DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
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When a superhero dog and a shelter dog gain superpowers, they must team up to save the Justice League from a villainous guinea pig.
The story
Superman's pet dog, Krypto, feels jealous of his owner's new relationship and seeks a friend at an animal shelter. There, he encounters Ace, a Boxer who is trying to escape. Their lives are upended when a guinea pig named Lulu, a test subject for LexCorp, gains telekinetic powers from orange kryptonite and sets the shelter on fire. As the other animals in the shelter also gain superpowers, they escape the burning building. Krypto must then lead this group of super-pets to stop Lulu from capturing the Justice League and freeing Lex Luthor.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Superman's dog Krypto feels jealous of Superman's dating life and finds a friend in Ace, a shelter dog. When Lulu, a guinea pig with telekinetic powers from orange kryptonite, sets the shelter on fire, other animals like PB (a pig), Merton (a turtle), and Chip (a squirrel) also gain powers. While Clark Kent is captured by Lulu, Krypto loses his powers after eating a shard of green kryptonite but eventually regains them. Lulu recruits a team of guinea pigs and captures the Justice League to free Lex Luthor. The super-pets confront Lulu at Stryker's Island, where Lulu eventually betrays Luthor. Krypto leads the pets to LexCorp, where they face a weapon-creating kitten named Whiskers. Lulu eventually absorbs the orange kryptonite, becoming a kaiju-sized monster. Krypto uses the 'Solar Paw Punch'—a move that kills the user—to defeat her, but Ace uses his invulnerability to save him. In the end, the pets are adopted by the Justice League members and form the 'League of Super-Pets'.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 105
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jared Stern
- Writers
- Jared Stern · writer; John Whittington · writer
- Cast and characters
- Dwayne Johnson · Krypto; Kevin Hart · Ace; Kate McKinnon · Lulu; John Krasinski · Clark Kent / Superman; Vanessa Bayer · PB; Natasha Lyonne · Merton; Diego Luna · Chip; Keanu Reeves · Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Genres
- animated; superhero; children's
- Themes
- friendship; adoption; heroism
- Tone and mood
- optimistic; cartoonish; humorous
- Premise and plot tags
- superpowers; talking animals; revenge; kidnapping
- Source material / true-story basis
- DC Comics characters
- Franchise connections
- DC
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $207 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 72% · scale: positive · review count: 150; PostTrak · score: 3.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The animation style was inspired by Art Deco architecture and illustrator J.C. Leyendecker.; The film was the last fully animated film released under the Warner Animation Group label before it was renamed.; The film was pitched in 2012 after the director worked in an animal shelter.
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