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Why Dwayne Johnson Was Born to Voice Krypto in ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Dwayne Johnson voices Crypto
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Speaker 1: a k a. Superman's loyal and equally super dog in
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Speaker 1: the new animated feature DC League of super Pets, which
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Speaker 1: is one of two roles the Rock will be playing
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Speaker 1: in the DC universe, also playing Black Adam and his
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Speaker 1: own standalone film in October, which is unusual for two
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Speaker 1: films and one cinematic universe being released so close together.
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Speaker 1: But Dwayne was simply too perfect for the role of
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Speaker 1: Crypto to pass on, according to director Jared Stern, who
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Speaker 1: tells Screen Ran we went for Dwayne because we knew
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Speaker 1: that he was going to be a great fit for
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Speaker 1: what we already had, and then it just got better
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Speaker 1: and more interesting as we went. Crypto is a tricky
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Speaker 1: character because he's cocky, and he's this guy that's very
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Speaker 1: confident because he's got all these superpowers and he's got
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Speaker 1: the superest owner in the world. He's Superman's best friend.
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Speaker 1: But there's a vulnerability too, and a little bit of
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Speaker 1: fear and sadness to him. Dwayne was the perfect combo.
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Speaker 1: All that DC League of super Pets is in theaters today.
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood