Director James Gunn’s real-life dog, Ozu, served as the inspiration and the 3-D model for Krypto, the flying dog that the ti

The very good boy dates back many decades, and his inclusion in the new Superman movie adds more than just a dose of cuteness.

For the furry sidekick, Krypto, in “Superman,” the director James Gunn found inspiration — and a physical model — in his own unruly pet.

That’s what Krypto has always represented — a vision of Rockwellian Americana where a good man has a good dog and an embrace of the outlandish science fiction inherent in watching a canine in a little cape display superpowers.

Director James Gunn talks about adopting a rescue dog named Ozu, who later inspired Superman's Krypto in the upcoming film.

The new Superman movie hit theaters this weekend, and while it’s almost impossible to upstage a handsome superhero in a skin-tight suit—with piercing blue eyes and superpowers to boot—the newest cast member,

The Groguification of franchises is as strong as ever, if all the merch for Superman's canine companion is anything to go by.