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Angel Manuel Soto thinks 'Blue Beetle' has had a "positive impact"' on young viewers. The 40-year-old director is at the helm of the DC Comics movie which stars Xolo Maridueña as the first Latino superhero and recalled at one of the screenings of the film, a young boy came up to him in tears after seeing himself represented on screen. He told ScreenRant: " I think in one screening that we showed up, we saw a couple of kids, but this one kid, gave me a hug and started crying. Because he never thought that he was ever going to see, not only his community represented that way, but also family mem...
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Angel Manuel Soto was desperate to cast Mexican actors in 'Blue Beetle'. The Puerto Rican filmmaker has directed the new DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film – the first live-action movie to feature a Latino superhero in the form of Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle – and wanted the casting to be as authentic as possible. Speaking to Collider, Angel said: "One of the things that we wanted to do, first of all, was hire Mexican actors – not just Mexican Americans, but also go to Mexico and get the best stars from Mexico, like Damian Alcazar or Adriana Barraza. "They bring their own authentic experiences to th...
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Angel Manuel Soto praised the "heroic" cast of 'Blue Beetle' for not promoting the superhero movie due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The 40-year-old director was not joined by the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movie's stars – including Xolo Mariduena, Susan Sarandon and George Lopez –at the premiere earlier this week but completely understands why they have taken action. Angel told The Hollywood Reporter: "It is heartbreaking. I wanted them to have their moment. This is their moment. "But at the same time, it's a necessary thing. So, having them actually sacrifice this opportunity to be on the picket...
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Angel Manuel Soto wanted 'Blue Beetle' to feel part of the DC Universe. The 40-year-old director - who was at the helm of the upcoming superhero blockbuster - was determined to strike the right tone by including plenty of Easter eggs, even if DC bosses ruled out some ideas due to logistics with the wider franchise. He told Collider: "Yeah, there are definitely things that we wanted to put in that they were like, 'No,' because it might attach it to a different universe or something. "Of course, we went hard with all the Easter eggs that we could; we wanted to have as much as we could. "When bui...
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'Blue Beetle' aims to "welcome" all to "Latino heritage". Director Angel Manuel Soto says the upcoming DC movie is about uniting the world and he encourages everyone to "join the party with us". Speaking to fans at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday (15.08.23), he said: “We put our hearts and souls into it because we wanted you guys to feel welcome to our stories. “There’s no fear. Don’t fear Spanish, don’t fear Mexican heritage, don’t fear Latino heritage. We want you guys to join the party with us.” Xolo Mariduena, 22, who is of Mexican, Cuban, and Ecuadorian descent, is portraying...
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Angel Manuel Soto shot 'Blue Beetle' in IMAX because he likes his movies to be as "immersive" as possible. The 40-year-old director a big fan of the firm that manufactures high-resolution lenses, film codecs, projectors, and movie theater equipment and decided to utilise it for the production of the upcoming DC movie so cinema audiences could feel a "physical connection" to it. He told Collider: "IMAX is the s***. It’s the immersive aspect of it. I try to be as immersive as I can, with the projects that I do. The scope of IMAX allowed you to be swallowed whole into the frame. My relationship w...
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Sharon Stone is in talks to play the main villain in DC's new 'Blue Beetle' movie. According to Deadline, the 64-year-old actress is in final negotiations to star as Victoria Kord in the flick. It looks like Sharon's character will be a female version of Blue Beetle Ted Kord, who most recently appeared in the 2020 'Suicide Squad' comics. Stone is to return to the DC Comics world, having previously portrayed the enemy of Halle Berry's Catwoman, Laurel Hedare, in 2004's 'Catwoman'. Angel Manuel Soto's forthcoming superhero flick is also set to see Raoul Max Trujillo play Carapax the Indestructib...
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Dominique Fishback is set to star in the upcoming 'Transformers' sequel. The 30-year-old actress is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Paramount's upcoming blockbuster which has 'Creed II' filmmaker Steven Caple Jr on board to direct. Dominique is set to star alongside Anthony Ramos although plot details on the project are being kept under wraps. Fishback has recently won acclaim for her role as Deborah Johnson in 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and reportedly won over film bosses as she was screen-tested alongside Ramos. Darnell Metayer and Josh Peters are writing the film based on a scrip...
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A new 'Transformers' film is in development from Angel Manuel Soto. The 38-year-old director is attached to develop a new feature based on the popular Hasbro brand with Marco Ramirez, the showrunner of the Marvel TV series 'The Defenders', writing the script. Details on the project are being kept under wraps but it is being developed separately from the universe of the main 'Transformers' films that Paramount Pictures have been making since 2007. The movie is in the early phase of development and it is not yet clear who will produce. It is thought that Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy and To...
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Angel Manuel Soto is to direct 'Blue Beetle'. The 38-year-old filmmaker has been tapped to helm DC's first Latino superhero movie. Blue Beetle first appeared in Fox Comics in 1939 and was created by Charles Wojtkowski. The character bounced around various comic publishers during the 20th century before landing at DC during the 1980s. Soto's project will focus on the most recent incarnation of the superhero, who was introduced as Mexican-American teenage Jaime Reyes in 2006. His powers come from a scarab that binds to his spine and provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armour that can...
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