Summary
Blue Beetleactor Xolo Maridueña is not stressing over the pressures of higher management, despite Warner Bros. Discovery’s struggles with recent DCEU movies.
Warner Bros. has experienced recent box office disappointments and failures withDC’sBlack Adam,Shazam! Fury of the Gods, andThe Flash. According to Gunn,Blue Beetleis the first DCU character, but the movie has suffered the same unfortunate box office fate as its predecessors. Even Maridueña seems up-to-date on the studio struggles, but in the wake ofBlue Beetle’s release, he is trying not to let these pressures get to him.
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Maridueña spoke toVarietyaboutBlue Beetle’s release and not letting the box office pressure get to him, which is a sentiment that the cast and crew are likely feeling after the film has done poorly so far at the box office. When asked if he felt pressure forBlue Beetleto be a blockbuster hit, Maridueña said, “I’m sure for Warner Bros., there’s pressure,” and added, “that sounded a little snarky.” Maridueña expressed that he wantsBlue Beetleto be the “biggest movie of all time,” and that he truly feels like it is a “worldwide movie.” Maridueña pivots from his Warner Bros. call out and further elaborates, saying he thinks “it should be a box office smash, but at the same time, there’s box office smashes that aren’t the best, and vice versa.”
TheBlue Beetleactor does not want to be “a prisoner to the numbers.” This is a positive mentality in a dire situation, which is quite different from previous actors, such asZachary Levi suggesting fans seeShazam 2overJohn Wick 4on Instagram Live when praising Safran and previous WB executive Walter Hamada. Rather than being overwhelmed by any pressure, theBlue Beetleactor watched the movie on his birthday with his family. “It’s wonderful to have my family feel represented. That’s what all great movies do — regardless of ethnicity, movies transcend all those labels,” Maridueña said.
Regarding the future, Maridueña and the director, Angel Manuel Soto, have expressedoptimism thatBlue Beetlewill eventually return. Even so, Blue Beetle’s fate is unclear. Maridueña insinuated that his conversations with Gunn suggested Blue Beetle’s future might depend on the film’s success. However, Gunn more recently posted a photo of himself with Peter Safran at aBlue Beetlepremiere event, which included a caption reiterating his plans to make Blue Beetle “an amazing part of the DCU.”
Blue Beetleis now in theaters.
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