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New "Superman: Flyby" Concept Art Revealed
New concept art from the failed "Superman: Flyby" film franchise reboot has been revealed offering first looks at the Man of Steel's suit as well as the film's versions of Krypton and the Daily Planet.
Based on a script by J.J. Abrams with a budget exceeding $200 million, development on "Superman: Flyby" began in 2002 and was to be an origin story that would have featured a Krypton besieged by a civil war between Jor-El and his corrupt brother, Kata-Zor. Before Kata-Zor sentences Jor-El to prison, Kal-El is launched to Earth to fulfill a prophecy.
Warner Bros. would hire Brett Ratner to direct the film along with Christopher Reeve being brought onboard as a project consultant to help with the casting. Several actors would be considered for the lead role including Josh Hartnett, Jude Law, Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser, and future "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill who actually auditioned in a concept suit for the film.
Following years of the film being stuck in development hell, the studio would ultimately bring in director Bryan Singer in July, 2004 which would resulted in the entire project being scrapped in favor of what would eventually become "Superman Returns".
Check out the new concept art below:
Source: Ryan Unicomb
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