Go ahead, take the kids, and guffaw with them at the excretory humor (and other amusements) in “Captain Underpants ... and Harold’s mean principal, Mr. Krupp (Ed Helms), reads “Hope Dies ...

In a last-ditch effort to save their friendship from a not-so-long-distance fate, the boys accidentally hypnotize Mr. Krupp into their self-made comic book hero: The Amazing Captain Underpants.

If you’re a fan of The Epic Tales of Captain ... try to get the best of their evil principal Mr. Krupp (Nat Faxon) by turning him into Captain Underpants (also Nat Faxon). But this adventure ...

Its all-star voice cast features Ed Helms as Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp, Kevin Hart as George Beard, Thomas Middleditch as Harold Hutchins, Jordan Peele asMelvin, and Nick Kroll as Professor ...