Dan Garrett
Ted Kord
Jaime Reyes
We are the Dora Milaje. We are the daughters of the 18 tribes of Wakanda. We are the teeth of the Panther God. Out of 10,000 years of sweat and bloodshed and battle are we born. We are the women of this ancient land. Deadliest of the species. And our time has come!
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Here’s a link to an interview the director did recently about the upcoming Blue Beetle movie! Basically he’s aware of the source material, has seen all the outside media exposure Jaime has received and is a huge fan of the character! WB also really wanted a Latino led superhero film. He’s taking inspiration from Drive, Pacific Rim and Akira!! Can’t wait and I’m excited for Jaime to hit the mainstream!!
Done with DC. Can't handle the constant whiplash! Time to go on a hiatus!
Maybe Pedro can play Ted Kord and serve as a mentor to Jamie.
That’s awesome news! I’m thinking the Pacific Rim influence will determine how the suit will fight (Jaegers and their fight scenes). The Drive influence seems to imply that it’ll be Jaime trying to save his loved ones (family, friends) from the dangerous situation his new found powers have gotten them into. Akira likely signifies The Reach as villains (the reach experimenting on earthlings similar to how in Akira the government experiments on its citizens).This movie has the potential to be so good! Going by that description!!
Charm City Kings proves he can handle young actors and stories really well, so we’ll see
The way I see it Ted Kord has 4 options:
1) He doesn’t appear at all in the film and is never mentioned (ala New 52, Injustice 2, Justice League Action, JLvTT, Judas Contract)
2) He appears/mentioned briefly in a cameo role but is dead (ala 2006 series, Young Justice)
3) He appears/mentioned briefly in a cameo and is still alive (ala Smallville)
4) He appears in a mentor role to Jaime and is a supporting character (ala Rebirth)
One thing is for sure though, Jaime Reyes is now the face of the Blue Beetle franchise and the one DC/WB will continue to push. I expect him to get a new solo series and even make the roster for Injustice 3 now.
I’m a big Jaime fan but I don’t see that happening. His last few solo series sold terribly and he probably won’t be given another shot for a long time. A lot of DC’s mid tier characters can’t maintain a solo for long and I can’t see a Blue Beetle comic (Ted or Jaime) lasting long in the current market. There’s probably going to be a Ted and Booster mini series (or they’ll be on a team) by the looks of Infinite Frontier, but that’s it. Despite the movie announcement, it doesn’t seem like DC has any plans for Jaime for the foreseeable future.
With Infinite Inc. back in continuity, maybe they can tie Blue Beetle’s background in with the Silver Scarab. That could be his connection to the JSA.