James Gunn has revealed that Man of Steel’s trusty four-legged companion will be making his way to the big screen in Man of Steel. Superman.
While superdog Krypton didn’t originally appear in the movie, Gunn explained that he adopted a puppy named Ozu shortly after he started writing the script, which inspired Krypto’s inclusion in the film, which was directed by David Coren in an upcoming project starring Sweet.
“Ozu hoarding food in the backyard with 60 other dogs and never getting to know humans is problematic to say the least,” the writer-director wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “He immediately came in and destroyed Dropped our home, our shoes, our furniture – he even ate my laptop and it was a long time before he let us touch him.
Gunn continued, “I remember thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, how difficult would life be if Ozu had superpowers?'” — and so Krypton entered the script and changed the shape of the story, just as Ozu changed Like my life. What better time to showcase the not-so-nice good boy Krypto than #AdoptAShelterDog month? By the way, Ozu today is a very good boy most of the time.
Krypton possesses the same superpowers as his fellow Kryptonians under the yellow sun, including super strength, flight, super speed, and invulnerability. Superman This will mark Super Dog’s first foray into the big screen. However, he has appeared in live-action series such as smallville and titanand animated movies, DC Super Pet Alliancein which he is voiced by Dwayne Johnson.
Collenswaite’s Man of Steel stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor Luthor and Milly Alcock as Supergirl. The rest of the cast includes Wendell Pierce (Perry White), Skylar Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Eddie Gaethje (“Mr. Fantastic”), Terrence Rossmore (Otis), Anthony Carrigan (Transformers), Isabella Merced (Hawkeye), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner) and Maria Gabriella de Faria (Engineer).
SupermanThe film completed production over the summer and will be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.
