Release: Blue Beetle: Legacy

 

Blue Beetle: Legacy
Genre: Action/Superhero
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Producer: Robert Rodriguez
Based on DC Comics characters
Cast: Avan Jogia, Demian Bichir, Eion Bailey, Ian Bohen, Christopher Lloyd, Annalise Basso, Matt Berry, Daniel Stern, Scoot McNairy




Budget: $115,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $182,583,900
Foreign Box Office: $215,480,484
Total Profit: $188,980,089

Reaction: This sequel did gross slightly less than the first Blue Beetle back in Season 2, but not by much.

"Blue Beetle: Legacy is by no means a terrible film, but it just doesn't feel like it lives up to its potential or to the other preceding films featuring the Blue Beetle characters/mantle. Reinald Marcus Green also just doesn't feel like a blockbuster filmmaker based on his resume. There are some bright spots in the film, but nothing to get overly excited about." - Justin Rodriguez, Detroit Free Press

"I do not envy the task of Ellis, Green, & co. on a project with a 20-season gap between main films, plus a few team-up films and a recasting in between. All in all, they did a good job of re-acclimating us with Jaime through his spiritual bond with his mentor. Eion Bailey was a bit underwhelming in his turn as Black Beetle but it was a true joy seeing Christopher Lloyd pop up in a role that honors the legacy of the title." - Kate Yarbrough, The Guardian

"There's enough that works in this long-awaited sequel to make it a worthy continuation for the Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle character, even if it is a film with some fairly big flaws at times. The Black Beetle villain, while making for some fun action, feels a bit miscast with Eion Bailey failing to bring much gravitas to what could have been a great villain. Christopher Lloyd's movie-stealing role helps make up for that short-coming and then some though." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press

Rated PG-13 for superhero action violence