Everyone knows Justice League superheroes like Superman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and more. But has anyone imagined their pets and the cherry on the top, with the similar powers to the heroes? DC League of Super-Pets is coming up for introducing the viewership to the the gifted pets.
Directed by Jared Stern, the upcoming project is based on DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and has a list of producers which include Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Jared Stern himself. Stern has also written the screenplay along with John Whittington.
Recently, Warner Bros. has confirmed the casting of Keanu Reeves as Batman in the upcoming animated project. With that known, let’s see what all we know about the upcoming super-pets saga:
DC League of Super-Pets Release Date
DC League of Super-Pets is all set to hit the theaters on May 20, 2022.
DC League of Super-Pets Trailer
The trailer gives a peak in the relationship of Superman and his dog, Krypto, and they do seem like they are a match made in heaven or something. Things are all cute and fun till the villain decides to make a move. The heroes get captured and the Krypto makes a team of his own which consisted of pets who are rather gifted. The team includes Ace, Batman’s hound who is just super strong. Then comes Merton who is a turtle but achieved super speed. Sounds ironic, right? There are more to the pet team and what’s to be seen is the extent the pets can go in order to save their humans.
DC League of Super-Pets Plot
After Lex Luthor captures all the superheroes of Justice League including Superman and Batman, Krypto, Superman’s dog, gathers a team of shelter pets to bring his owner and friends back. The twist being, the pets are bestowed upon very similar powers as our beloved heroes.
DC League of Super-Pets Cast
- Dwayne Johnson: Krypto the Superdog, Superman’s dog.
- John Krasinski: Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, a superhero from the planet Krypton.
- Kevin Hart: Ace the Bat-Hound, Batman’s pet hound who acquires the powers of super strength and invulnerability.
- Keanu Reeves: Bruce Wayne / Batman, another superhero.
- Vanessa Bayer: PB, a potbellied pig who gets the power to grow in size. She was later adopted Wonder Woman.
- Natasha Lyonne: Merton, a turtle who acquires super speed. She later gets adopted by The Flash.
- Diego Luna: Chip, a squirrel who acquires electric powers. Green Lantern later adopts him.
- Marc Maron: Lex Luthor, the CEO of LexCorp and Superman’s main enemy.
There are more voice cast members with unrevealed roles like Kate McKinnon, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz and Jameela Jamil.