Krypto the Superdog: The Movie

Krypto the Superdog: The Movie is a 2019 American 2D animated superhero fantasy action musical comedy film based on the comic book character, and the 2005 TV series of the same name. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell and Richard Donner. The film takes place after the show's series finale and it is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. The film was released theatrically in movie theaters on November 22, 2019 in the United States and Canada, by Warner Bros. Pictures. This makes it the first and only theatrical Krypto the Superdog film to hit the big screen. In theaters, a ''Teen Titans Go! short entitled Titans Big Battle'' was shown prior to the film.

The film stars Sam Vincent, Alberto Ghisi, Tabitha St. Germain, Scott McNeil, Brian Drummond, Nicole Oliver, Peter Kelamis, Kelly Sheridan, Terry Klassen, Kathleen Barr and Michael Daingerfield reprising their roles from the television series, while newcomers Steve Buscemi, Kevin Spacey, Laraine Newman, Max Charles, John Goodman, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, E.G. Daily, Matthew Broderick, Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings, Albert Brooks, Jason Marsden, Kath Soucie, Ben Stiller and Jason Alexander join the cast.

The film received very positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $105 million worldwide against its $60 million budget, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, soundtrack and humor.

Plot
Krypto the Superdog can save the day. Snooky Wookums Water Too much in the stage and Mrs. Mustkiss is here.

Kevin Whitney tells Superdog in Morning Workout in the First Day of School. Kevin Whitney is Doing the Math Test in School of Classroom when hearing a School bell ring. Kevin Whitney plays Soccer Game in Recess when she go home Tail Terrier is following on this Hot Dog for Looking on the Map.

Kevin was taking care of Mammoth Mutt in the School. Mammoth Mutt is Turning Into a Blueberry Inflation.

Mammoth Mutt turns Andrea Sussman into a Blueberry Inflation. Melanie Whitney having a Mammoth Mutt Big Plan. Mammoth Mutt turns Melanie Whitney into a Blueberry Inflation.

Kevin Whitney having a School of Fun when she chasing us. Mrs. Mustkiss get on the stage of Mammoth Mutt, when Kevin Whitney in the Stage when she Mammoth Mutt drink the water turn into a Inflation.

Krypto reuniting at home and Kevin Whitney is going to be disrespectful when Eddie Whitney and Mary Whitney Tells at Kevin Whitney be in big trouble when Melanie Whitney feels sad.

Krypto the Superdog in Kevin's Room when Kevin Whitney is crying to tell us misbehave at school for Without of Superdog is going to be Solo. Now Krypto the Superdog and Kevin Whitney Going to be Bedtime. Eddie Whitney and Mary Whitney to Tells at Kevin Whitney to say Sorry.

Krypto the Superdog and Kevin Whitney Neighbors to Fight at Andrea Sussman and Streaky the Supercat when she gets mad.

Streaky the Supercat wants to go Home when she Mammoth Mutt fight Streaky the Supercat.

Andrea Sussman when she love Kevin Whitney. In the backyard when Melanie Whitney plays the Sand Box and Kevin Whitney when she love Andrea Sussman. Kevin Whitney is bored and Mammoth Mutt acting like inflating. Krypto the Superdog need some help with Kevin Whitney in Last Day of School. When she telling a joke for Krypto the Superdog is the Most of a Superpowers. Kevin Whitney brings heavy Mammoth Mutt Inflation. Superman and Krypto the Superdog is Going to Be Save the Day. Superdog is Ending Home.

Main Cast

 * Sam Vincent as Krypto the Superdog, the main protagonist
 * Max Charles as Puppy Krypto, TV commercial
 * Alberto Ghisi [Note 1] as Kevin Whitney
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Andrea Sussman, Kevin's love interest
 * Germain also voices Melanie Whitney, Kevin's sister
 * Scott McNeil as Ace the Bat-Hound
 * Steve Buscemi as Ignatius
 * Brian Drummond as Streaky the Supercat
 * Kevin Spacey as Eddie Whitney, Kevin and Melanie's father
 * Nicole Oliver as Mary Whitney, Kevin and Melanie's mother
 * Laraine Newman as Brainy Barker
 * John Goodman as Bull Dog
 * Bill Fagerbakke as Paw Pooch
 * Peter Kelamis as Tail Terrier
 * Tom Kenny as Hot Dog
 * Kelly Sheridan as Mammoth Mutt
 * E.G. Daily as Snooky Wookums
 * Matthew Broderick as Mechanikat
 * Bill Farmer as Tusky Husky
 * Terry Klassen as Waddles
 * Michael Daingerfield as Superman
 * Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor
 * Kathleen Barr as Isis
 * Jim Cummings as Stretch-o-Mutt
 * Albert Brooks as Drooly
 * Jason Marsden as Griff
 * Marsden also voices Robbie the Robin
 * Kath Soucie as Mrs. Mustkiss
 * Ben Stiller as Coach
 * Jason Alexander as Narrator

