During his first public appearance following his latest box office hit, the filmmaker earned a standing ovation from the Hall H crowd while choking up as he talked about his love of the comic book medium.

Some of the initial guesses for the heroes in the Hall of Justice metahuman mural in Superman were spot on, while others were way off.

Another important influence was the pre-existing mural in Cincinnati's iconic Union Terminal train station; the location that inspired the Hall of Justice's look since 1973's animated series Super Friends - which is still prime for a film adaptation. That shooting location also threw the following curveball at Mickle and her practical set building: