Angel Manuel Soto To Direct 'Blue Beetle'

Variety has confirmed that Angel Manuel Soto has signed on to direct ''Blue Beetle' for Warner Bros.’ DC Films division. Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is penning the screenplay with Zev Foreman executive producing.

Blue Beetle first appeared as a Fox Comics character in 1939 from creator Charles Wojtkowski. The character went through different companies before landing back at DC in the 1980s.

The Blue Beetle project will focus on the most recent version of Blue Beetle introduced in 2006 as a Mexican-American teenager named Jaime Reyes. His powers come from a mysterious scarab that binds to Reyes’ spine and provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armor that can also equip him with bespoke weapons and wings.

Soto is credited with directing “La Granja” (“The Farm”), “Charm City Kings” and “12 O’Clock Boys.” Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer wrote “Miss Bala” and an earlier draft of Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming remake of “Scarface."