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David S. Goyer

Writing
60 years oldAnn 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.

Personal Details

Born
December 22, 1965
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

David S Goyer
Cynthia Verlaine
David Samuel Goyer
Ricardo Festiva
David Goyer

Movies (37)

Night Patrol

Night Patrol

Producer (Production)

2026

Superman
7.4

Superman

Thanks (Crew)

2025

The First Omen
6.8

The First Omen

Producer (Production)

2024

Hellraiser
6.2

Hellraiser

Screenstory (Writing)

2022

Antlers
6.2

Antlers

Producer (Production)

2021

The Tomorrow War
7.5

The Tomorrow War

Producer (Production)

2021

The Night House
6.6

The Night House

Producer (Production)

2021

Terminator: Dark Fate
6.4

Terminator: Dark Fate

Screenplay (Writing)

2019

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie
7.7

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Assassination Nation
6.3

Assassination Nation

Producer (Production)

2018

A-X-L
6.3

A-X-L

Producer (Production)

2018

Tau
6.2

Tau

Producer (Production)

2018

The Shape of Water
7.2

The Shape of Water

Thanks (Crew)

2017

The Birth of a Nation
6.6

The Birth of a Nation

Executive Producer (Production)

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
6.0

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Screenplay (Writing)

2016

The Forest
5.2

The Forest

Producer (Production)

2016

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
6.8

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

as Self

2013

Man of Steel
6.6

Man of Steel

Screenplay (Writing)

2013

Ending the Knight
7.2

Ending the Knight

as Self

2012

The Dark Knight Rises
7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

Story (Writing)

2012

Blade II: Blood Brothers

Blade II: Blood Brothers

as Self

2012

DevilDolls
4.7

DevilDolls

Writer (Writing)

2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
5.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Executive Producer (Production)

2011

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons
3.5

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

Characters (Writing)

2010

The Unborn
5.2

The Unborn

Director (Directing)

2009

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

Story (Writing)

2008

Batman: Gotham Knight
6.7

Batman: Gotham Knight

Screenplay (Writing)

2008

Jumper
6.2

Jumper

Screenplay (Writing)

2008

Bloodsucking Cinema
5.0

Bloodsucking Cinema

as Self

2007

The Invisible
6.3

The Invisible

Director (Directing)

2007

Ghost Rider
5.6

Ghost Rider

Executive Producer (Production)

2007

Blade: House of Chthon
5.7

Blade: House of Chthon

Script (Crew)

2006

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

as himself

2006

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
5.7

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

as Self

2005

Batman Begins
7.7

Batman Begins

Screenplay (Writing)

2005

Blade: Trinity
5.9

Blade: Trinity

Director (Directing)

2004

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
3.0

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

as Self

2002

TV Shows (13)