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American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Journey of the Bat
  • EL HOMBRE DE ACERO. La novela
  • Heaven's Shadow. David S Goyer and Michael Cassutt
  • Sombra do Paraíso (Em Portuguese do Brasil)
  • Dark city

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1965-12-22

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Listeners
155
Total plays
307

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Key facts

Born
David Samuel Goyer , ( 1965-12-22 ) December 22, 1965 (age 60) , Ann Arbor, Michigan , U.S.
Occupation
Film director screenwriter film producer novelist comic book writer
Spouse
Marina Black

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Encyclopedic overview

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 upon 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) and received another nomination for Dark City, and has been nominated for four Hugo Awards.

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