DCEU film Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña has addressed the rumors that state he’ll play Sam Alexander/ Nova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The actor spoke withComicBook.com at the red carpet premiere of Warner Bros’ rearmost DCEU film, Black Adam, and completely debunked the casting scuttlebutt.” I have heard that one ahead. And look, DC is the first one to pull the detector on,’ let’s have a Latino superhero.’
So they are talking the talk and walking the walk,” Maridueña said. However, I’d love to see if there’s a Sam Alexander Nova, I would love that,” If that Nova design gets made soon. Getting further people in the door. We will see what they do.”
While Maridueña has putatively taken himself out of the running for Nova, another actor has made it given that he’s veritably interested in bringing Sam Alexander to life in the MCU. Nope star Brandon Perea participated his desire to play the youthful Marvel superhero, stating that it has been a long- standing dream to star in a superhero film.
” Marvel Cinematic Universe – I need to be there. That is what I want in my career – 100 percent,” the actor said, latterly telling his followers on Twitter to help” spread the word.”
El Muerto Will Be Marvel’s First Latino- Led Film
El Muerto, a Marvel film with a Latino lead, is presently in development, but at Sony rather of Marvel Studios. Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, who performs under the stage name Bad Bunny, will play Marcus Estrada de la García/ El Muerto, a masked wrestler whose mystical face- covering subventions him superpowers.
The film will be part of Sony’s Spider- Man Universe, the plant’s line of live- action bderivation flicks fastening on Spider- Man’s adversaries and other supporting characters that began with Venom in 2018.
bhas preliminarily spoken about being the first live- action Latino lead in a Marvel movie, explaining how that distinction makes the forthcoming part more special to him.” occasionally, I ca n’t believe it yet, but it’s the result of my work,” the actor said.”
The way I am, the way I work, I ’m so proud, veritably happy about this character, this occasion to be the first Latino. It’s not about’ I am gon na be the first Latino making a part,’ it’s gon na be about the first Latino main character, that is the important thing. So it’s commodity huge, and it’ll be grand. I know that the people are gon na be proud about my work.”
DCEU film Blue Beetle Movie Reportedly Has Warner Bros. Discovery’s’ Full Support’
El Muerto won’t hit theaters until January 2024, meaning Maridueña’s Blue Beetle film will be the first Latino superhero film grounded on a DC or Marvel character to open on the big screen.
The actor will play Jaime Reyes/ Blue Beetle, a teenager who comes into contact with the Scarab, a important piece of technology that granted the original Blue Beetle his powers. The Cabochon forms an alien exosuit around Reyes in addition to giving him multitudinous capacities similar as flight, enhanced strength, and armament and energy generation.
Marvel Zombies Series Episode Count Revealed
After the success of What If.?’s zombies occasion, Marvel Studios moved forward with a Marvel Zombies amped series that was blazoned to be in the workshop last time. While utmost of the plot details are presently under wraps, we do have the information now on its occasion count and the number may surprise you.