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Zack Snyder’s Justice Leaguehas been one of the best movies to come out from Warner Bros. Pictures in recent years, not only that, it’s literally 242 minutes of pure Snyder magic. Now another DC movie,Blue Beetle,will be followingZSJL‘s footsteps in the runtime section.
DespiteZSJLbeing lauded as a massive improvement upon Joss Whedon’sJustice League,it’s also received a lot of slack for its 4-hour-long runtime.Blue Beetlewill be the next movie on DC’s list that plans to emulate a long runtime too, but would it be wise for DC to go ahead and take the risk of adding extra minutes into the movie?
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Blue Beetle Reportedly 165 Minutes Long
BlueBeetleis set to be the 14th addition to the DC Extended Universe’s vast array of movies. The movie will starXolo Mariduenaalongside Bruna Marquezine in a story based on the character of the same name from DC Comics.
It follows Jaime Reyes, a Mexican-American teenager who gains superpowers after being grafted to the Blue Beetle scarab that provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armor.
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One of the more notable facts about the movie, as reported by Big Screen Leaks on Twitter, is that the movie is set to be 2 hours and 45 minutes long-
Hearing that BLUE BEETLE is a very long film. The cut that was screened last night clocked in at around 165 minutes.
— BSL @ #TIFF24 (@bigscreenleaks)July 29, 2025
The source however also mentions that the runtime for the movie has not been finalized yet as the movie still sits in post-production.
This is of course subject to change as the film is still in post.
If these sources are proven to be true, the movie will be second in line afterZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguein terms of how runtime.ZSJLruns for a whopping 242 minutes, which means about 4 hours! Snyder surely had a lot of ground to cover following his departure from the 2017 version.
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Blue Beetle’s Future Is Safe
WB’s decision to cancel the highly anticipatedBatgirlmovie back in August still rings in our minds, Leslie Grace was perfect for the movie. The cancellation was also followed by the shelving of more than thirty TV shows on the HBO Max streaming service- originals or not.
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It would only be worrying for fans of the upcomingBlue Beetlemovie to worry about not being able to see the movie at all. There’s no need to worry though, as the director has good news!
The director of the movie, Angel Manuel Soto, confirmed that WB’s studio execs are in full support of the movie’s release during an interview with NPR-
“I’m not going to lie. There was concern, anger, fear at first. They told me not to worry, the film has their full support.”
That’s quite relieving to hear, as the fear of the movie being binned was rational. If WB can throw away a $90 million movie just like that, they won’t hesitate to do it to a $120 million movie.
Blue Beetleis set for a theatrical release on June 28, 2025.
Source:CBR
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