The first take a look at Krypto has obtained some criticism from followers, and Superman director James Gunn has responded.

Superman director James Gunn revealed the primary take a look at Krypto the Superdog yesterday, however some followers have already criticized his breed. While Krypto is often depicted as a white Labrador Retriever, he has appeared as many various breeds over time. Not precisely essentially the most constant pup. For the movie, Gunn selected to mannequin Krypto after his personal canine, Ozu.

In response to Gunn’s reveal of Krypto on Threads, one fan stated, “Not to be ‘that guy,’ but isn’t Krypto supposed to be something akin to a Labrador or something similar?” Gunn replied, “No. Krypto is traditionally a generic white canine, generally additionally a lab, white shepherd, husky, or Dalmatian. But clearly he’s an alien so he wouldn’t essentially be precisely any one in all these items.“

Superman stars David Corenswet (Pearl) as Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel) as Lois Lane. The solid additionally contains Nathan Fillion (The Rookie) as Guy Gardner, a charismatic and barely obnoxious member of the Green Lantern Corps; Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) as Hawkgirl; Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class) as Mister Terrific; Anthony Carrigan (Barry) as Metamorpho; María Gabriela de Faría (Deadly Class) as The Engineer, a member of The Authority; Sara Sampaio (At Midnight) as Eve Teschmacher; Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) as Jimmy Olsen; Wendell Pierce (The Wire) as Perry White; Neva Howell (Logan Lucky) as Martha Kent; Pruitt Taylor-Vince (The Walking Dead) as Jonathan Kent; and Nicholas Hoult (The Great) as Lex Luthor.

The members of the Daily Planet newsroom have additionally expanded for the film, with Beck Bennet (Saturday Night Live) set to play Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover (The Suicide Squad) as Cat Grant, and newcomer Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe.

DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has beforehand teased that Superman won’t be an origin story and can concentrate on “Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. Superman represents truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned.” Superman is slated to hit theaters on July 11, 2025.