According to The Wrap, Sharon Stone is in final talks to play the villain in the upcoming Blue Beetle movie. Stone will play Victoria Kord, who is said to be a new character created for the movie. It was also announced that Raoul Max Trujillo (Mayans M.C.) will be playing Carapax the Indestructible Man.
The Blue Beetle movie will star Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) in the leading role of Jaime Reyes with George Lopez (Beverly Hills Chihuahua), Adriana Barraza (Rambo: Last Blood), Elpidia Carrillo (Predator), Damián Alcázar (Miss Bala), Belissa Escobedo (American Horror Stories), Bruna Marquezine (God Save the King), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), and now Raoul Max Trujillo, Sharon Stone, joining him. Charm City Kings director Angel Manuel Soto will helm the DC project from a script by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Miss Bala).
In DC Comics, Jamie Reyes becomes the third person to take on the mantle of the Blue Beetle after Dan Garret and Ted Kord (notice the last name of Sharon Stone’s villain) when he discovers the Blue Beetle scarab that morphs into a battle suit allowing him to fight crime and even travel through space. Xolo Maridueña teased earlier this year that his time with Cobra Kai has helped him prepare for his first superhero role.
This is really gonna be a stepping stone in my life. I’ve gotten the chance to build chemistry with these people over the years on “Cobra Kai.” To try to recreate that chemistry in a much shorter amount of time is gonna be difficult, but all of these guys are professionals. I know that I’m in the hands of people who are the best at what they do. The opportunity at “Cobra Kai” has really blessed me; I can do stunts, we can do crazy stuff. Adding this new level of green screen and suits and CGI and all of this will add a whole new crazy level to it that I’m so excited for.
Blue Beetle will be released on August 18, 2023.