Superman Prequel ‘Krypton’ Gets Syfy Pilot Order, David Goyer Project Taps Showrunner & Director http://deadline.com/2016/04/superma...r-david-goyer-showrunner-director-1201741635/
David S. Goyer’s long-gestating Superman prequel Krypton is a go at Syfy. The cable network, which has been developing the Image (2) syfylogo1__140402211700-275x148.jpg for post 708663project for more than a year-and-a-half, is finalizing a deal for a pilot order. Damian Kindler (Sleepy Hollow) has come on board as executive producer/showrunner, while Peaky Blinders helmer Colm McCarthy has been set to direct the pilot for Warner Horizon TV.Goyer and Kindler are doing rewrites on the original pilot teleplay by Goyer & Ian Goldberg which was based on a story Goyer and Goldberg had penned together.Based on DC Comics characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Krypton is set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet. It follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos. The project is beikindlerng done via a special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.Goyer, who is executive producing Krypton through his Phantom Four banner, is Warner Bros.’ go-to writer for their Batman and Superman feature franchises, most recently co-penning Batman v Superman. He also executive produces Sundance smash The Birth of a Nation.
