The premise of the 2001 Henson script is similar to the graphic novel Superman: Last Son of Earth by Steve Gerber published by DC Comics in 2000.
Only Human was a screenplay in development by the Jim Henson Company and Columbia TriStar in 2001. Written by Ken Kaufman, the concept was an inversion of the Superman mythos. A human family, convinced that the Earth is doomed, send their baby into space for safety. The child lands on a planet where everyone else possesses superpowers.
The logline as listed in Baseline Studio Systems:
David H. Steinberg was later brought in for rewrites, but the project has yet to see the light of day.
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