The DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets is the inspiration for the 2022 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film DC League of Super-Pets. It is directed by Jared Stern, who co-wrote the script with John Whittington, and starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, and Keanu Reeves. Animal Logic provided the animation. It depicts the tale of Krypto, a dog owned by Superman, and Ace, a shelter dog, who team up with other animals to free the superheroes held captive by Lex Luthor.
Warner Bros. Pictures' DC League of Super-Pets had its Los Angeles premiere on July 27, 2022, and on July 29, 2022, it was theatrically released in the US. On a $90 million budget, the movie has made approximately $161 million worldwide with mixed to good reviews from reviewers.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by - Jared Stern
Written by - Jared Stern John Whittington
Based on - Characters from DC
Produced by - Patricia Hicks Dwayne Johnson Dany
Garcia Hiram Garcia Jared Stern
Starring - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Kevin Hart
Kate McKinnon John Krasinski Vanessa Bayer
Natasha Lyonne Diego Luna Thomas Middleditch
Ben Schwartz Keanu Reeves
Edited by - David Egan Jhoanne Reyes
Music by - Steve Jablonsky
Production companies - Warner Animation Group
DC Entertainment Seven Bucks Productions
Distributed by - Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates - July 27, 2022 (Los Angeles) July 29, 2022 (United States)
Running time - 105 minutes[1]
Countries - United States Australia
Language - English
Budget -$90 million[2]
Box office - $161.7 million[3
PLOT
Krypto, a Kryptonian Labrador Retriever, consoles Kal-El as he travels in an escape pod with another infant survivor after the fall of the planet Krypton. Years later, Krypto and Kal, now known as the well-renowned superheroes Superman and Krypto the Superdog, respectively, reside in Metropolis as Bark and Clark Kent. Clark works for the newspaper company Daily Planet as a reporter and journalist. Krypto feels envious of Clark since he is dating Lois Lane, a fellow journalist.
Clark visits an animal shelter in search of a companion for Krypto after concluding that the latter needs someone to occupy him. When Ace, a Boxer, tries to leave the shelter, Krypto stops him. Later, Lex Luthor, the CEO of LexCorp, is seen by Superman and Krypto bringing in a meteorite that is loaded with orange kryptonite with a tractor beam in order to get superpowers. The Justice League assists the two in their victory over him.
Lulu, a guinea pig test subject from LexCorp transported to the shelter, succeeds in capturing an orange chunk of kryptonite with her own tractor beam, giving her telekinesis and flying. Everyone else at the refuge acquires superpowers without her knowledge. Ace has evolved into a super-strong, unbreakable being. PB, a potbellied pig, can now change size. Merton, a turtle, has developed superhuman speed. When Superman decides to propose to Lois at home, Krypto and the latter get into a fight. Lulu, though, manages to catch Clark. Krypto tries to save him, but he loses his abilities since he consumed a slice of Jarlsberg cheese from a Batman doll that was poisoned with green kryptonite. Later, Krypto runs into the animals from the shelter who agree to assist him; Ace only agrees when Krypto threatens to blackmail him.
As the Justice League is being held captive, Lulu gathers a squad of guinea pigs and travels to Stryker's Island to kidnap Luthor. The animals in the shelter attempt to stop her but utterly fail. They reunite in the Hall of Justice, where Ace tells an upset Krypto that he once belonged to a family with a young child as their puppy. When Ace nipped the toddler's arm and dragged her to safety one day, the toddler was about to go down the steps. The parents sent Ace to the shelter after noticing the bitemarks and believing he had attacked her. Ace, however, stands by his choices and principles. Krypto encourages the animals to go to LexCorp. A kitten named Whiskers was there. attempts to halt them. Before going to Stryker's Island to try to stop Lulu, the pack unites and vanquishes her. The animals from the animal shelter face Lulu on Stryker's Island, but when she threatens to hurt Krypto, they lock themselves up. Luthor betrays her and imprisons her after Lulu sets him free. She escapes with ease and decides to eliminate Luthor and the Justice League by herself.
Krypto regains his powers when the kryptonite eventually leaves his body. He tells his friends to stay out of harm's path out of concern for their safety and makes his way to LexCorp. While Lulu catches Luthor and fires a rocket from the structure, he defeats the Guinea Pigs. The Justice League or Lois, who is in a nearby helicopter, must now be Krypto's choice. While his buddies assist the League, he makes the decision to save Lois. Lulu becomes a huge monster when she injects the orange kryptonite into her head out of wrath. Pets and the Justice League work together to stop her. Krypto decides to perform the "Solar Paw Punch," a move that can defeat any supervillain but will probably result in the user's death, after realising she has grown too powerful.
