Dwayne Johnson has been cast to play Krypto in Warner Bros.’ DC League of Super-Pets. Based on various DC Comics characters, the film will follow Superman’s super-powered pet canine as he teams up to fight crime with Streaky the Supercat while the Man of Steel enjoys his vacation.
Nearly a year after the first teaser came out at the DC FanDome, Variety has now confirmed that Johnson has signed on to star as Krypto the Superdog in the upcoming animated film. The outlet also reported that the former pro wrestler would produce the movie via his Seven Bucks Productions company.
Although no other cast members have been selected yet, the studio is apparently looking for more A-list stars to voice the other characters. Given Johnson’s celebrated film career spanning almost two decades and his bulky stature and lovable personality, fans have been vying for the actor to jump into the world of superheroes.
With Black Adam finally having begun filming after being in development since 2006, Johnson will soon make his live-action debut in the DCEU franchise. But considering that the story of League of Super-Pets centers around Krypto and Streaky’s duo, a commanding voice is required for the role of the super pet, and Johnson seems like the perfect choice.
Thus, it will mark the actor’s second superhero and DC Comics project alongside his current film, Black Adam.
League of Super-Pets was first announced back in mid-2018 with co-writer of The Lego Batman Movie, Jared Stern tapped to write and co-direct the film. A year later, Sam Levine was brought in for his directorial debut as the other co-director, and a release date of May 2022 was decided. However, word on the project mainly remained silent until its teaser was dropped at the DC FanDome last year.
Whether fans are uncertain about the film or thrilled for it, the news regarding Johnson’s involvement both as an actor and producer has been taken well by audiences. Even though Johnson’s acting career initially started with some poor choices, he has undoubtedly become more thoughtful over the years about his decisions.
Thus, 2022 could be setting itself up as a big year for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with not one but two blockbuster hits slated to hit the screens, that too within a month of each other.
About DC’s League of Super-Pets
DC’s League of Super-Pets is an upcoming American computer-animated superhero comedy film directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, from a script by Stern, and based on the DC Comics team of the same name.
Krypto the Superdog and Ace the Bathund form team of super-pets with PB the Pig, Merton McSnurtle the Turtle, and Chip the Squirrel, to save the justice league from Lulu the evil Guinea Pig who has abducted them.
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne, John Krasinski, and Keanu Reeves joined the film’s voice cast, which was released on July 29, 2022.
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