DC League of Super-Pets

***DC League of Super-Pets*** is an American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film written and directed by Jared Stern and co-directed by Sam Levine (In their respective directorial debuts), and is based on the DC Comics team originally introduced as the Legion of Super-Pets. The film's voice cast includes Dwayne Johnson (who also produces the film), Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, and Keanu Reeves.

It was produced by Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, Seven Bucks Productions, and A Stern Talking To, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2022.

## Plot

In "DC League of Super-Pets," Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are captured by Lulu and Lex Luthor, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.

## Why It Always Activates

1. As to be expected from Warner Animation Group films, the animation is great, thanks to Animal Logic (who also provided animation for *The Lego Movie series).*
2. The concept of a DC movie centered around their pets is very creative and interesting.
3. Talented and interesting voice acting, thanks to the all-star cast. In particular, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski and Keanu Reeves does a fantastic job as Krypto, Ace, Lulu, Superman and Batman.
4. Seeing Dwayne Johnson voiced Black Adam and his dog in the post-credit scene is exciting, especially when you saw that he is playing the character from DC Extended Universe.
5. A lot of the news scrolls in the film are very humorous. During Lex’s imprisonment, it reads "RICH PERSON ACTUALLY GOES TO JAIL". During the Guinea Pig rampage in front of the Daily Planet building, the ticket makes a number of comments like "ANIMAL RIGHTS EXPERTS VERY CONFUSED and FASTEST MAN ALIVE NOW JUST MAN WHO’S ALIVE" when the pigs trap Flash in concrete.
6. Lex Luthor and Lulu are exciting antagonists, with the latter being the impressive villain due to her getting more screen time, while the former was a dangerous, but hilarious villain.
7. Keith and Mark, Aquaman and Cyborg's pet hamsters, make good comic reliefs, despite not doing much in the story besides becoming Aquaman and Cyborg's pet in the end.
8. **"That better be a licensed toy, or I will FREAK OUT."**
9. Overall, it saved the reputation of Warner Animation Group after the release of *mh:awfulmovies:Space Jam: A New Legacy* (and to lesser exients, *mh:awfulmovies:Scoob!* and *mh:awfulmovies:Tom & Jerry*, despite latter was well-received by fans) and this proves that Warner Animation Group still makes good or decent movies, similar to how *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* saved the reputation of Sony Pictures Animation.
10. Character development with PB (Wonder Woman's pet pig), Ch'p (Jessica Cruz' pet squirrel) and mostly likely, Krypto (Superman's pet dog).
11. **Good Ending**: Krypto lets Superman marry Lois and the other animals: Ace, PB, Merton, Chip, Keith and Mark become pets of the Justice League., which later made them become the League of Super-Pets.

## Weakness Qualities

1. Merton (Flash's pet turtle) can often curse all the time, thankfully it was censored.
2. Product placements like eBay or the Taylor Swift song "Bad Blood".
	* Speaking of Taylor Swift, her song "Message In A Bottle" is used in the end credits instead of an original song.
3. The infamous Garfield cameo despite being owned by Paramount Global now, the rival of Warner Bros. Discovery.

## Reception

*DC League of Super-Pets* received generally positive reviews from critics, for its animation, humor, heart, voice acting and action sequences. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Although it never quite soars, *DC League of Super-Pets* is a more than satisfactory diversion for families in search of four-legged fun.". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

## Trivia

* After WarnerMedia were merging with Discovery to Warner Bros. Discovery, it is first Warner Animation Group film with Warner Bros. Discovery byline label.
* This was the first Warner Animation Group film without Lego to be animated by Animal Logic.
* It is the second Warner Animation Group film to be produced by DC.
* Due to some of the posters having Dwayne Johnson's name be several times larger than the title, some have taken to jokingly acting as if the movie actually is called "Dwayne Johnson".
* A number of fans have compared Lex Luthor's character design to an adult version of The Boss Baby. Interestingly, the sequel actually did have an adult version of the character. That version had hair, unlike the bald Luthor.
* There are several release dates that were planned before it was delayed:
	+ The film was originally scheduled to be released on May 21, 2021, but the release date was later pushed back to May 20, 2022, in favour of *The Matrix Resurrections*, another WB film starring Keanu Reeves.
	+ It was originally scheduled to be released on May 20, 2022, but it was delayed to July 29, 2022 (taking the release of *Black Adam*, which also stars and produces Johnson), among other films from Warner Bros. getting pushed due to production delays (notably, VFX challenges and difficulty getting shots completed ).
* Superman's suit in this film is inspired by his Kingdom Come incarnation.
* A video game based on the film titled DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace was announced during DC FanDome, and was released by Outright Games on July 15, 2022.
* The film's art style was inspired by Art Deco architecture and illustrator J.C. Leyendecker. Jared Stern wanted the characters and enviroments to have both visible brushstrokes and "chunky heroic shapes".

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1. ↑ https://www.awn.com/animationworld/dc-league-super-pets-family-film-produced-family