to head back to Cybertron! The Transformers franchise is growing once again, as THR reports Charm City Kings director Angel Manuel Soto will take the helm of a new film, with The Defenders writer Marco Ramirez on the script. Here’s where things get really interesting, because the report adds that this new film…
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DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ Film Lands ‘Charm City Kings’ Director Angel Manuel Soto
I couldn’t say enough good things last year about Charm City Kings, a gritty coming-of-age film set in the streets of Baltimore. And now I’m happy to learn that film’s director, Angel Manuel Soto, is moving up to much bigger things. The Wrap reports Soto will head to the DCEU on the Blue Beetle film…
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‘Charm City Kings’ Trailer: Acclaimed Baltimore Dirt Bike Drama Hits HBO Max Next Month
One of the best movies to emerge from Sundance this year, and definitely my personal favorite, Charm City Kings should have been in theaters by now. Sony Pictures Classics picked up the Baltimore dirt bike racing drama, with plans for a stop at SXSW. Then, COVID-19 happened. Yeah, it’s a familiar story. With nothing theatrical…