The premiere of THE SUICIDE SQUAD redux is currently underway and it’s a no brainer that the skwad will assemble, but they may have a new hero in their midst. The Wrap reported that COBRA KAI’s Xolo Maridueña is in talks to play Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes in the HBO Max film.
And while nothing is confirmed, Xolo just happens to be at the premiere with BLUE BEETLE director Angel Manuel Soto.
If true, Xolo will be the second actor to play the live-action Jaime, the first being Jaren Brandt Bartlett who appeared in the final season of SMALLVILLE.
SMALLVILLE did it first, as usual.
appearing with the first, and so far only, live-action Booster Gold Eric Martsolf.
Also at the premiere is Leslie Grace who will be the Batgirl for HBO Max’s film.
- To commemorate the release of THE SUICIDE SQUAD, Millenial Loteria company is releasing branded Loteria cards featuring the very likely ill-fated skwad.
They’re going to need all the help they can against Starro.
So where are we at: BLACK ADAM and THE BATMAN are wrapped
, THE FLASH and SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS are still filming
in ten days will see the return of TITANS for its third season
and in eight days STARGIRL flies to her new home on the CW.
- While doing press for season two of STARGIRL Luke Wilson, who plays the boyfriend of titular Stargirl’s mother, talked about how he and brother Owen were lived together in Atlanta while Owen filmed LOKI and Luke STARGIRL. And while Owen loved the show, he confessed to not really understanding it despite Owen explaining it to him.