The assault imprisons Lulu in a hot dog stand and removes the kryptonite from her head. Krypto accepts his fate, but Ace uses his invulnerability to save him.
Following the incident, Krypto permits Clark and Lois to wed, and the rest of the Justice League adopts all of the shelter animals except Lulu (who is kept by Luthor's assistant Mercy Graves). Later, the pets created the "League of Super-Pets," their own superhero group. In a post-credits sequence, Black Adam and his dog Anubis are encountered by Krypto and Superman. Krypto lures Black Adam into flying to Pluto with his owner.
Cast
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as:
Krypto / Superdog / Bark Kent, a Kryptonian Labrador Retriever and Superman's dog.[5]
Teth-Adam / Black Adam
Anubis
Kevin Hart as Ace / Bat-Hound, a Boxer with super strength and invulnerability ever since coming in contact with Orange Kryptonite. He later becomes Batman's dog.[5][6]
Kate McKinnon as Lulu, an evil hairless guinea pig and the film's main antagonist who gains flight and telekinesis through Orange Kryptonite.[7][8] She later becomes Mercy Graves' pet.
John Krasinski as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, a superhero from Krypton who protects Metropolis and Krypto's owner.[9]
Vanessa Bayer as PB, a potbellied pig who can change size in scale ever since coming in contact with Orange Kryptonite and admires Wonder Woman, whose pet she becomes later.[5][6]
Natasha Lyonne as Merton McSnurtle / Terrific Whatzit, a Red-eared slider with poor eyesight and super speed ever since coming in contact with Orange Kryptonite. She later becomes Flash's pet.[5][6]
Diego Luna as Chip, a paranoid red squirrel with electrokinesis ever since coming in contact with Orange Kryptonite. He later becomes the Green Lantern's pet.[5][6]
Thomas Middleditch as Keith, a white guinea pig who was recruited by Lulu who was empowered by Orange Kryptonite where he possesses cryokinesis (later aquakinesis). He later becomes Aquaman's pet, respectively and joins the team.
Ben Schwartz as Mark, a brown guinea pig who also was recruited by Lulu who was empowered by Orange Kryptonite where he possesses pryokinesis. He later becomes Cyborg's pet, respectively and joins the team.[10]
Keanu Reeves as Bruce Wayne / Batman, a vigilante superhero who protects Gotham City. He later becomes Ace's owner.[11]
Marc Maron as Lex Luthor, the CEO of LexCorp and Superman's arch-nemesis.[12]
Olivia Wilde as Lois Lane, a reporter of the Daily Planet and Clark's girlfriend.[13]
Jameela Jamil as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, an Amazon princess and superheroine from Themyscira. She later becomes PB's owner.[14]
Jemaine Clement as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, an Atlantean demigod, superhero, and the king of Atlantis. He later becomes Keith's owner.[15]
John Early as Barry Allen / The Flash, a police forensic scientist who protects Central City with his immense superhuman speed abilities. He later becomes Merton's owner.[16]
Daveed Diggs as Victor Stone / Cyborg, a former football player who gained cybernetics after an accident. He later becomes Mark's owner.[17]
Dascha Polanco as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern, a superheroine and member of the Green Lantern Corps. She later becomes Chip's owner.[18]
Keith David as Dog-El, Krypto's father.[19]
Sam J. Levine as:
Waffles, a Boston Terrier
Richard Arnold portrays Waffles in the UK version.[20]
Sean Lee portrays Waffles in the Malaysian English version.[21]
Robot Guards
Maya Erskine as Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor's henchwoman and bodyguard. She later becomes Lulu's owner.
Yvette Nicole Brown as Patty, the owner of an animal shelter.
Alfred Molina as Jor-El, Superman's biological father.
Lena Headey as Lara, Superman's biological mother.
Busy Philipps as Foofy Dog
Dan Fogler as:
Carl, Patty's assistant who constantly tries to hit on her.
Pilot
Racer
Winona Bradshaw as Whiskers, a kitten with explosive abilities who tries to stops the Super-Pets from reaching Lulu as a thank you for rescuing her. She later appears in one of the post-credit scenes where Lex Luthor is still trapped in the cage following the film's events.
David Pressman as a corgi waiting outside the shelter with Krypto.
Munya Chawawa portrays the corgi in the UK version.
Jared Stern as:
Bathtub Guy
JLA Hotline
Michelle Morgan as Mech Suit
Amanda Ames as Guinea-Pigasus
Gavin McCrillis as Black Kitten
Production\sDevelopment
DC's Legion of Super-Pets animated movie writer and director Jared Stern was brought on board in July 2018.
