DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

Directed by

Jared Stern

Genre

comedy film, action comedy film, superhero film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,748 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Superman's dog Krypto and a shelter dog named Ace team up with other animals to rescue captured superheroes from two villains.

lightheartedfast-pacedfunnyplayfulfamily-friendlyupbeatwhimsicalenergetic

What happens

DC League of Super-Pets is a 2022 American animated superhero film based on DC Comics characters. It was directed by Jared Stern, who co-wrote it with John Whittington. Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto, alongside a supporting ensemble voice cast that includes Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, and Keanu Reeves. It tells the story of Superman's pet dog Krypto and shelter dog Ace who work with other animals to save captured superheroes from Lex Luthor and Lulu. During the early days of Warner Animation Group, Stern pitched the film in 2012, after working in an animal shelter, where he noticed how older animals were less likely to be adopted and wondered about the idea of those pets having superpowers. He was hired to write and direct a film about DC's Legion of Super-Pets in July 2018. Sam J. Levine and Patricia Hicks joined the project in January 2019 as co-director and producer, respectively. Johnson was signed on to voice Krypto in May 2021, while other main cast members were confirmed to join the voice roles by June 2021, including Hart, McKinnon, Krasinski, Bayer, Lyonne, Luna, Maron, and Reeves. The inspiration for the film's animation style came from Art Deco architecture and illustrator J.C. Leyendecker. The animation was provided by Animal Logic. DC League of Super-Pets premiered at the AMC The Grove in Los Angeles, California on July 13, 2022, and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 29. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $207 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. DC League of Super-Pets was the last film to be produced by Warner Animation Group before the animation studio label folded into Warner Bros. Pictures Animation in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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