Additional Voices

 * Owen Wilson as Artie
 * Maurice LaMarche as Jimmy the Rat
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Delilah
 * Crystal Scales as Kids #1
 * Alyson Stoner as Kids #2
 * Tara Strong as Kids #3
 * Eden Sher as Waiter
 * Lizzle Waterworth-Santo as Bailey
 * Jess Harnell as Josh
 * Jeff Bennett as Ice Cream Man

Scenes

 * 1) Main Titles (0:00)
 * 2) Snooky Wookums in the Stage (1:11)
 * 3) Mrs. Mustkiss (2:15)
 * 4) Morning Workout (3:19)
 * 5) First Day of School (6:20)
 * 6) "The Soccer Game" (10:01)
 * 7) Kevin Looking on the Map (14:03)
 * 8) Kevin Taking Care of the Mammoth Mutt in School (15:59)
 * 9) "Mammoth Mutt Blueberry Inflation" (20:05)
 * 10) Andrea Sussman Blueberry Inflation (23:26)
 * 11) Big Plan (25:38)
 * 12) Melanie Whitney Blueberry Inflation (30:08)
 * 13) "Kevin's in the School Day" (33:09)
 * 14) Mammoth Mutt Drink the Water Turn Into a Inflation (40:40)
 * 15) Reunited (50:50)
 * 16) "Without of Superdog" (55:52)
 * 17) Bedtime (1:00:27)
 * 18) Mammoth Mutt's Stomach (1:01:59)
 * 19) Water Float by Mammoth Mutt (1:03:27)
 * 20) Neighbors Fight (1:04:59)
 * 21) Closed Forever (1:06:45)
 * 22) "I Want to Go Home" (1:10:34)
 * 23) "Kevin Whitney Love Andrea Sussman" (1:13:39)
 * 24) In the Backyard (1:15:29)
 * 25) Telling of Jokes in Lunch at School (1:17:19)
 * 26) Last Day of School (1:19:18)
 * 27) "Krypto the Superdog Save the Day" (1:20:22)
 * 28) We Did It! (1:30:22)
 * 29) End Credits (1:35:23)

Announcement
On January 21, 2019, Warner Bros. announced the film and its release date of November 22, 2019, with most of the show's cast members reprising their roles. A month later, the film's title and teaser poster debuted, and it was announced that Steve Buscemi, Kevin Spacey and Laraine Newman had joined the cast. The film marks the tenth time a theatrical Warner Bros. Animation film isn't produced by Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.

On July 15, 2019, it was announced that actors Max Charles, John Goodman and Bill Fagerbakke were part of the cast, as Puppy Krypto from the TV commercial, Bull Dog and Paw Pooch, respectively, with Tom Kenny, E.G. Daily and Matthew Broderick revealed as Hot Dog, Snooky Wookums and Mechanikat the same day. Bill Farmer was announced to voice Tusky Husky in the film.

Development
Warner Bros. Animation had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $100 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros. Animation's in-name only division), Cartoon Network and Turner Entertainment (also both Time-Warner divisions) among others and included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Cow and Chicken, and more, of course, Codename: Kids Next Door. Cartoon Network had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release a Krypto the Superdog film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Director Scott Jeralds agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his co-directors Raja Gosnell and Richard Donner and co-writers Linda M. Steiner and Alan Burnett intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Scarface and The Dark Knight having the core inspirations for the film.

Animation
The feature animation was handled by Dong Woo Animation in Seoul, South Korea. The crew used the same processes from the original television series in the making of the film, most notably the 'skroutlines', which was a seamless blend of a more traditional screenplay with a more simple outline which resembled strong short stories and gave the storyboard artists such as Scott Cooper, Marcus Williams and John G. Anderson all the creative and aesthetic freedom neccessary. Jeralds and Burnett themselves provided the film's animatics.

