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David S. Goyer

David S. Goyer

Writer · Born December 22, 1965 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Biography

David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays and stories for several superhero films, including Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998), the Blade trilogy (1998–2004), Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Man of Steel (2013), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has also directed four films: Zig Zag (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), The Invisible (2007), and The Unborn (2009). He is the creator of the science fiction television series Foundation, which is loosely based on the Foundation series written by Isaac Asimov. Goyer was co-writer of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Batman Begins (2005), received another nomination for Dark City, and was nominated for four Hugo Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article David S. Goyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Wrote 36

Produced 29

Created 9

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2006
  3. 2000

    FreakyLinks

    Creator

1990s

  1. 1997

    Sleepwalkers

    Creator

Directed 7

Acted in 1

2010s

  1. 2013

    Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel

    Movie

Other crew 1

Appearances11

2010s

  1. 2013

    The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

    Self

  2. 2012

    Ending the Knight

    Self

  3. Blade II: Blood Brothers

    Self

2000s

  1. 2008

    Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

    Self

  2. 2007

    Bloodsucking Cinema

    Self

  3. 2006

    The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

    himself

  4. 2005

    Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity

    Self

  5. 2002

    The Blood Pact: The Making of Blade II

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998
  2. Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics

    Self

  3. The Blood Tide

    Self

Thanked in the credits4