Warner Bros. tells a new type of DC story with DC League of Super-Pets, an animated movie focused on the pets of DC's biggest superheroes. At the same time that the studio is working to grow the DC Extended Universe, WB and DC Films have established a willingness to experiment with their comic book properties. This includes a solo film for The Joker, a standalone franchise for Batman, and an animated adventure focused on animals - as is the case with DC League of Super-Pets.
Development on DC League of Super-Pets began in 2018. Written by The LEGO Batman Movie's Jared Stern, he co-directs the film with Sam Levine. DC League of Super-Pets shares another connection to The LEGO Batman Movie, as the animation is done by Animal Logic, the same studio that worked on WB's Lego Movie franchise. The film is loosely based on the comic idea of DC's superheroes having pets with similar superpowers. It marks the first theatrically released animated DC movie from Warner Bros. since Teen Titans Go! To The Movies in 2018.
DC League of Super-Pets is one of nearly two dozen DC movies and TV shows that Warner Bros. is currently working on. While COVID-19 forced the studio to delay it a few times, those delays allowed production to continue without animators being on a tight time crunch. Here's everything we know about DC League of Super-Pets' release date, story, and voice cast.
DC League of Super-Pets Release Date
WB currently has DC League of Super-Pets set for a theatrical release date of July 29, 2022. When the movie was originally announced in 2019, the studio gave it a May 2021 release date. That was before COVID-19 shut down movie theaters for months and forced studios to massively reshuffle their future slates. It received another slight delay in early 2022 as it moved from May to July of 2022. DC League of Super-Pets will be available exclusively in theaters for 45 days before it becomes available to stream on HBO Max.
DC League of Super-Pets Voice Cast & Characters
As with most major animated movies, DC League of Super-Pets' cast is filled with some big Hollywood names. Dwayne Johnson leads the way as Krypto the Superdog, the pet of Superman, who is voiced by John Krasinski. The rest of the Super-Pets characters and actors include Kevin Hart as Batman's dog Ace the Bat-Hound, Vanessa Bayer as Wonder Woman's size-changing pig PB, Natasha Lyonne as Flash's speedster turtle Merlon, and Diego Luna as Green Lantern's electric squirrel Chip. Keanu Reeves is confirmed to voice Batman, while Marc Maron is voicing Lex Luthor. Kate McKinnon, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, and Jameela Jamil have also been cast in undisclosed roles. It's also known that DC League of Super-Pets features Wonder Woman, Flash, Jessica Cruz's Green Lantern, and Cyborg, but voice actors for them haven't been revealed.
DC League of Super-Pets Story
The story of DC League of Super-Pets begins with Krypto and Superman enjoying their normal heroic lives, but that changes when Lex Luthor captures the Justice League. With the world's greatest superheroes no longer around, Krypto forms a new superteam with shelter pets who receive superpowers. This is how he meets Ace, PB, Merton, and Chip. Together, they become the League of Super-Pets and go on a mission to save the Justice League from Lex Luthor.
DC League of Super-Pets Trailer
The marketing for DC League of Super-Pets began in late 2021 when Warner Bros. released the first trailer. It highlights the adventure that Krypto and the other Super-Pets go on to save the Justice League, while also providing a tease of how many cast members sound in their roles. WB went on to release another trailer focused on Keanu Reeves' Batman to further promote DC League of Super-Pets.
