She replaces Sharon Stone, who was initially selected to play Victoria Kord in ‘Blue Beetle’
It seems that no one can resist superhero movies. The latest addition is Suan Sarandon, who will be a super villain in ‘Blue Beetle’, the new DC Films superhero movie, replacing Sharon Stone, who was previously selected for the character.
Within the DC release calendar, ‘Blue Beetle’ is presented as a rather enigmatic project. Regardless of the fact that the main character is more or less unknown, the fact is that Warner Bros., Discovery and DC Films haven’t given much details about the film, although they have already set a theatrical release date: December 18. August 2023 , less than a month after ‘The Flash’, his previous project, hits the big screen. It’s fair to assume that ‘Blue Beetle’ will be delayed sooner or later (if the same doesn’t happen with ‘The Flash’, a movie cursed by the delay and its protagonist Ezra Miller’s troubles with the law), but the fact is that there seems to be a firm determination that ‘Blue Beetle’ will be released in theaters and not on the HBO Max platform as originally speculated and that will in fact happen with other titles from the production company such as ‘Batgirl’ or ‘Black Canary’.
Before Susan Sarandon was confirmed as the ‘Blue Beetle’ villain, weeks of negotiations had passed with Sharon Stone (who was already the opponent of a DC movie as reviled as Halle Berry’s ‘Catwoman’), with whom she it didn’t agree. an agreement. Sarandon, 75, who won the 1995 Oscar for “Death Penalty,” directed by her then-husband, Tim Robbins, and who has been nominated four more times, plays Victoria Kord, a character created especially for the film: There is not Victoria Kord in the comics, although her last name is quite familiar to fans of the Blue Beetle stories, as the first incarnation of the hero was called Ted Kord. In fact, the Blue Beetle from the upcoming DC movie will actually be the third incarnation of the superhero we saw in the comics, Jaime Reyes. Reyes is played by Xolo Maridueña (featured in ‘Cobra Kai’), a Mexican-American teen who debuted as DC Films’ first Latino superhero.
Along with Sarandon, the producers of ‘Blue Beetle’ have also confirmed the inclusion of Raoul Max Trujillo as a secondary villain who would team up with Victoria Kord: It will be Carapax, the Indestructible Man. The relationship that would unite them did not materialize, but Sarandon’s presence stands out amid an almost entirely Latino cast: along with Maridueña and Trujillo we find Harvey Guillén, Belissa Escobeda and Bruna Marquezine. The director, Ángel Manuel Soto (born in Santurce, Puerto Rico), and screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer will also be Latino.
According to the comics, Jaime Reyes is a teenager who one day discovers an alien beetle, the Blue Beetle. This attaches to his spine and allows him to gain armor, along with increased speed and strength, and the ability to create weapons and shields from scratch, in the style of the Green Lantern. In the comics, Blue Beetle has joined the Justice League, so it remains to be seen how he fits into the DC Universe, which, based on the changes in the Warner Bros. Discovery board would like more consistency.
No details are known about the relationship between Victoria Kord of Sarandon and Ted Kord, but it seems that the original Blue Beetle was given a gender so that Sarandon can act as a villain.
Source: La Verdad
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