Super-animals aren’t a new concept for the DC Comics universe.
“They seemed so powerless,” he recalls.
“I don’t know why, but I thought, ‘What if those pets had powers?'”
Merton the turtle (Natasha Lyonne), PB the pig (Vanessa Bayer), Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), Chip the squirrel (Diego Luna), and Ace (Kevin Hart) in ‘DC League of Super Pets’.Warner Bros. Pictures
“It’s a buddy story about those two guys,” Stern says.
“[Krypto] flies above the streets, Ace is from the streets.
He’s a shelter pet and so he knows a little bit more about being a regular dog.
Ace (Kevin Hart) and Krypto (Dwayne Johnson) in ‘DC League of Super-Pets’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Their dynamic is figuring that out and butting heads in that way.”
Seems like some necessary ruff-ness.
DC League of Super-Petsis slated to hit theaters May 20, 2022.
