Now, I know what you're thinking. That's been news for a while. What gives it a fresh headline is the casting of the lead. But, before I go any further, let me refresh everyone's memories of Krypto's short-lived series from approximately 15 years ago.
I think the idea here is that while Krypto has been played by a real dog on Titans, moving to HBO Max for season 3 later this year, with repurposing rights going to the network that rejected it in the first place, TNT (more on that another time), WB Animation needed a big name star. The result likely is going to make the Dog of Steel the most electrifying hero this side of Black Lightning, if you smell what Krypto's going to be cooking.
Yep, the People's Movie Star, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, already on board for "Black Adam", will star and produce the movie through his Seven Bucks production company. Johnson's previous toon experience includes Disney's "Moana" a few years ago. Now, I know what you're thinking. Old rivals John Cena & Dave Bautista are making comics related movies (Cena will be in "The Suicide Squad" later this year), so Johnson wants a piece of that action. "The League of Super-Pets" almost certainly will also include Streaky, who was Krypto's sidekick in his earlier series.
Personally, I'd have preferred a Supergirl movie first before Krypto, but, hey. If it works......!
Stay tooned.
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I'm not against the idea of a DC Super Pets project, but I'm not sure if that lends itself to a movie; what I've seen of the Super Pets, they don't really seem deep or compelling enough to sustain a feature-length plot. Why not just make a series of new shorts for the super critters, like those DC Super Pets and DC Nation's Farm League segments that used to air on DC Nation? I enjoyed those, and part of the reason they worked so well is because they were short and simple. Not everything needs to be a movie.
They want something the small fry can relate to, and kids relate to pets. This is WB/DC's answer to "The Secret Life of Pets" movies.
I wish DC would make a theatrical Krypto movie.
They're probably figuring it won't sell.
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