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It sure isn’t easy being Superman’s dog! Krypto hails from Krypton and has super-powers like his owner; but his social skills are decidedly alien at the dog park and he has no idea how to be ordinary. But when Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped; while Krypto is exposed to green kryptonite as a motley crew of shelter pets is exposed to orange kryptonite. Krypto is stripped of his abilities while the other animals become all-powerful. DC League of Super-Pets, also known as DC Super Pets, is directed by writer / producer Jared Stern, making his feature directorial debut with this project, after writing scripts for Mr. Popper’s Penguins, The Internship, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie. Co-directed by Sam Levine. The screenplay is written by Jared Stern and John Whittington. Based on the DC Comics team initially introduced in 1962 as the Legion of Super-Pets. (synopsis courtesy First Showing)
I think we can all agree that superheroes, by and large, take themselves very seriously.
That makes sense – they have amazingly powerful abilities, they routinely save the world and rarely kick back to watch Netflix over some comfort food; so, yeah, not ridiculously chilled and prone to lots of meditation, and peppermint tea.
And DC superheroes like Batman are especially prone to being Very Serious, which is why a release like DC League of Super-Pets so welcome, possessing as it does the same glorious tongue-in-cheek sense of humour that made animated gems like The Lego Batman Movie so much thigh-slappingly fun to watch.
A taste of just wonderfully silly this movie is likely to be arrives in the form of a clip which introduces us to Bruce Wayne / Batman (Keanu Reeves) and his faithful if emotionally damaged dog, Ace the Bat-Hound who mirrors many of Batman’s multiplicity of issues.
It seems to be true that pets and their owners come to resemble each other which will come in handy when the pets of superheroes like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman have to save the day when their owners cannot.
DC League of Super-Pets releases into cinemas on 19 May 2022 in Australia and 20 May in USA and UK.