The first TV spot for Man of Steel graced the airwaves during the NCAA championships tonight.

Don't let the rollout of the first commercial for Zack Snyder's get you all lathered up for new footage, however, as Warner Bros. is still playing coy with the Superman reboot.

Before Hans Zimmer signed up to provide musical accompaniment for Man of Steel, the Oscar-winning composer said that the job would be a "thankless task." 

So now here we are, just months out from the Superman reboot's June 14th theatrical release, and Zimmer is talking about his approach to scoring Man of Steel, discussing the challenge of sidestepping the familiar fanfare, the themes of the film that resonate with him, darkness, and the American Midwest.

Opening in theaters on June 14th is the highly anticipated reboot of the Superman franchise entitled Man of Steel, which was helmed by Visionary director Zack Snyder (Watchmen). The new film was produced by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), and based on a story he developed with screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), who wrote the script. The new movie features an all-star cast that includes Henry Cavill (Immortals) as Clark Kent/Superman, Academy Award-nominees Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do With It) as Perry White, Diane Lane (Unfaithful) as Martha Kent, and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) as General Zod, as well as Emmy Award-winner Richard Schiff (TV’s The West Wing) as Dr. Emil Hamilton, and Academy Award-winners Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves) as Jonathan Kent, and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Jor-El.

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with screenwriter David S. Goyer to talk about his new Starz series Da Vinci's Demons. While we will run our video interview with Goyer about the new series separately, the following video contains what he had to say about Man of Steel, as well as his work on Godzilla, The Invisible Man, and the legacy of Blade. The busy screenwriter discussed the upcoming reboot, his concept for Man of Steel, how his previous comic book work helped prepare him for writing the film, collaborating with director Zack Snyder, his first reaction to seeing Henry Cavill on set in the iconic Superman costume, whether or not Lex Luthor appears in the film, if the rumors are true that the Jimmy Olsen character is now female, casting Laurence Fishburne as the first African American Perry White, not planning a trilogy, which DC Comics characters he would like to see in the sequel, as well as exactly what his contributions were to the Godzilla script, the current status of The Invisible Man, and a look back at the legacy of Blade.

There is no doubt about it, we are definitely in the modern age of the comic book movie, and we really have one man to thank for that … David S. Goyer.

In my opinion, 1998’s Blade is the film that really ushered in the modern era of the comic book movie and made super hero films a viable commodity in Hollywood for the last fifteen years. In fact, Goyer’s script is still to this day used as the template for most super hero and comic book adapted movies, and the film also proved to the world that there is an audience for movies based on even the most obscure comic book character. Since penning Blade, Goyer has gone on to write such comic book based films as Blade II, Blade: Trinity (which he also directed), and Batman Begins. Not only did he help director Christopher Nolan reinvent one of the most beloved super heroes of all time, but he also developed the stories for The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and even Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. 

Now the screenwriter has taken on one of his greatest challenges yet, rebooting the holy grail of comic book super heroes with this summer’s Man of Steel, which will reintroduce the modern world to Superman and opens in theaters on June 14th. The highly anticipated new film was produced by Christopher Nolan, and based on a story he developed with Goyer, who wrote the screenplay. Visionary director Zack Snyder (Watchmen) helmed the movie, which features an all-star cast including Henry Cavill (Immortals) as Clark Kent/Superman, Academy Award-nominees Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do With It) as Perry White, Diane Lane (Unfaithful) as Martha Kent, and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) as General Zod, as well as Emmy Award-winner Richard Schiff (TV’s The West Wing) as Dr. Emil Hamilton, and Academy Award-winners Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves) as Jonathan Kent, and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Jor-El.

I recently had a chance to sit down with screenwriter David S. Goyer, who is also known for penning the Justice Society of America based comic JSA for DC comics, to talk about his new Starz series Da Vinci’s Demons. While we will run my video interview with Goyer about the new series closer to its April 12th premiere date, I wanted to let you know now what he had to say about Man of Steel, as well as his work on Godzilla, and The Invisible Man. The busy screenwriter discussed the upcoming reboot, his concept for Man of Steel, how his previous comic book work helped prepare him for writing the film, collaborating with director Zack Snyder, his first reaction to seeing Henry Cavill on set in the iconic Superman costume, whether or not Lex Luthor appears in the film, if the rumors are true that the Jimmy Olsen character is now female, casting Laurence Fishburne as the first African American Perry White, not planning a trilogy, which DC Comics characters he would like to see in the sequel, as well as exactly what his contributions were to the Godzilla script, the current status of The Invisible Man, and a look back at the legacy of Blade.

Pretty much everyone – even many of those jaded dizzards who dismiss Superman as irrelevant in our cynical modern age – agrees that the most recent trailer for this summer's Man of Steel* is spectacular.

But according to David S. Goyer, we ain't seen nothing yet, as "The trailer’s just the tiniest, tiniest tip of the iceberg.”

It's a bumper crop of new Man of Steel goodies.

Not only do we have five new scanned images from the Superman reboot showing off Henry Cavill in action as the Last Son of Krypton, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and some behind the scenes looks at Zack Snyder overseeing the action, but the director and star have also offered insights on why the hero of Man of Steel is more modern and human, despite being an extraterrestrial.

At this point, we're anything but dignified in our appetite for Man of Steel morsels.  When an image, info-nugget, or spurious rumor falls from Warner Bros.' table, we seize upon it like hungry housepets.

In related news, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams both look very dignified as Superman and Lois Lane in a new image of the pair in full costume.

Here's a rumor to take with a pickup truck-sized grain of salt: Christopher Nolan has reportedly signed on to produce Justice League, with Zack Snyder possibly directing and Christian Bale reprising the role of Bruce Wayne.

It's been over three decades since a Superman movie properly connected with moviegoers and the culture at large.  As such, this summer's Man of Steel is a bit of question mark.

But someone inside Warner Bros. has reportedly seen the reboot, after which they took some hyperbole pills and offered some insight on Zack Snyder's retelling of the Superman origin story.

It's Friday, and apparently Friday is Ladies' Night where relatively minor Man of Steel news is concerned.

Amy Adams, the incoming Lois Lane, briefly discussed her role in the Superman reboot on national television last night.  An action figure, meanwhile, has revealed our best look yet at Faora, the villainous Kryptonian sidekick played by Antje Traue.