With The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom pushed to 2023, this year doesn't currently look as exciting for the DC Extended Universe as it once did. We can't complain about Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods being on the horizon, of course, while there's also DC League of Super-Pets.
Based on what we've seen in the trailers, it doesn't look like the animated movie will blow our minds, but there's always a chance it could surprise us. Now, a tie-in kid's book reveals DC League of Super-Pets' entire plot, and while it's a relatively by the numbers story, we're now a little more intrigued to check this one out (even if it is basically The Secret Life of Pets with superpowers).
We're guessing the movie will feature a few more references to the wider DC Universe, not to mention cameos from a lot of familiar heroes and villains. We also see more of the Justice League here.
The movie's ensemble features John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Keanu Reeves, and Marc Maron, but it's Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart who will seemingly take centre stage as Krypto the Superdog and Ace the Bat-Hound. In the latest trailer, we see their respective pooches alongside iconic DC Comics superheroes Superman and Batman.
"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," reads the synopsis. "When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, 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."
Jared Stern wrote and directed DC League of Super-Pets, and it's currently set to be released in theaters on May 20, 2022. Check out this spoilery recap of the plot in the Instagram post below: