The cast of DC’s upcoming Blue Beetle is growing, as Becky G (also known as Rebecca Marie Gomez) will be joining the cast in a major role for the highly anticipated film.
Becky G announced her casting on Instagram, confirming that she would be playing the voice of Khaji-Da, an entity that controls the Scarab that bonds with Jaime Reyes in the film. Becky G is more well-known for her musical career, having created popular hits like “Mayores” and “Mamiii.” In the world of acting, Becky G also played Trini, the Yellow Ranger, in the 2017 live-action Power Rangers remake film. She also starred in the hit musical drama series Empire.
What is Blue Beetle about?
“Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.”
The Blue Beetle movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) from a screenplay adapted by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Miss Bala). Cobra Kai breakout Xolo Maridueña stars in Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Films’ first stand-alone Latino-led superhero movie as Mexican American teenager, Jaime Reyes.
Joining Maridueña are Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Brazilian star Bruna Marquezine (Breaking Through) as Penny, and Belissa Escobedo (Sex Appeal, Hocus Pocus 2) as Milagro Reyes, George Lopez (The Spy Next Door) as Uncle Rudy, Adrianna Barraza (Babel) as Nana, Elpidia Carrillo (Predator) as Rocio, and Damián Alcázar (Narcos) as Alberto.
