Superman: Flyby Concept Art Shows JJ Abrams Scrapped Suit & Krypton
New Superman: Flyby concept art reveals J.J. Abrams' scrapped reboot, including its version of Krypton, the Daily Planet and Man of Steel's suit. Development on the film began as early as 2002 when the future Lost co-creator turned in his script draft to Warner Bros. with an origin story exploring a civil war between Jo-El and his corrupt brother Kata-Zor that would ultimately lead to Kal-El sent to Earth to fulfill a prophecy, being taken in by Jonathan and Martha Kent and falling in love with Lois Lane at the Daily Planet. Superman: Flyby would then see the titular hero forced to face off against Kata-Zor's son Ty-Zor and three other corrupted Kryptonians on Earth, resulting in his initial death and visiting Jor-El in their race's version of Heaven before being resurrected and returning to defeat the group, with the film ending as he flys off to Krypton in a spaceship.
The studio would quickly get to work trying to get Superman: Flyby off the ground with Brett Ratner being hired to direct and iconic Superman actor Christopher Reeve being brought on as a project consultant to help with the casting. A variety of actors would be eyed for the lead role, including Josh Hartnett, who was offered a $100 million three-picture deal, Jude Law, Paul Walker and Brendan Fraser, though all felt they were unprepared for the scheduling commitment and potential typecasting that would come from playing the DC Comics character. While Superman: Flyby would ultimately die in development hell, audiences are getting a glimpse at what almost was.
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Nearly 20 years after the project was ultimately scrapped, filmmaker Ryan Unicomb took to Twitter to share concept art from J.J.
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