Following a screening of the official trailer, leading man Xolo Maridueña and director Angel Manuel Soto participated in a Q&A and talked all things Blue Beetle. When asked how much of the lore in the film is from Jaime's run in the comics (and if there will be things from earlier versions that the movie will offer Jaime's spin on), Angel said The New 52 was a "big inspiration."

"New 52 was a big inspiration, as far as the suit goes and other aspects of the story, but we took a lot from bits and pieces," he disclosed, per Collider. "There's a lot of great stuff in all the different runs. We were like, 'Man, how do we choose one? Do we choose one?' So, it was like, 'No, let's do whatever the f--k we want. Let's have fun and create something awesome. Let's create something really interesting that takes the greatest hits, even from the Injustice 2 game.'"

Angel added, "We really dove into that because it's fucking dope. There are so many great things that go back to Infinite Crisis, and then even to the new one, Graduation Day, which actually took a lot from what we did in the movie."

Blue Beetle hits theaters on Aug. 18, 2023.