Famed comic book artists Jim Lee, Alan Moore and George Pérez, and animation veterans Jan Browning, Sandy Benenati and Travis Simon also provided the film's storyboards. Danny Hynes helped on the character designs and special effects work on the film. Another animation veteran Chris Battle also worked with Scott Jeralds on the character designs of the film.

The bulk of the animation work was done on Wacom Cintiq tablets, which allowed drawings to be done directly on screen to facilitate production using program Toon Boom Animation's Toon Boom Harmony, which was used as the main software package for the production of the film. Pencilled key animation sequences would be digitally inked-and-painted, enhanced and composited into backgrounds using Toon Boom Harmony. The character animation was done by going through the clean-up animation department using Toon Boom Harmony, and it was scanned directly into Photoshop. The artwork was then enhanced to affect the appearance of painted strokes and fills, and combined with backgrounds, using Adobe After Effects. The visual effects and backgrounds for the film were created digitally using Cintiq tablet displays. The backgrounds were painted digitally using Adobe Photoshop, and many of the architectural elements were based upon 3D models built in Autodesk Maya.

Additional pre-production work was done at Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California where the series' pilot episode was produced. Much of the animation and clean-up work was outsourced to Dong Woo's facilities on Seoul, South Korea. The final animation was also provided by Top Draw Animation in Pasig, Philippines, Yowza! Animation in Toronto, Ontario, Koko Enterprises in Seoul, South Korea, A. Film A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark, Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver, British Columbia, HGN Produções in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Premise Entertainment in Orlando, Florida, July Films in Los Angeles, California, Sunwoo Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea, Neomis Animation in Paris, France and Wang Film Productions in both Taipei, Taiwan and Los Angeles, California. Digital ink and paint services were provided by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa, Canada.

Sound and music
Owl City and Randy Newman composed the soundtrack for the film with Alan Menken and Michael Giacchino serving as the soundtrack producers. In addition to using the original series' music work from William Anderson on the film, he also composed themes for each character. Krypto's superhero score was the major focus and he also composed themes for Kevin Whitney, Andrea Sussman, Ace the Bat-Hound, Ignatius, Melanie Whitney, Streaky the Supercat and Brainy Barker, and Bull Dog. The music score was recorded and mixed at Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank. The score is orchestrated and conducted by Pete Anthony.

The sound design work was done at Formosa Group in Los Angeles, California and Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California.

Songs

 * 1) "The Soccer Game" - Kevin Whitney, Andrea Sussman and Melanie Whitney
 * 2) "Mammoth Mutt Blueberry Inflation" - Mammoth Mutt
 * 3) "Kevin's in the School Day" - Kevin Whitney
 * 4) "Without of Superdog" - Krypto the Superdog and Kevin Whitney
 * 5) "I Want to Go Home" By Owl City
 * 6) "Kevin Love Andrea" By Randy Newman
 * 7) "Krypto the Superdog Theme Song" By Weezer ft. Bebe Rexha and Jay Z
 * 8) "Krypto the Superdog Save the Day" By Randy Newman

Directors
Raja Gosnell (known for "Scooby-Doo!") and Richard Donner (known for "Superman")

Theatrical run
The film was released theatrically in movie theaters on November 22, 2019 in the United States and Canada, by Warner Bros. Pictures, on the same year as Warner Bros. Animation's previous film Harvey Street Kids: A Really Big Movie. The film was presented in a 1.85:1 format, rather than Warner Animation Group's standard 2.39:1 format on its previous titles. The film's theatrical release was preceded by Titans Big Battle, a short film based on the animated television series Teen Titans Go!.

Home media
Krypto the Superdog: The Movie was released on Digital on February 4, 2020 and Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K-Ultra HD on February 25, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It contains Deleted Scenes and Outtakes, a ''Teen Titans Go! short film Titans Big Battle, the mini-movie: Kevin's Playhouse, the 18-minute featurette, the documentary The Making of Krypto the Superdog: The Movie'', featuring interviews with most of the cast and crew, animatics, the pilot episode and the audio commentaries.

