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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 18, 2021 22:40:02 GMT -5
A Blue Beetle movie with Ted Kord and Booster Gold would be much better. It could be hilarious and along the lines of Shazam. I want a Dan Garrett movie where he and Sparkington J. Northrup get their powers from popping "vitamins" and battle the dastardly villain Big Dix!
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 3, 2023 11:02:15 GMT -5
The official version is out now.
It looks like it could be a lot of fun. I hope it does well.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Apr 3, 2023 11:16:16 GMT -5
Wonder if they'll have the legacy of Garrett and Kord, or just Jaime being the first for this film. Susan Sarandon is playing Victoria Kord, so I assume Ted will, at the very least, be hinted towards. Also, looks like the main villain will be Carapax the Indestructible Man, played by Raoul Trujillo. Guess now's as good a time as any to check out Linkara's Blue Beetle Retrospective, if only so I actually know what's going on here.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 3, 2023 11:26:17 GMT -5
2:34 in makes me happy to see happen (look in the background to see what I mean).
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 3, 2023 11:40:54 GMT -5
Watched the trailer, checked out its info on Wikipedia. Looks like they're taking some liberties with Jaime's friends and family from the comics. Milagro is much closer to Jaime's age and Brenda and Paco look like they're being replaced by Bruna Marquezine's Penny and George Lopez' Uncle Rudy. Carapax being the villain is kind of a trip as he's mostly a Ted Kord enemy and in his one encounter with Jaime in the comic he got curb stomped. But I can see it working.
Sad there's no Sparkington J. Northrup though.
Also never imagined the Scarab having a female voice.
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Post by ace on Apr 3, 2023 11:56:28 GMT -5
That looked fun
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 3, 2023 13:35:13 GMT -5
Looks great. If things go well, could be huge
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Jul 11, 2023 15:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kalmia on Jul 11, 2023 15:56:32 GMT -5
I really want this to do well. It looks fun, but it also looks kinda generic so I don't know how it's going to play with the wider audience.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 11, 2023 22:09:20 GMT -5
Even if the movie is average, it's gonna be better than Flash and Shazam 2.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jul 11, 2023 22:22:34 GMT -5
Watched the trailer, got a question... since he can fly, why is there the Beetle Ship in it? Will Ted Kord make an appearance?
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 12, 2023 7:34:42 GMT -5
Watched the trailer, got a question... since he can fly, why is there the Beetle Ship in it? Will Ted Kord make an appearance? Ted's suit got a cameo in a previous trailer, and Susan Sarandon is playing Ted's sister, so he does exist in the movies universe somewhere. That's probably where the Bug comes from.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 12, 2023 16:14:54 GMT -5
Watched the trailer, got a question... since he can fly, why is there the Beetle Ship in it? Will Ted Kord make an appearance? Ted's suit got a cameo in a previous trailer, and Susan Sarandon is playing Ted's sister, so he does exist in the movies universe somewhere. That's probably where the Bug comes from. He’s gonna be the post-credits character for sure.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 12, 2023 16:29:56 GMT -5
It looks fun. Sometimes that’s all you need.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 12, 2023 16:38:23 GMT -5
Ted's suit got a cameo in a previous trailer, and Susan Sarandon is playing Ted's sister, so he does exist in the movies universe somewhere. That's probably where the Bug comes from. He’s gonna be the post-credits character for sure. With Booster Gold I would hope.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Jul 12, 2023 20:03:05 GMT -5
This feels like it's either going to be a sleeper hit the likes of which DC/WBD hasn't seen in years or another bomb, no in-between.
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 12, 2023 20:35:48 GMT -5
This feels like it's either going to be a sleeper hit the likes of which DC/WBD hasn't seen in years or another bomb, no in-between. Apparently the budget is a relatively modest $120 million so it will have a much easier time making a profit compared to Black Adam or The Flash. As long as it's a good movie and no stupid controversies affect it like Ezra Miller doing crimes or Zachary Levi losing his mind, it should do well enough.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 12, 2023 22:09:52 GMT -5
This feels like it's either going to be a sleeper hit the likes of which DC/WBD hasn't seen in years or another bomb, no in-between. Apparently the budget is a relatively modest $120 million so it will have a much easier time making a profit compared to Black Adam or The Flash. As long as it's a good movie and no stupid controversies affect it like Ezra Miller doing crimes or Zachary Levi losing his mind, it should do well enough. early buzz has involved people memeing non-existent merchandise for it, so I doub it's gonna be as bad as Flash or Shazam.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 12, 2023 22:12:55 GMT -5
This feels like it's either going to be a sleeper hit the likes of which DC/WBD hasn't seen in years or another bomb, no in-between. Apparently the budget is a relatively modest $120 million so it will have a much easier time making a profit compared to Black Adam or The Flash. As long as it's a good movie and no stupid controversies affect it like Ezra Miller doing crimes or Zachary Levi losing his mind, it should do well enough. It also benefits from being the first live-action superhero project from DC or Marvel with a latino superhero. Like, yes, Miles Morales is afrolatino, but that's animated. That isn't some guarantee, obviously, but it does make it feel a bit more stand-out, and in the glut of superhero films, standing out isn't always easy.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jul 19, 2023 18:42:50 GMT -5
Finally watched the trailer. Looks fun but I feel like I just watched the entire movie. Cant they let anything be a surprise anymore?
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