Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, it is the 14th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Xolo Maridueña stars as Reyes, a recent college graduate who is bestowed with an armor that grants him superpowers after being accidentally chosen by an ancient alien relic known as the Scarab. Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez also star in the film.

Blue Beetle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ángel Manuel Soto
Written by	Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Based on	Characters from DC
Produced by	John Rickard Zev Foreman
Starring	Xolo Maridueña Adriana Barraza Damián Alcázar Raoul Max Trujillo Susan Sarandon George Lopez
Cinematography	Pawel Pogorzelski
Edited by	Craig Alpert
Music by	Bobby Krlic
Production companies	DC Films The Safran Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	August 14, 2023 (El Paso, Texas) August 18, 2023 (United States)
Running time	127 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish
Budget	$104–125 million[2][3][a]
Box office	$130.8 million[5]

Development of a film featuring Reyes began by the end of November 2018 with Dunnet-Alcocer attached as screenwriter. Soto was hired to direct the film in February 2021 for the streaming service HBO Max. Maridueña was cast that August, and the film was changed to have a theatrical release in December. Further casting took place in early 2022, and filming lasted from late May to mid-July at Wilder Studios in Decatur, Georgia, as well as in El Paso, Texas, and Puerto Rico. It is the first live-action superhero film with a Latino lead.

Blue Beetle premiered in El Paso on August 14, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 18. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and became the most streamed film on Warner Bros.' service Max, the successor to HBO Max, in the United States. It underperformed at the box office, grossing $131 million worldwide against a production budget of $104–125 million, which made it the lowest-grossing film in the DCEU. Its box office performance was attributed to factors such as the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, the franchise's imminent reboot with the DC Universe (DCU), and Hurricane Hilary. An animated follow-up series is in development.

Agent is an 2023 Indian Telugu-language action spy film directed by Surender Reddy and written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It stars Akhil Akkineni, Sakshi Vaidya, Mammootty, Dino Morea and Vikramjeet Virk. The film marks the debut of Vaidya and Morea in Telugu cinema.^[5]

Agent
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Surender Reddy
Screenplay by	Surender Reddy
Story by	Vakkantham Vamsi
Produced by	Anil Sunkara Rambrahmam Sunkara Ajay Sunkara Pathi Deepa Reddy
Starring	Akhil Akkineni Mammootty Dino Morea Sakshi Vaidya Vikramjeet Virk
Cinematography	Rasool Ellore George C. Williams (1 song)
Edited by	Naveen Nooli
Music by	Hiphop Tamizha Bheems Ceciroleo (1 song)
Production companies	AK Entertainments Surender 2 Cinema
Distributed by	Goldmines Telefilms B4U Films
Release date	28 April 2023[1]
Running time	154 minutes[2]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹67 crores [3]
Box office	₹12.5 crore[4]