James Gunn’s Wholesome Instagram Post Shows First Look At Krypto The Superdog In DC Studios’ Superman (2025)

James Gunn recently posted on Instagram a picture of David Corenswet’s Superman and a white dog sitting on an asteroid gazing down at Earth. James Gunn, along the photo, shared that the white pup in the picture is none other then Krypto the Superdog, Superman’s dog and trusty companion in DC lore. Gunn also shared in the post how the Krypto that will appear in Superman (2025) is inspired by his dog, Ozu. See exactly what he said in the post below:

“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. He immediately came in & destroyed our home, our shoes, our furniture - he even ate my laptop. It took a long time before he would even let us touch him. I remember thinking, “Gosh, how difficult would life be if Ozu had superpowers?” - and thus Krypto came into the script & changed the shape of the story as Ozu was changing my life. What better time to debut the not-so-good-good-boy Krypto than #AdoptAShelterDog month. Btw, Ozu today, is, fairly often, a very good boy. #Superman”

This is awesome! This will be Krypto’s live-action big screen debut, can’t believe it took this long. Krypto will be a nice addition to this film and shows even more how comic accurate and lighthearted this movie will be. This picture also reveals a new look at David Corenswet’s Superman, looking heroic in the iconic red cape looking over his adoptive home. I am very excited to see Superman’s canine friend in summer 2025.

Superman goes up, up, and away into theaters July 11, 2025!

-Steele Wyndham