Box office/Commercial reception
Krypto the Superdog: The Movie was released in theaters on November 22, 2019. With heavy competition with Abominable, The Addams Family, and Frozen II, but a lot of marketing and promotion, the film grossed $105 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million.

Critical response
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 93% approval rating based on an Audience Score of 80% and its average rating is 7.2/10 on IMDb. The critical consensus reads, "A superdog in his first superhero movie. That's got to be as awesome as the Teen Titans Go! movie." Metacritic, assigns the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore gives the film a "A-" on its A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * The film shares the same style as the 2005 TV series.
 * This is the first ever feature film of the series.
 * This is the first animated Krypto the Superdog movie to hit theaters.
 * The movie is Rated PG.
 * This was one of the successful films of 2019.
 * This is Warner Bros. Animation’s fifth theatrical animated film, the first films were "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" released 26 years prior, "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies" released a year before and "Unikitty! The Movie" and "Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: A Star is Born!" both released this year.
 * This is the next theatrical 2D animated superhero movie in 26 years after Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), if one doesn't count Batman: The Killing Joke (2016).
 * This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
 * Before the movie, a short film called "Titans Big Battle" based on the animated television series Teen Titans Go! was played.
 * This is Warner Animation Group's next film to be produced at 1.85:1 and Warner Bros.' next animated film to be produced at 1.85:1 after The Ant Bully (2006) and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018).
 * This is Raja Gosnell 's first Warner Bros. animated film to direct since  Scooby-Doo  released 17 years prior.
 * Although Scooby-Doo is a live-action/computer-animated movie, and it was released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
 * This is Warner Animation Group's thirty-fifth traditionally animated film.
 * The film shares and uses the same style as the show ‘’Krypto the Superdog’’.
 * This is the first Warner Bros. animated film to be scored by Owl City.
 * The film was animated by Dong Woo Animation, Top Draw Animation and Yowza! Animation, with digital ink and paint done by Mercury Filmworks.
 * This is the third Warner Bros. animated superhero themed movie of 2019. The first films had been "OK K.O.! Let's Save the Universe" and "Ben 10: The Movie", both released this year.
 * This is also Warner Bros.' second animated film to be scored by Randy Newman, after "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture" released 3 years prior.
 * The production would also use the same softwares utilized for The Princess and the Frog, Toon Boom Animation's Harmony, Adobe's Photoshop and After Effects, and Autodesk's Maya.
 * This is Warner Bros.' thirty-fifth traditionally animated film to be released theatrically, after  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 15 years prior.
 * This is the eleventh theatrical Warner Bros. film to rely solely on hand-drawn animation instead of Flash animation, or CGI animation.
 * This is the eighth DC Comics animated film to be released theatrically, after Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Teen Titans: The Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, The Lego Batman Movie, Batman and Harley Quinn and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
 * Like the show itself, The characters from the show are animated in 2D hand-drawn animation using Toon Boom Harmony, with much of the clean-up animation, digital ink-and-paint, and compositing outsourced to Dong Woo Animation, Top Draw Animation and Yowza! Animation.
 * From the creators of Krypto the Superdog.
 * This is the 3rd collaboration between Sam Vincent, Peter Kelamis and Kathleen Barr. Their first was "Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show", which also featured Terry Klassen, and their second was  Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Movie   released 2 years prior.
 * The film uses archive recordings from Kevin's voice actor to craft a posthumous Alberto Ghisi performance, after Alberto Ghisi was too grown up to reprise his role as Kevin Whitney.
 * This is the 39th and last theatrically released traditionally animated American film to release in the 2010s. The previous films had been Winnie the Pooh, Teen Titans: The Movie, which is also from Warner Bros., The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Regular Show: The Movie, also from Warner Bros., My Little Pony: The Movie and some of the films were produced by Warner Bros. Animation, while the other films were produced by Cartoon Network Studios in co-production with the same company. There was to have been a 36th one, being The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge before the other films and this film, prior to that film no longer being set to release in the 2010s after it was pushed back from 2019 to 2020.
 * This is the thirty-ninth and final theatrically released hand-drawn animated movie released in the 2010s after the previous films from Warner Bros., My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Regular Show: The Movie (2015), also from Warner Bros., The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), Teen Titans: The Movie (2012), the latter of which is also from Warner Bros. and Winnie the Pooh (2011).