Marvel Studios Artist Shares BLUE BEETLE Concept Art Used To Pitch Latest DCEU Movie To Warner Bros.

Spider-Man: No Way Home concept artist Phil Saunders has revealed he was enlisted to work on Blue Beetle, and he's now shared some gorgeous artwork commissioned as part of the pitch to Warner Bros.

By JoshWilding - Sep 14, 2023 11:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle has so far made just over $114 million at the worldwide box office, and while a moderate budget means it's not another huge DCEU flop, it's by no means a hit either.

DC Studios CEO James Gunn has insisted that Xolo Maridueña's Jaime Reyes will be part of the DCU and, while we think another solo outing is unlikely, he may well end up crossing paths with his fellow heroes in a different project (that Booster Gold TV show makes sense for obvious reasons).

Spider-Man: No Way Home and Marvel Studios veteran Phil Saunders has taken to Instagram to reveal that he was enlisted to create artwork for Blue Beetle when it was being pitched to Warner Bros. by producer Zev Foreman and writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.

"They wanted three images that would capture the spirit of the movie to help get a green light from the studio," he recalls. "This first one expresses the joy and freedom of Jaime’s first flight. Zev and Garrett really wanted a hyper-saturated color palette in the spirit of Miami’s North Beach. Such a pleasure to paint!"

"[It was] a lot of fun evoking Jaime’s connection to the spirit and culture of the Keys, so close and yet so far from Kord and Palmera City. Writer [Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer] had such a clear eye for all the little cultural cues, (such as the right way to eat a taco!) it was an immense pleasure to get notes. It was also a blast getting a first crack at iconic designs such as the suit and the Bug Ship."

Following those establishing shots, Saunders found himself also putting his own unique spin on Blue Beetle's battle with the villainous Carapax.

"I really loved the POV of this shot suggested by writer [Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer], focusing less on the battle," the artist explains, "but on what it means to the community to have a hero of their own. I really wish this moment could have been in the final film."

Is this better than what we saw in Ángel Manuel Soto's movie? To some extent, yes, though you can also see how this work helped establish the tone of the best-reviewed DCEU movie since The Batman was released.

Take a closer look at this gorgeous Blue Beetle concept art below.

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In Blue Beetle, recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle.

The movie stars Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillén, with Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez. Angel Manuel Soto directs from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.

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14 Comments

Origame - 9/14/2023, 11:30 AM

That face in the first image is...haunting.

TheLobster - 9/14/2023, 11:37 AM

@Origame - yeah, shit is disturbing for sure

slickrickdesigns - 9/14/2023, 11:33 AM

I’m sure if Marvel studios made Blue Beetle it would’ve been a better movie.

Origame - 9/14/2023, 11:37 AM

@slickrickdesigns - nah, I'd say it'd be about the same. Big difference would be his sister would get a scarab to help in the final battle, she'd save some people, and they'd be like "a latinx superhero?"

slickrickdesigns - 9/14/2023, 1:26 PM

@Origame - that sound more like a marvel studios sequel.

Origame - 9/14/2023, 2:55 PM

@slickrickdesigns - thats literally season 1 moon knight.

EZBeast - 9/14/2023, 11:45 AM

These are horrifying! Especially the one of him eating the taco

Forthas - 9/14/2023, 11:45 AM

I forgot this movie was in theaters! Has it reached $120 million yet?

WakandaTech - 9/14/2023, 11:45 AM

"so far made just over $114 million at the worldwide box office, and while a moderate budget means it's not another huge DCEU flop"

114 Million dollar world wide box office is not considered a flop anymore?

CBM have never been so low since 2008

I wonder what WB shareholders who have endured 7 DCEU flops in a row think

Twenty23Three - 9/14/2023, 11:52 AM

Went to see this again last night. Shame it’s not doing well because after Guardians it’s probably the best CBM this year. Definitely the best thing DC have given us since TSS

Itwasme - 9/14/2023, 12:13 PM

I really liked the film. Thought it was a lot of fun.

sully - 9/14/2023, 4:22 PM

"How can we grasp at straws to keep this failure of a movie relevant?" "I know...squeeze out some never=before-seen concept art!"

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