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Xolo Maridueña Returns as Blue Beetle in DC’s “Man of Tomorrow”
7/15/2026, 4:17:03 AM
Casting Announcement
Sources close to production confirmed to *Deadline* that Xolo Maridueña will reprise his role as Blue Beetle in the upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. This marks his second appearance as the DC Comics hero, the first being the 2023 film directed by Ángel Manuel Soto.
Production Details and Ensemble Cast
Principal photography began in April in Atlanta and is slated to continue through the summer. The announced ensemble includes David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Lars Eidinger as Brainiac, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Adria Arjona as Maxima, and Aaron Pierre in an undisclosed role. Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes is depicted as a recent college graduate who works alongside his younger sister Milagro (Belissa Escobedo), clashes with Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon) of Kord Industries, and defends her niece Jenny (Bruna Marquezine).
Franchise Background
Blue Beetle centers on Jaime Reyes, the third character to assume the mantle after the original 1939 creation by Charles Wojtkowski for Fox Comics. Reyes first appeared in the high-tech alien-armor storyline in 2006. In 2024, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios announced a Blue Beetle animated series aimed at younger audiences, but no further updates have been provided.
Official Response
*Deadline* reported that it reached out to DC Studios for comment on the casting and production details; the studio has not issued a statement.
Plot Outline
The film follows Jaime Reyes from an unemployed pre-law graduate with no prospects to a hero who inadvertently activates an alien scarab—an event that “miraculously works” for him despite the rarity of scarab bearers becoming superheroes. This transformation thwarts Kord Industries’ world-domination scheme and sets up a climactic battle between Reyes and the Kord family.
