Man of Steel World Premiere: Our Complete Coverage

ComicBook.com was among the media outlets invited to attend the red black carpet premiere of Man of Steel, Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot due form Warner Bros. on Friday. And we covered it with a vengeance, dropping stories all day yesterday and today. We know, though, that most of our readers don't spend the whole day in front of the computer, so here's a roundup of all of our coverage, interviews, photos and video from the premiere. Super-mania has taken over big chunks of New York, as Warner Bros. has taken out massive billboard and bus ads, among other things, promoting Man of Steel to native New Yorkers and tourists in Times Square alike. The event itself was livestreamed. And while Warner Bros. has a highlight reel version available for viewing and embedded in one of our earlier stories, if you want the full experience, check out the embed below.

While this writer was attending the live event (you can see me if you look hard in a number of shots on that livestream--I'm the guy in a black suit, black slacks, charcoal shirt and a Zero Hour: A Crisis in Time button--also, just for kicks, I put a red circle around my head), here at home they were covering the livecast. David S. Goyer, who wrote the film, told the official Warner camera crew that he hopes to see a Justice League film sooner than later, and to "put The Avengers on notice." Laurence Fishburne, who plays Perry White in the film, told them that he based the performance on iconic newsman Ed Bradley. Early this morning, after having made the trek back upstate in the middle of the night, I shared a photo parade from the Man of Steel premiere with our readers, including shots of Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Rebecca Buller, Kevin Costner, Dylan Sprayberry and more.

We also shared a few words with Buller, who plays Jenny [last name redacted] in the film, and tried to pin her down as to whether or not she was intended to be an Olsen. "As I understand it, there was an evolution of what they wanted my character to be," Buller told us. Laurence Fishburne, meanwhile, spoke to me as well. Among other things, he told a group of reporters that he knew he was in the minority, but he really enjoyed Sucker Punch.  "I'm a big Zack Snyder fan. So when I heard he was directing, that made me jump at the chance to be in it," the Tony- and Emmy-winning actor told ComicBook.com. "I'm a huge fan of all the movies that he has done based on graphic material–300, Watchmen…Sucker Punch was one of my favorite movies ever; I know I'm in the minority with that but I just think that movie is amazing. So I was just thrilled to be a part of this thing." Academy Award-winning actor/director Kevin Costner also praised Snyder, telling us, "He went after it in a big way. I mean, it was a feast I think for people who love this, who want to get behind it. And the fights are epic. They go on. He does not short-change people. This wades right into the heartbeat of what I think somebody likes about a superhero. So Zack really I think more than anything held the fans on his shoulders and made this movie." Cooper Timberline, who played nine-year-old Clark Kent in the film, talked about his love for Superman and comics in general. So, too, did Dylan Sprayberry, who plays a teenage version of the conflicted hero. And I'm still not sure whether Superman's birth mother Lara Lor-Van, played by Ayelet Zurer, was threatening me or hitting on me when I asked her about the potential to show up in sequels and she told me "I could show up in your house." But she was certainly excited to take on a version of the mythology where her character actually got to do something.

Last, but certainly not least, we had a conversation with Superman himself, Henry Cavill. And even though he inadvertently bopped my microphone when demonstrating how Amy Adams's daughter tried to grab at his bottom in the Superman costume, he was happy to tell reporters what being Superman meant to him. "It means an awful lot to me, because it's such a wonderful opportunity. It's an incredible character and all the filmmakers, producers, the studio, the actors, the writer, everyone involved is best in class and I've worked thirteen years to get where I am now. Thirteen years with lots of no's–and lots of actors get a lot of no's, but it's still nice to be here," Cavill said. "To be the first British actor to play the role–that doesn't matter a lot to me. Okay, to be the first of anything is always fun and it's an honor but I don't think it means anything more than that."