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David S. Goyer

Writing · Born 1965-12-22 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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.

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Filmography

2026Night PatrolProducer
2025SupermanThanks
2025MurderbotExecutive Producer
2024The First OmenProducer
2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesTeleplay
2022HellraiserScreenstory
2022The SandmanExecutive Producer
2021AntlersProducer
2021FoundationExecutive Producer
2021The Tomorrow WarProducer
2021The Night HouseProducer
2019Terminator: Dark FateScreenplay
2018Constantine: City of Demons - The MovieExecutive Producer
2018Assassination NationProducer
2018A-X-LProducer
2018TauProducer
2018Constantine: City of DemonsExecutive Producer
2018KryptonWriter
2017The Shape of WaterThanks
2016The Birth of a NationExecutive Producer
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeScreenplay
2016DC's Legends of TomorrowThanks
2016The ForestProducer
2014ConstantineStory
2014The FlashThanks
2013Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight TrilogySelf
2013Man of SteelScreenplay
2013Da Vinci's DemonsCreator
2012Ending the KnightSelf
2012The Dark Knight RisesStory
2012Blade II: Blood BrothersSelf
2012DevilDollsWriter
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceExecutive Producer
2010Demonic Toys: Personal DemonsCharacters
2009FlashForwardWriter
2009The UnbornDirector
2008Dark City: Memories of Shell BeachSelf
2008The Dark KnightStory
2008Batman: Gotham KnightScreenplay
2008JumperScreenplay
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelf
2007The InvisibleDirector
2007Ghost RiderExecutive Producer
2006Blade: House of ChthonScript
2006Blade: The SeriesWriter
2006The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyerhimself
2005ThresholdDirector
2005Batman BeginsScreenplay
2005Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade TrinitySelf
2004Blade: TrinityDirector
2002The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'Self
2002Zig ZagDirector
2002Blade IIWriter
2000FreakyLinksCreator
2000Mission to MarsCo-Producer
1998La MagraSelf
1998Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark ComicsSelf
1998The Blood TideSelf
1998BladeWriter
1998Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.Writer
1998Dark CityScreenplay
1997SleepwalkersWriter
1997Perversions of ScienceScreenplay
1996The Crow: City of AngelsScreenplay
1994The Puppet MastersScreenplay
1993The SubstituteWriter
1993ArcadeScreenplay
1992Demonic ToysScreenplay
1991Kickboxer 2: The Road BackWriter
1990Death WarrantWriter
—The Reincarnation of Peter ProudProducer
—The BlobProducer
—Fantastic VoyageWriter
—RogueProducer
—StarmanExecutive Producer
—Fatal FuryScreenplay

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