For nearly 70s years, Krypto has been Superman's loyal companion and a very good boy. Before he arrives in the cinematic DCU, read about his comic book history.

In some sweet context, Gunn also revealed that Krypto was inspired by his own dog Ozu. He and his wife, Peacemaker actress Jennifer Holland, adopted the dog shortly after Gunn started writing Superman, and Ozu "came from a hoarding situation in a backyard with 60 other dogs & never knew human beings, was problematic to say the least."

Krypto the Superdog, who is Superman’s sidekick in DC Comics, will be making an appearance in the upcoming film Superman, directed by James Gunn. David Corenswe

James Gunn has an explanation as to why Krypto isn’t a labrador in 2025’s Superman. Superman will be the first official feature film in Gunn and Peter Safran’s forthcoming DCU. Directed by Gunn, the movie stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent,

Superman director James Gunn revealed the first official photo of Krypto the Superdog, one of the Man of Steel's best friends from DC comics.