'But that whole thing belongs to Matt Reeves.'
The Big Picture Even though most times a director and/or screenwriter will have to reach out to a producer to try and pitch their ideas to get a film made, the situation is a little different with superhero blockbusters. These are the kind of movies that the studio already wants to make, so producers often go out looking for directors who can bring new parts of already beloved IP to life on the big screen – that’s what happened with Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto.
While he sat down with Collider’s Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub, Soto talked about getting a call from DC, and that he originally thought he was going to get to pitch his lifelong dream: An origin story about Batman villain Bane, who became more popularly known after being played by Tom Hardy in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises.
“I went in to pitch Bane because I wanted to make– I still want to make an origin story about Bane…I think it’s cool. And they were like, ‘Yeah, it’s cool, but that whole thing belongs to Matt Reeves.’ I’m like, ‘Okay…’ ‘But we’ve got something for you – Blue Beetle.’ And that’s how it started. They pitched me ‘Blue Beetle.
'Blue Beetle' is Hardly a Consolation Prize When you watch Blue Beetle, you have no doubt whatsoever that the story was put together by people with deep knowledge and personal connection to Latinx culture. Between music, María la del Barrio references, and overprotective extended family, it’s pretty easy to tell why Soto ended up saying yes to the project.
At the same time, helming Blue Beetle could turn out to be a gateway for Soto to work on other DC projects – including the Bane origin story he always wanted to do. Matt Reeves is now closer to him than ever and has a full Bat-verse under development. With Soto just a phone call away, it wouldn't be too unlikely for the two to team up on future stories.
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