PREVIEW: DC League of Super-Pets (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dwayne Johnson (Jungle Cruise), Kevin Hart (The Man from Toronto), Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters), John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), Vanessa Bayer (Trainwreck), Natasha Lyonne (American Pie), Diego Luna (Milk), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), Marc Maron (The Bad Guys), Dascha Polanco (In the Heights), Thomas Middleditch (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog), Jameela Jamil (Marry Me), Olivia Wilde (Her), Jemaine Clements (What We Do In The Shadows), John Early (The Disaster Artist), Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jared Stern (Happy Anniversary), director, writer, producer; Sam Levine (film debut), director; John Whittington (The LEGO Batman Movie), writer; Dany Garcia (Snitch), Hiram Garcia (Red Notice), Patricia Hicks (Next Gen) and Dwayne Johnson (Fighting with My Family), producers; Steve Jablonsky (Transformers), composer; David Egan (Game Night) and Jhoanne Reyes (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Krypto (Johnson) is the superpowered pet dog of Clark Kent/Superman (Krasinski), but when Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, he must learn the power of teamwork by partnering with other gifted animals, including Ace the hound (Hart), PB the pig (Bayer), Merton the turtle (Lyonne) and Chip the squirrel (Luna), to save the day…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The loyal pets of the Justice League get their own time to shine in this action-packed animated comedy with plenty of recognisable voices and furry superhero action.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH JULY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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