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But Dwayne Johnson isn't the only big name to lend their voice to the film. Kevin Hart will be playing Ace The Bat-Dog, Lex Luthor will be voiced by Marc Marron, along with Keanu Reeves, Natasha Lyonne, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Jameela Jamil, and Diego Luna.

DC League Of Super-Pets
DC League Of Super-Pets Warner Bros. Entertainment

Directed by Jered Stern and Sam Levine, Stern said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly how he had the idea for the film while at a dog shelter, giving him the concept of making Ace a shelter pet. He had this to say about the story,

It's a buddy story about those two guys. [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. Their dynamic is figuring that out and butting heads in that way.

DC has released some stills from the project and the animation style seems to be a bright and poppy style, far from the dark brooding feel of the recent DC properties.

Stern continued,

I wanted it to be a real threat that you felt lived up to not just a goofy movie, but a real serious superhero threat - but also one that uniquely can only be solved by a group of pets. I really wanted people to come away from this movie feeling like animation is a technique and not a genre.

From what we have seen thus far, this looks to be a cool way to explore the world of DC characters that the whole family can get behind. DC League Of Super-Pets will swoop into theaters on May 20, 2022 and premiere on HBO MAX 45 days after the theatrical release.

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin hart, Animated Film