NEWS · B2 Level - Part 6

Meet Superman's Scene-Stealing Dog, Krypto

There's a new star taking a bite out of Hollywood. He's Superman's new dog, Krypto, and he's got superpowers too.

Level: B2 · 19 sentences

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  1. There's a new star taking a bite out of Hollywood.
  2. He's Superman's new dog, Krypto, and he's got superpowers too.
  3. Early word is Krypto steals the movie.
  4. Director James Gunn, got the idea for the floppy eared puppy from his own dog, Ozu.
  5. You could call it a wags to riches story.
  6. "I adopted this dog."
  7. "He was raised in a backyard with 60 other dogs..."
  8. "he was in a hoarding situation."
  9. "I thought he looked funny because of the ear."
  10. One scene from the new movie was taken from real life.
  11. "Whenever I walked around the house barefoot..."
  12. "he would bite my feet as hard as he could."
  13. Now, brace yourself, Krypto isn't a real dog.
  14. He's 100% computer generated.
  15. "Yes, he's adorable and yes, people are going crazy for him,"
  16. "hoping to get their own Krypto, hoping to meet Krypto on the red carpet, but no, folks,"
  17. "Krypto ain't a real dog."
  18. In previous depictions in comic books, super dogs have looked like this: heroic, valiant champions,
  19. not this goofy guy with the bent ear.