James Gunn shares the first image of the Man of Steel’s crime-fighting canine companion, Krypto, for his anticipated Superman film.

Who’s the finest boy? Krypto, that’s who! Superman’s forever-faithful canine companion, Krypto, is making his debut at the moment for James Gunn’s Superman, with a transferring image of the Man of Steel and his excellent boy having fun with a second away from the insanity of planet Earth. Gunn shared the photograph on social media on Tuesday alongside a temporary historical past of how Krypto turned a half of the filmmaker’s highly-anticipated movie, starring David Corenswet as Big Blue.

Today’s image of Superman and Krypto exhibits the Last Son of Krypton and his favourite doggo, Krypto, having fun with a respite from crime-fighting on the moon. As the Earth rotates in the distance, the heroes take a second to get pleasure from a job nicely carried out and hear for once they’re wanted subsequent. Surprisingly, the image is calming as the Earth spins on its axis, with Supes and Krypto observing their beloved blue dot:

In his publish, Gunn says Superman‘s Krypto is inspired by his dog Ozu, whom he and Jennifer Holland (Peacemaker) adopted at the start of writing the upcoming film. Gunn details the growing pains of bringing Ozu into their home and the destruction that ensued, including eaten furniture, shoes, and Gunn’s laptop computer. Ozu’s arrival and unhinged disposition prompted Gunn so as to add Krypto to his Superman script.

Superman will star David Corenswet (Pearl) as Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel) as Lois Lane. The movie will even function 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; and Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) as Jimmy Olsen. Nicholas Hoult can also be set to seem as Lex Luthor, which Gunn lastly confirmed late final yr.

Do you’ve any enjoyable “pet destruction” tales? My spouse and I adopted a kitten roughly a yr and a half in the past, and she’s a handful! Her title is Loki, which couldn’t be extra becoming as she is an agent of chaos. She climbs on the whole lot, likes to sing the songs of her individuals, and is a bottomless pit on the subject of chowing down on cat meals. I wouldn’t change something about her; she is household.

James Gunn’s Superman involves theaters on July 11, 2025. What do you consider the first image of Krypto? Let us know in the feedback beneath.

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube sequence Animation Movies Revisited. He’s additionally the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, movie, music, and extra. You’ll hardly ever catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.