Blue Beetle Director on DC Easter Eggs & Importance of Hiring Mexican Actors
The Big Picture The first superhero feature debut in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe belongs to director Angel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle. Following an early screening, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to sit down with the filmmaker to discuss finally bringing this DC hero to the big screen after talks of going straight to streaming prior to production.
ANGEL MANUEL SOTO: It’s surreal. It’s one of those things that you hope is their reaction – knowing that something we did with a lot of passion and a lot of pride resonates with people from all walks of life, and the stuff that doesn’t actually draws curiosity to learn more about it. Being able to have people feel like, “Finally, I can see myself be a hero of something,” is something truly special.
SOTO: No, when I came onto the project, the mandate was at the time that everything goes to HBO Max, right? And I was like, “Sure, I'll do the movie. Of course, [it’s] a great opportunity.
Also, I think the audience, including myself, and I'm sure you, when you're seeing whole shots that are CGI, it’s like a cartoon. When you have those practical locations, and you're adding CGI elements, it feels so much better. I understand. See, what's interesting is that as I’ve gotten older, I actually understand both sides of it. But also, with Blu-rays you can release things.What was the last thing that you cut before you picture-locked? It was that close to being in the movie?
But if there's something else now that I know more that I could do later, [it] is understanding where you want your energy to be focused on right off the bat in order for things to work out easier. Because there's always gonna be challenges, right? The whole job is about dealing with obstacles, but I think a lot of those obstacles can be addressed beforehand on preproduction and avoided so that it can be smoother sailing.
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