Sharon Stone to Play Villain Victoria Kord in DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ (Exclusive)
thewrap.comGeorge Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, Belissa Escobedo, Bruna Marquezine and Harvey Guillén.“Blue Beetle” is set to be released theatrically on Aug.
18, 2023.In DC Comics, Blue Beetle is the superhero alter ego used by three different heroes, but the film will focus on Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, the third character to assume the Blue Beetle mantle.Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner in 2006, Jaime Reyes was introduced during the “Infinite Crisis” crossover event ahead of the launch of a new “Blue Beetle” in May 2006.
Reyes is a working-class El Paso teenager devoted to his family and with no connections to superheroes prior to receiving his powers.Jaime Reyes discovered the Blue Beetle scarab on the way home from school with two of his best friends Paco and Brenda, half-buried in a disused lot.
Reyes took the scarab home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the scarab came alive grafted itself to the base of Jaime’s spine and provided him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor that can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields.Stone first broke out in the global smash hit “Basic Instinct,” which garnered Stone her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
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