Blue Beetle

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

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🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Blue Beetle, one of the last movies made before DC's James Gunn era. Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, and starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez, the film released in August of 2023. Together, the guys cover the strong performances, whether or not origin stories can land at this late stage of the comic book movie boom, the host of factors that ultimately hampered its box office run, the family dynamic anchoring the plot, what the Scarab means for Jaime's sex life, and more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Yeah, it's been a minute since we've done anything DC related, you know?
0:07.0	It's been a minute since we've done anything DC related. You know? How what was the last DC thing? Well we
0:17.5	definitely did Wonder Woman. Who was the last DC movie? Yes.
0:23.0	Uh, the flash.
0:24.0	Did we do Aquaman, I don't think.
0:26.0	The Suicide Squad, probably, what we did last?
0:30.0	Yes, that's right, the Suicide Squad,
0:32.0	because we did both of them, right? Yeah, because Idris, Idris was in the suicide squad.
0:39.6	It was the lead another squad. Right how you know it's a sequel.
0:47.0	And that, the Suicide Squad movies are like definitely a part of the DCU,
0:52.0	but they do feel a little bit to the side right I guess I
0:59.9	guess they're all they're all to the side.
1:03.0	Yeah, yeah, I think that's I think that's just and that yeah
1:09.0	Right since James Gunn wrote it.
1:11.0	I think and I mean wow how fortuitous for them at the time
1:16.7	seemingly you know a big loss to go from you know I mean Idris Elba is incredible but to go from Will Smith I mean it just help us incredible but to go from
1:23.6	Will Smith to it just Elba and now it's like great we don't have to worry about
1:29.3	Will Smith sadly yeah yeah Yeah, it's funny, because those like I did like I'm not going I did like the last one
1:39.2	the suicide squad I haven't watched Aquaman two. I have. I have. It was on HBO back. Yeah. Did you
1:50.8	you wear or what? No I have have been, you know, it's like, it's like a big old Jason Mo Mo and
1:57.0	and, uh, I can't, I don't know how to do this anymore.
2:06.2	It's so funny I hadn't watched it like I was gonna watch it but I went to I actually went to HBO Max I was like oh this would be something to watch but I've been like
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