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David S. Goyer

Born 1965-12-22

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.

Known for

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 · 5.6 Batman Begins 2005 · 8.2 Man of Steel 2013 · 7.1 The Tomorrow War 2021 · 6.1 The First Omen 2024 · 6.7 Terminator: Dark Fate 2019 · 5.7 Jumper 2008 · 6.1 Blade 1998 · 7.1 The Night House 2021 · 6.6 Ghost Rider 2007 · 5.3 Blade II 2002 · 6.7 Dark City 1998 · 7.6 The Sandman 2022 · 7.6 Blade: Trinity 2004 · 5.8 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 2011 · 4.4 Foundation 2021 · 7.6 Assassination Nation 2018 · 6.1 The Forest 2016 · 4.5 Tau 2018 · 5.6 Flashforward 2009 · 7.6 Constantine 2014 · 7.5 Hellraiser 2022 · 5.8 The Unborn 2009 · 4.7 Antlers 2021 · 5.5 The Birth of a Nation 2016 · 6.4 Murderbot 2025 · 7.4 The Invisible 2007 · 6.1 Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie 2018 · 7.0 Batman: Gotham Knight 2008 · 6.7 A-X-L 2018 · 5.1 Death Warrant 1990 · 5.7 Krypton 2018 · 6.8 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991 · 4.5 Blade: The Series 2006 · 6.2 Nick Fury: Agent of Shield 1998 · 3.7 Arcade 1993 · 4.7