Blue Beetle Director Reveals James Gunn's Influence

Angel Manuel Soto, director of the upcoming DC movie Blue Beetle, recently talked about how James Gunn, one of the new heads of DC Studios, reacted to the final editing of the movie and how much he had to say during the production process. It turns out, that both Gunn and Peter Safran had no major comments when it came to working on the movie.

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In an interview with GamesRadar the director talked about the reaction of DC bosses to the final version of the movie and their feelings about Blue Beetle.

Soto explained that James Gunn, known for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel, has his own unique perspective, which was a valuable asset when making a movie based on a comic book. It was Gunn's influence that made the director of Blue Beetle want to ensure at all costs that all the characters around the protagonist were well-developed characters.

Some time ago, James Gunn called Blue Beetle the first movie in DC's new cinematic universe. The movie is expected to bring the character of Jamie Reyes, the bearer of the mysterious scarab, to the big screen. Soto stressed that the show is expected to stay true to the character of this comic book hero, while at the same time attracting new audiences to the comic book world with a fresh take on the story.

Premiere of Blue Beetle will take place on August 18.

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Marcel Bojar

Marcel Bojar

In love with cinema from the earliest years. He completed a course at the Wajda School, and later worked on several film sets. Currently, works in a cinema where, in addition to regular screenings, he runs New Horizons of Film Education, sharing his passion and knowledge with children of various ages. He started working at GRYOnline.pl in May 2023. Given that his profession allows him to keep up with the latest movies, he mainly focuses on writing film news. A few years ago, he gave up sitting at a desk and playing on the computer in favor of couch gaming on a console. He would like to finally make his own film, although he started saying that he is already too old for that.