David S. Goyer
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Nationality | American |
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David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the
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.
Early life
Goyer and his brother Jeff were born in
Goyer was a student of screenwriter Nelson Gidding at USC and frequently returned to Gidding's class as a guest speaker. He graduated in 1988 and sold his first screenplay for Death Warrant in 1989, which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. With his first paycheck, he bought a Isuzu Trooper, which was stolen the first night he drove it home.[5]
Career
A professed comic book fanatic
Goyer's comicbook films explore the consequences of becoming a symbolic figure, a topic he has long been interested in.
In late October 2011, cable channel
In June 2013, he was announced to work on both
By 2014, having already earned a reputation as a veteran of the superhero genre, Goyer shifted his focus to the independent production genre, hiring producer Kevin Turen to run his company.[19] Explaining his thinking, Goyer said: "Everybody talks about how it seems like studios increasingly are relying on these big tentpoles and some micro-budget horror films, and that's the majority of the slate," Goyer said. "I've been a benefactor of that movement, but there are a ton of films out there I've really admired over the last few years that studios aren't making, and I wanted to see if I could help get more of them made."[19] In 2015, soon after embracing independent producing, Goyer won a competitive situation to produce the feature version of Miles.[20] Furthermore, he executive-produced Nate Parker's feature The Birth of a Nation, which sold for a record $17.5 million at the Sundance Film Festival, before sweeping the festival's awards.[21][22]
In addition to producing, Goyer continues to write. In 2014, he was tapped to write and produce the feature Fantastic Voyage, based on the 1966 original, for James Cameron.[23] Breaking the news, The Hollywood Reporter announced: "The project has been quiet since 2011, but Goyer's involvement kick-starts and will re-engineer what the studio and producers hope to be an event-sized tentpole. It is also now placing the project on the fast track"[23] In January 2016, acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro signed on to direct the feature.[24] Goyer co-wrote Warner Bros.' blockbuster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), with Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio. In July 2016, it was announced that Goyer will write and direct an upcoming interactive virtual reality film about Darth Vader. Goyer stated that he found creating VR content very different from other media, but said "it's surprising how much you feel and how emotional [the VR experience] is [...] there is stuff that makes you tear up and cry, and it's really phenomenal."[25]
In January 2017, Goyer signed on to co-produce and co-write Green Lantern Corps, an installment in the DC Extended Universe, with Justin Rhodes, based on a story treatment by Goyer and Geoff Johns.[26] By April of the same year, it was announced that he had signed on to write the script for the reboot of Masters of the Universe, intended to be released in 2019.[27] Goyer was later announced as director along with Lindsey Beer writing a new draft of the screenplay in January 2018. Filming was set to begin April 2018.[28] By February of that year, Goyer dropped out as the film's director and writer.[29] According to Carlos Huante, a creature designer hired for the film and who worked on the original cartoon, Sony felt that Goyer's script would be too expensive to bring to life as Goyer intended for the movie to be on the epic scale of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.[30]
In September 2017, Deadline reported that Goyer and his Green Lantern Corps partner Justin Rhodes, as well as Chris Eglee and Josh Friedman were hired to take part in a writers room in order to write the next Terminator trilogy, under the direction of collaborating team Tim Miller and James Cameron.[31]
In the early 2020s, Goyer produced
Goyer executive produces and serves as showrunner for
For the 2022 film Hellraiser, a reimagining of the franchise of the same name, Goyer wrote the story and produced the film under the Phantom Four banner for Spyglass and Hulu.[37] His Phantom Four company had signed a deal with Village Roadshow Pictures.[38]
Works
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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1990 | Death Warrant | No | Yes | No |
1991 | Kickboxer 2 | No | Yes | Associate |
1992 | Demonic Toys | No | Yes | No |
1993 | Arcade | No | Yes | No |
1994 | The Puppet Masters | No | Yes | No |
1996 | The Crow: City of Angels | No | Yes | No |
1998 | Dark City | No | Yes | No |
Blade | No | Yes | No | |
2002 | Zig Zag | Yes | Yes | No |
Blade II | No | Yes | Executive | |
2004 | Blade: Trinity | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2005 | Batman Begins | No | Yes | No |
2007 | The Invisible | Yes | No | No |
2008 | Jumper | No | Yes | No |
The Dark Knight | No | Story | No | |
2009 | The Unborn | Yes | Yes | No |
2011 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | No | Yes | Executive |
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | No | Story | No |
2013 | Man of Steel | No | Yes | No |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | No | Yes | Executive |
2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | No | Yes | Executive |
2022 | Hellraiser | No | Story | Yes |
Producer only
Year | Title | Notes |
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2000 | Mission to Mars | Co-producer |
2007 | Ghost Rider | Executive producer |
2016 | The Forest
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The Birth of a Nation | Executive producer | |
2018 | Assassination Nation | |
A.X.L. | ||
Tau | ||
2020 | The Night House | |
2021 | The Tomorrow War | |
