Dwayne Johnson has just revealed the cast for “DC League of Super-Pets.” Kevin Hart will play the role of Ace. Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves round out the rest of the cast. Johnson will voice DC canine Krypto the Super-Dog.
The upcoming animated superhero action adventure from writer/director Jared Stern will fly into theaters on July 27, 2022.
The film, from Warner Bros. and Warner Animation Group (WAG), is co-directed by Sam Levine and is the first-ever feature to star Superman’s best friend.
Patricia Hicks, Jared Stern and, under their Seven Bucks Productions banner, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia are producing the film. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra and Nicholas Stoller are executive producing. The film is based on characters from DC. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Krypto the Super-Dog is not the only superhero project Johnson is doing for the studio, as production is underway on “Black Adam” in which Johnson is also starring and producing.