The adorable canine sidekick in the new James Gunn 'Superman' movie has made a whole lot of people want their own super dog hero.

I held Jude for five seconds and folded like a lawn chair. She looked at me like we'd known each other forever,' María Gabriela de Faría tells PEOPLE

Artist Matthew Eberle, who served as the on-set lead of the visual effects for the DCU feature Superman, offered details of a gruesome scene that was ultimately left out of the theatrical version of the movie.

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

Calling all superdogs, a Krypto look-alike contest is happening in New York City thanks to James Gunn's "Superman"

Most retellings of the Superman story show Clark Kent discovering Krypto as a teenager in Smallville. Few stories, however, explore what Krypto did on Earth before being reunited with his former owner.

Krypto flying the time bomb into the sky causes an explosion that sends a plane veering out of control. He stops the car only by knocking a water main askew. The dognappers fire bullets at him, causing a fiery gas leak.

Krypto the superdog appears to have inspired "Superman" moviegoers to look into adopting their own furry friend

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

They come delivered regularly in this incarnation, which has affectionate fun with many Superman touchstones but adds a few fresh, mad touches of its own.