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David S. Goyer

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David S. Goyer

Born December 22, 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA28 films

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.

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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.

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The Dark Knight posterFirst watchThe Dark Knight20088.5Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

28 films
  1. TBAFantastic VoyageWriter
  2. TBAFatal FuryScreenplay
  3. 2022HellraiserScreenstory
  4. 2019Terminator: Dark FateScreenplay
  5. 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeScreenplay
  6. 2013Man of SteelScreenplay
  7. 2012The Dark Knight RisesStory
  8. 2012DevilDollsWriter
  9. 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceStory
  10. 2010Demonic Toys: Personal DemonsCharacters
  11. 2009The UnbornWriter
  12. 2008The Dark KnightStory
  13. 2008Batman: Gotham KnightScreenplay
  14. 2008JumperScreenplay
  15. 2005Batman BeginsScreenplay
  16. 2004Blade: TrinityWriter
  17. 2002Zig ZagScreenplay
  18. 2002Blade IIWriter
  19. 1998BladeWriter
  20. 1998Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.Writer
  21. 1998Dark CityScreenplay
  22. 1996The Crow: City of AngelsScreenplay
  23. 1994The Puppet MastersScreenplay
  24. 1993The SubstituteWriter
  25. 1993ArcadeScreenplay
  26. 1992Demonic ToysScreenplay
  27. 1991Kickboxer 2: The Road BackWriter
  28. 1990Death WarrantWriter