Warner Bros. Philippines has announced that Filipina voice talent and content creator Inka Magnaye will voice the Scarab – an ancient alien relic pivotal to the titular DC Superhero’s story – for the Philippine release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming action-adventure ‘Blue Beetle.’
In the film, the Scarab, called Khaji-Da, guides Jaime Reyes (played by ‘Cobra Kai, breakout star Xolo Maridueña) and helps him discover – and learn to control – his seemingly limitless new powers on his journey to becoming the superhero Blue Beetle. In the original version, the Scarab is voiced by singer/actress Becky G.
Magnaye – considered royalty in the niche voicework industry in the Philippines brings her own distinct charm to the voice of the Scarab. Some of the character’s lines are even in Tagalog, something Pinoy fans should look out for.
Magnaye, whose rich body of work includes voicework for Philippine Airlines (she’s the soothing voice of the Philippine flag carrier’s in
-flight instructional safety announcement), Pond’s, Smart, Globe, Nissin, Mitsubishi and popular podcast “Sleeping Pill With Inka,” is the first Philippine-based Filipino talent to do voiceover work in a DC film. She will be properly credited in the credits.