'Man of Tomorrow': Xolo Maridueña to Return as Blue Beetle in James Gunn's Sequel

Xolo Maridueña is set to return as Jaime Reyes aka the Blue Beetle in James Gunn's "Man of Tomorrow," TheWrap has learned. The film is currently in production and will act as the character's reintroduction into the DCU. Gunn previously said that Blue Beetle is the DCU's first character. "I mean the first DCU character, for sure, is Blue Beetle, and the first full DCU movie is Superman," Gunn said on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast." Released theatrically in August 2023 under the previous DC regime, "Blue Beetle" starred Maridueña as Mexican American teenager Jaime Reyes, a . . .