In 2014, Syfy and Warner Horizon Television officially announced that they are developing a one-hour drama series, a prequel series to "Man of Steel," titled "Krypton." According to the official statement the series will be set on Krypton and will be told from the perspective of Kal-el's grandfather. The show promised to dwell on a chapter of the DC Comics universe that has been rarely told.
After the announcement dated Dec. 8 2014, nothing had already come out about the project -- that is until Thursday when screenwriter David Goyer said that the prequel series is still very much in development. The 2014 announcement said that the plot of "Krypton," will take off from the time when the House of El was shamed and ostracized. Man of Steel's grandfather will try to bring the planet back on its feet, as that one planet where the greatest Super Hero will be born. Based on a recent interview with Goyer, done by ComicBook, "Krypton" remains loyal to this plot.
"It takes place 200 years before Man of Steel. We're treating Krypton like it's a historical piece. We look to previous cultures on earth to model what that would be like," Goyer said. The writer further said that "Krypton" will present viewers the politics of the world. It will also explore the capitol city, Kryptopolis and its three moons namely, Wegthor, Mithen and Xenon.
In a separate interview with Collider, Goyer revealed there were lots of gems in the first forty pages of script for "Man of Steel" that did not make it to the film. These forty pages explored the planet Krypton in detail but they had to compress the story down to fifteen minutes. "There were a lot of ideas that I wanted to use in the film that didn't ultimately make it into the film," Goyer said, hinting that these gems might be of significant use for "Krypton."
Goyer also forewarned fans that "Krypton" may not be as big of a production compared to "Man of Steel." "It won't be wall to wall visual effects every single moment, spectacle, in the way that the film will be, but we'll also be digging into the characters and the culture a lot more," he said.
In April, Russell Crowe told MTV that he is open to reprise his role as Jor-El in a "Man of Steel" prequel but only if it is a movie. He said he would like to see what made of Jor-El. "Who made him and Zod, who are friends, what split them apart? What's the philosophy that split them up? So you know a prequel," Crowe told MTV.