[22] Sam Levine and Stern will collaborate as co-directors, and Patricia Hicks had joined as a producer, it was revealed in January 2019. [23] After working in an animal shelter and observing how older animals were less likely to be adopted, Stern came up with an idea for the movie, wondering, "What if elderly dogs had superpowers?" [24]
It was revealed in May 2021 that Dwayne Johnson[9] would voice Krypto the Superdog. He would not only produce the picture alongside Hicks, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Stern, but he would also star in it. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, and Nicholas Stoller would executive produce. [25]
Additional cast members were revealed in June 2021, with Kevin Hart serving as Ace the Bat-voice Hound's actor. In addition, unnamed roles for Keanu Reeves, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne, Vanessa Bayer, John Krasinski, and Kate McKinnon have been cast. The film added Jameela Jamil the following week. [9] [26] As Lex Luthor's voice, Marc Maron had joined the cast by September 2021. [12] By November of the same year, it was known that Luna was playing Chip, the squirrel-like Green Lantern; Lyonne was playing Merton, the turtle-like The Flash; Bayer was playing PB, the pig-like Wonder Woman; Krasinski was playing Superman; and, more recently, Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz. [5] [6] Reeves was identified as the voice of Batman in March 2022. [11] The voice of Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern would be provided by Dascha Polanco, it was reported the following month. [18] The remaining members of the Justice League and Lois Lane cast were revealed through posters in July 2022, three weeks before the movie's debut. [27]
Animation
Animal Logic in Sydney and Vancouver, which also produced the animation for the Warner Animation Group's The Lego Movie series, contributed the animation for the film.
[28] On the movie, almost 70 animators toiled. The movie's animation took two years, plus an additional three to four months after the release date was postponed by a year. [24]
J.C. Leyendecker's illustrations and Art Deco architecture served as inspiration for the movie's visual aesthetic. Stern wanted the settings and figures to have "chunky heroic shapes" as well as apparent brushstrokes. [24] The designs of the characters, which nonetheless have a comical touch, were inspired by the Superfriends animated series and the Superman comics from the Silver Age of Comic Books by Mayumi Nose and Matt Williamês. [24]
Music
Steve Jablonsky wrote the movie's original score.
[29] On July 29, 2022, WaterTower Music released the soundtrack CD for the movie. [30] The songs "Message in a Bottle" and "Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)," both performed by Taylor Swift, are also included in the movie. [31] [32]
Marketing
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC Comics, and Fisher-Price announced the distribution of movie-inspired items on May 24, 2022. Clothing, pet supplies, toys, collectibles, costumes, and furnishings are among the available goods. McDonald's also said that toys inspired by the movie will be included in their Happy Meals. [33]
Release
In January 2019, the film was set to be released on May 21, 2021.
[23] As a result of The Matrix Resurrections, another WB movie starring Reeves, the movie's release date was later pushed back to May 20, 2022.
[34] It was then delayed, along with other Warner Bros. movies, because of production difficulties, to July 29, 2022 (taking the release of Black Adam, which also stars Johnson). [35] [36] The movie's debut took place on July 27. [33] According to a proposal announced by WarnerMedia in 2021, it is eligible to be made accessible on HBO Max and/or premium video on demand Sometime in 2022, however following announcements by new parent firm Warner Bros.
It was eventually made accessible digitally on August 23, 2022, and will be made available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD starting on October 4, 2022. According to Discovery, streaming scheduling will now be taken into account on a "case-by-case" basis. [37] [38]
Front desk Box office
DC League of Super-Pets has made a total of $161.7 million worldwide as of September 6, 2022, after grossing $82.4 million in the United States and Canada and $79.3 million in other countries.
Alongside Vengeance, DC League of Super-Pets was released in the United States and Canada. Its opening weekend box office was predicted to be between $25 and $30 million from 4,315 cinemas.
[2] With $2.2 million from Thursday previews, the movie brought in $9.3 million on its opening day. [39][40] Even though it debuted at the low end of forecasts, it went on to gross $23 million in its first weekend, leading the box office. [41] [42] The movie came in second place to the newcomer Bullet Train with a second-weekend gross of $11.2 million. [43] It continued to earn $7.1 million on its third weekend, maintaining second place. [44]
Future
Johnson said that the movie will be the first part in a new franchise in August 2022 after the picture had a favourable critical and commercial response .[51]
Adaptations
DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace, a video game based on the movie, was announced at DC FanDome and published on July 15, 2022 to mixed reviews .[52]
A companion comic for the film, DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up, with Mr. Mxyzptlk, takes place after the events in the film .[53]
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