{"id":44315,"date":"2024-10-15T18:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T01:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=44315"},"modified":"2024-10-15T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:00:05","slug":"james-gunns-superman-gets-his-krypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=44315","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ gets his Krypto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first big ticket DCU movie has received its initial look at Krypto the Superdog; shared by writer\/director James Gunn on his various social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Echoing a similar image also shared by Gunn in the same post, taken from ‘All Star Superman<\/em>‘ #6 (written by Grant Morrison, with art by Frank Quitely), the new look shows Kal-El and Krypto sitting on the Moon looking across empty space towards Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunn explains that he chose October to reveal Krypto because it aligns with #AdoptAShelterDog month. This version of Krypto is inspired by his own rescue dog, Ozu, and the challenges Gunn faced when he first adopted and welcomed Ozu into his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunn remembered that during the struggle, he wondered to himself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGosh, how difficult would life be if Ozu had superpowers?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Gunn explained that at this point, Ozu changed his real life and the introduction of Krypto influenced the evolving story of Superman<\/em> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Krypto arrives on screens in Superman this summer. Krypto was inspired by our dog Ozu, who we adopted shortly after I started writing Superman. Ozu, who came from a hoarding situation in a backyard with 60 other dogs & never knew human beings, was problematic to say the least.\u00a0He\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zw8rVqv0n0<\/a><\/p>— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>