David S. Goyer

David S. Goyer

1965-12-22 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 56 Credits

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...

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Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

Executive Producer

Producing

Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces...

The First Omen

The First Omen

2024

Producer

6.9
Producing

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own fa...

Hellraiser

Hellraiser

2022

Screenstory, Producer

6.2
Writing Producing

A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group o...

Antlers

Antlers

2021

Producer

6.2
Producing

A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening ...

The Tomorrow War

The Tomorrow War

2021

Producer

7.5
Producing

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is los...

The Night House

The Night House

2021

Producer

6.6
Producing

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently de...

Terminator: Dark Fate

Terminator: Dark Fate

2019

Screenplay, Story

6.4
Writing

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to sav...

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie

2018

Executive Producer

7.7
Producing

A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious s...

Assassination Nation

Assassination Nation

2018

Producer

6.3
Producing

After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four...

A-X-L

A-X-L

2018

Producer

6.3
Producing

The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.

Tau

Tau

2018

Producer

6.2
Producing

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

2016

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.0
Writing Producing

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

The Forest

The Forest

2016

Producer

5.2
Producing

Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in se...

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

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

2013

as Self

6.8
Acting

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

Screenplay, Story

6.6
Writing

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

Ending the Knight

Ending the Knight

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

A comprehensive look into how Director Christopher Nolan and his production team made "The Dark Knight Rises" the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight l...

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

Story

7.8
Writing

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is...

Blade II: Blood Brothers

Blade II: Blood Brothers

2012

as Self

Acting

David Goyer talks about the genesis of 'Blade II' and Guillermo del Toro's involvement.

DevilDolls

DevilDolls

2012

Writer

4.7
Writing

A true trilogy of terror! Welcome to the haunted dollhouse where 3 devilish tales of twisted horror take place. From a re-animated rag doll that seeks...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011

Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story

5.0
Producing Writing

When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spe...

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

2010

Characters

3.6

A group of people on a world wide search for oddities find themselves trapped in a nine hundred year old Italian castle when they accident unleash the...

The Unborn

The Unborn

2009

Director, Writer

5.2
Directing Writing

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

Story

8.5
Writing

Batman 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 rema...

Batman: Gotham Knight

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.

Jumper

Jumper

2008

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth...

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

as Self

5.0
Acting

The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

The Invisible

The Invisible

2007

Director

6.3
Directing

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him ...

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

2007

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Sim...

Blade: House of Chthon

Blade: House of Chthon

2006

Script

5.7

The brutal hunt for the pure bloods continues as the ultimate vampire hunter, Blade, battles to defeat the House of Chthon, an ancient evil sect of va...

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

2006

as himself

Acting

David Goyer knows how to bring comic book heroes to kicking, screaming, vengeful life, as he did in The Crow: City of Angels, the Blade series, and Ba...

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

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

2005

as Self

5.7
Acting

Documentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005

Screenplay

7.7
Writing

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable t...

Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

2004

Director, Writer, Producer

5.9
Directing Writing Producing

For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

2002

as Self

3.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of the film 'Blade II'.

Zig Zag

Zig Zag

2002

Director, Screenplay

5.8
Directing Writing

An autistic 15-year-old boy steals money from his boss to provide rent for his abusive father, who uses the money to repay a loan shark.

Blade II

Blade II

2002

Writer, Executive Producer

6.6
Writing Producing

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Co-Producer

6.0
Producing

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is...

La Magra

1998

as Self

Acting

This short documentary shows the original ending to 'Blade' (1998) and explains why it is not in the final film.

Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics

1998

as Self

7.0
Acting

David S. Goyer, Stan Lee, and Wizard magazine's Gareb Shamus discuss the shift from brightly colored superheroes of the 1970s to the darker antiheroes...

The Blood Tide

1998

as Self

Acting

A look at blood's role in everything from theology to history, medicine, vampire lore and mythology, literature, and the movie 'Blade' (1998).

Blade

Blade

1998

Writer

6.8
Writing

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1998

Writer

4.5
Writing

Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War. The children ...

Dark City

Dark City

1998

Screenplay

7.3
Writing

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic ...

The Crow: City of Angels

The Crow: City of Angels

1996

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize h...

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

The Substitute

The Substitute

1993

Writer

4.7
Writing

A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while seducing a student who begins to suspect her true ...

Arcade

Arcade

1993

Screenplay

4.6
Writing

Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno" where a new virtual reality arcade game called "Arcade"...

Demonic Toys

Demonic Toys

1992

Screenplay

5.3
Writing

While on a stakeout, Judith Gray, a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped inside a warehouse full of toys that have been awakened to murderous life by a st...

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991

Writer

5.4
Writing

In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goa...

Death Warrant

Death Warrant

1990

Writer

6.2
Writing

Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding ma...

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

N/A

Producer

Producing

A man's life begins to unravel after his hauntingly familiar nightmares draw him towards a woman he has never met.

The Blob

The Blob

N/A

Producer

Producing

Remake of the 1958 B-movie about a small American town's battle against a gelatinous alien lifeform that engulfs every living thing it touches and gro...

Fantastic Voyage

N/A

Writer

Writing

A remake of the 1966 sci fi classic.

Night Patrol

N/A

Producer

Producing

An African-American LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring ...

Rogue

N/A

Producer

Producing

Plot kept under wraps, the project revolves around a CIA agent.