Blue Beetle is an upcoming superhero film with a cast full of faces both new and old to the industry. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Blue Beetle is set to make history as DC's first Latino superhero movie. Throughout the character's comic book history, there have been multiple Blue Beetles, but the DCEU movie will focus on Jamie Reyes, a teenager who accidentally discovers the Blue Beetle scarab, extra-terrestrial in origin, which bonds with him and provides him with a suit of armor that allows him to fight crime.

Blue Beetle will feature a predominantly Latinx cast, much like how Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings featured a predominantly Asian cast (the first MCU film to do so, and to high praise and success, too). The whole cast has had interesting careers up until this point, and we suspect Blue Beetle will give them even more opportunities. In this article, we have listed the main cast as well as where you may know them from already — if you don't, now is a good time to catch up before the film's slated 2023 release date.

Xolo Maridueña

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Xolo Maridueña is the Blue Beetle, otherwise known as Jamie Reyes. While he is still a young actor, you will recognize him from Netflix series Cobra Kai. In this show, he is Miguel Diaz, an average neighborhood kid who is taken under the wing of his neighbor, a former karate champion. This role shows a lot of promise for his future career, and we hope his role as the Blue Beetle translates into further success for this young talent.

Bruna Marquezine

Bruna Marquezine is the love interest of the film, Penny. The Brazilian actress has so far only been in projects from her nation, but she starred in God Save The King, a medieval drama, as Catarina de Luton. Catarina spends the series focused on her ambitious plans for the kingdom, showing focus and dedication in the role. Blue Beetle is her debut Hollywood role, and we think she'll be fantastic!

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar is best known for his role in Narcos as Columbian drug lord Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. As the leader of the Cali Cartel, Orejuela was ruthless and cutthroat, despite not wanting an all out war without being provoked first. Alcázar portrays him perfectly in Narcos, making him as terrifying as the real Gilberto. In Blue Beetle, Alcázar will play Alberto Reyes, the father of our hero. In the comics, Alberto has a difficult backstory, and we think Damian Alcázar will do a fantastic job of bringing the character to life on the big screen.

Belissa Escobedo

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Belissa Escobedo is best known for her role in The Baker and the Beauty as Natalie Garcia. In the musical romantic comedy series, Escobedo did a fantastic job of portraying the young lesbian and injected a lot of fun into the show. In Blue Beetle, Escobedo is Milagros Reyes, the sister of our hero. Hopefully she'll bring the same youthful fun to this DC superhero film.

Harvey Guillén

Harvey Guillén has joined the cast more recently, but his role has not yet been revealed — all that has been said is that it is a key role. Still, you may recognize him from the beloved comedy series, What We Do In The Shadows as Guillermo de la Cruz. As the familiar of the vampire Nandor, Guillén delights audiences with his comedic timing and care for the storyline of Guillermo. No matter what role he has in Blue Beetle, we think he'll be fantastic.

Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza has already dipped her toes into the world of superhero films. You may recognize her from Thor where she plays coffee house owner Isabela Alvarez. In Thor, her cafeteria is visited by major characters including Thor himself, and she saves herself when her coffee room is destroyed by The Destroyer. Barraza is playing Nana in Blue Beetle, another important member of Jamie's family, and we hope to see her bring the kind-hearted nature of Isabela Alvarez to the role.

Raoul Max Trujillo

Raoul Max Trujillo is another actor with many credits, but you will most likely recognize him from the 2006 action adventure Apocalypto. As the main antagonist of the film, Trujillo's role as Zero Wolf made a lasting impression on audiences due to his enjoyment as he destroys villages in the film. Zero Wolf is a brutal and ruthless character, and in Blue Beetle, Trujillo is slated to play an enemy of the Blue Beetle Conrad Carapax. We can't wait to see what he'll do.

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo has a long history of roles, especially within the action genre. You'll recognize her from the 1987 film Predator as Anna. As part of the rebel movement that is facing the Predator, Anna is resourceful and strong-willed. She is also the only character to appear in the sequel, Predator 2, albeit in a cameo role. Recently, you may have seen her in critically acclaimed teen drama Euphoria as she portrays Sonia Perez in season one. We can't wait to see her in another fantastic role as Rocio Reyes in Blue Beetle.

George Lopez

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George Lopez is well-loved as both a producer and actor, and in Blue Beetle, he is slated to play Uncle Rudy Reyes, the Blue Beetle's uncle. He is best known for his hilarious sitcom titled George Lopez in which he plays himself — or the version of himself which is an LA manufacturing plant manager. This sitcom was well-loved and even won a Primetime Emmy. We are expecting Lopez to bring his comedic genius to Blue Beetle, and to spend plenty of time embarrassing the teen at the heart of the story.

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone has a long and illustrious career and her role as Victoria Kord is just the latest in a long line of film credits. But you are most likely to recognize her from the 90s erotic thriller, Basic Instinct. Stone owned the screen in this film as the crime novelist Catherine Tramell, the girlfriend of the victim at the center of a murder case. More recently, Stone was in films such as Oscar-nominated The Disaster Artist. With such a fantastic career already behind her, we can't wait to see her in Blue Beetle!