‘Blue Beetle’: James Gunn Confirms Announced Animated Series is Still in Development!!

James Gunn is back on social media once again, doing what he does best — interacting with fans. The DC filmmaker takes time out of his busy schedule to reply to comments, while also addressing rumors and speculation about upcoming DC projects, including this recent one involving the Blue Beetle animated series.

Recently, DC announced it would be scrapping some projects, some of which were initially announced when Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC in 2023 and announced “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters“. So it comes as no surprise that people started speculating another DC project was added to that list of shelved projects, despite the filmmaker confirming in the past that it was still in the works.

On social media, a fan asked Gunn whether Blue Beetle was scrapped after a video by another content creator reacted to news that the animated show was cancelled. In response, Gunn reminded people that he had previously addressed Blue Beetle‘s status and that the cancellation rumors were not true. Responding to rumors has been a common thread in Gunn‘s social media activity; in the past, he had to address misinformation about the upcoming Batman project, The Brave and the Bold, as well as rumors about a Teen Titans adaptation.

What Is ‘Blue Beetle’ About?

Blue Beetle is an upcoming DC animated superhero series that follows Jamie Reyes, aka Blue Beetle. In 2023, a live-action adaptation of the superhero’s origin story was released, starring Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai), and also featured Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord, Raoul Trujillo (Dutton Ranch) as Ignacio Carapax, Susan Sarandon (Rick and Morty) as Victoria Kord, and Becky G as the voice of Khaji-Da, the sentient entity that controls the Scarab that gives Jamie his powers. Blue Beetle made over $130.8 million worldwide and received a 78% critics’ score and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The plot for the animated series has yet to be revealed, as well as a full cast list, but Maridueña will reprise his role in the show. Additionally, Maridueña will return as Blue Beetle in the upcoming DC film Man of Tomorrow, which features a team-up between Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and Superman (David Corenswet) as they face a bigger threat: Brainiac, played by Lars Eidinger.