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For the first time, Crypto, the comic book hero’s faithful superdog, will appear in the Superman films. Director James Gunn offered the first look at the four-legged character.
The co-chairman of DC Studios shared an animated joint shot of Superman and Krypto, an image from the comics, and a photo with his own dog, which inspired him to write the script. Thus, the director confirmed the rumors about the superdog that appeared recently.
«Krypto appears on screens in the movie «Superman» in the summer. Krypto was inspired by our dog Ozu, who we adopted shortly after I started writing «Superman». Ozu, who came from a backyard hoarding situation with 60 other dogs and had never known humans, was problematic to say the least. He immediately came in and destroyed our house, our shoes, our furniture — he even ate my laptop. It took a long time before he even let us touch it. I remember thinking: «God, how hard would life be if Ozu had superpowers?» — and that’s how Crypto came into the scenario and changed history because Ozu changed my life. The best time to debut a not-so-good boy is during the month of adaptation of shelter dogs. By the way, Ozu is now quite often a very good boy.», — writes Hann.
Krypto the Superdog has long been a part of Superman’s story. The superdog first appeared in Adventure Comics #210 in 1955, but strangely enough, he has never appeared in any of the movies. However, the dog was the star of the 2022 DC animated film «League of Super-Humans», where he was voiced by Dwayne Johnson, and appeared in some television projects such as «Titans» and «Smallville».
Also in the movie Christopher Reeve’s son will be born, who played Clark Kent in the classic 1978 film, and probably also Supergirl played by Millie Alcock.
Shooting «Superman»,formerly known as «Superman: Legacy» wrapped at the end of this July, and the premiere is scheduled for July 11, 2025. The film will be the first feature-length project in a new chapter of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU cinematic universe called «Chapter One: Gods and Monsters».
Source: IGN