The film from writer-director James Gunn — who is also co-chief of DC Studios — is considered a critical make-or-break movie for the studio, which is heavily relying on the July 11 release to help launch a new generation of superhero titles.

James Gunn, who was hired by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to reinvigorate DC’s cinematic universe after a series of duds like “The Flash” and “Justice League,” took the stage at CinemaCon on Tuesday to share what he’s been cooking up.

James Gunn referred to this summer as “the summer of Superman ” but after the extended footage he showed at CinemaCon, it might be the summer of Krypto. Superman’s dog played a big role in the film’s first trailer but in this footage we saw much,