Antlers | ||
2024 | The First Omen |
Uncredited writing roles
- Pet Sematary Two (1992)
- On Deadly Ground (1994)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Godzilla (2014)
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Creator | Notes |
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1993 | The Substitute | No | Yes | No | No | Television film Credited as Cynthia Verlaine |
1996 | Enemy | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
1997 | Perversions of Science | No | Yes | No | No | Wrote "Dream of Doom" |
1997 | Sleepwalkers | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote "Something Is Buried in Bethlehem" and "Counting Sheep" |
1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
2000 | FreakyLinks | No | Yes | No | Yes | Wrote "Subject: Fearsum" Credited as Ricardo Festiva |
2005 | Threshold | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Directed episode "Trees Made of Glass: Part 1"; Wrote episode "Trees Made of Glass: Part 2" |
2006 | Blade: The Series | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote "Pilot" and "Conclave" |
2009–2010 | FlashForward | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote 5 episodes, directed 2 episodes |
2012–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote 7 episodes, directed 2 episodes |
2014–2015 | Constantine | No | Yes | No | Yes | Wrote "Non Est Asylum" and "The Devil's Vinyl" |
2018–2019 | Krypton | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote "Pilot" and "Light-Years From Home" |
2021–present | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote 5 episodes, directed 3 episodes |
2022–present | The Sandman | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote "Sleep of the Just" |
2022 | Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | No | Yes | No | No | "The Autopsy" |
Video games
Year | Title | Publisher(s) | Series | Notes |
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2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Activision | Call of Duty | Story consultant |
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | |||
2018 | Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire | Disney Interactive Studios | Star Wars | |
2019 | Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series | |||
2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Activision | Call of Duty |
Narrative podcasts
Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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2022 | Batman Unburied | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark | Yes | Yes |
Novels
- Heaven's Shadow (with Michael Cassutt) (2011)
- Heaven's War (with Michael Cassutt) (2012)
- Heaven's Fall (with Michael Cassutt) (2013)
References
- ^ "The Unborn Set Visit: Writer-Director David Goyer". BloodyDisgusting. 8 April 2010.
- ^ Aushenker, Michael (March 28, 2002). "Man of Action". Jewish Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (April 3, 2013). "'Da Vinci' goes rogue in new STARZ historical fantasy". Jewish Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Notable Alumni, USC School of Cinematic Arts.
- ^ "David Goyer Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ^ Allstetter, Rob (August 1997). "Special Report: Blood on the Big Screen". Wizard. No. 72. pp. 122–3.
- ^ a b Trenholm, Richard (2016-03-30). "How a 'Batman v Superman' writer predicted Marvel's 'Civil War' 30 years ago". CNET. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "David Goyer - Writer, Producer, Director". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Hudson, Laura. "Superman Renounces U.S. Citizenship in 'Action Comics' #900 Read More: Superman Renounces U.S. Citizenship in 'Action Comics' #900". comicsalliance.com. Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "David Goyer To Adapt His Debut Novel 'Heaven's Shadow' For Film". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 25, 2011). "Starz Orders David Goyer's 'Da Vinci's Demons' To Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Da Vinci's Demons". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "David Goyer to Direct 'Count of Monte Cristo' Remake (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ ‘Man Of Steel’ Sequel Underway With Zack Snyder And David S. Goyer
- ^ "Goyer Delivers her BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture". BAFTA. September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 5, 2013). "Lava Bear Sets Jason Zada To Helm David Goyer-Hatched 'The Forest': Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 22, 2014). "Focus Picks Up David Goyer Supernatural Thriller 'The Forest'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave (May 23, 2014). "David Goyer's 'The Forest' Gets North American Distribution". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 2014). "David S. Goyer Taps Kevin Turen President As Superhero Vet Takes Indie Turn". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (4 February 2015). "David Goyer Tapped To Produce Feature Version Of Oliver Daly Short 'Miles'". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (12 November 2014). "Armie Hammer Joins Nate Parker's Nat Turner Biopic 'The Birth Of A Nation'". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Patten, Dominic; Hipes, Patrick (30 January 2016). "'Birth Of A Nation' Sweeps Sundance Grand Jury & Audience Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ a b "David Goyer Joins James Cameron for 'Fantastic Voyage' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. May 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ McNary, Dave (7 January 2016). "Guillermo del Toro in Talks for 'Fantastic Voyage' Remake". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Sciretta, Sciretta (July 6, 2017). "David Goyer Says His Darth Vader VR Project Will Make You Cry". Slashfilm.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 12, 2017). "Warner Bros Sets David Goyer, Justin Rhodes For 'Green Lantern Corps'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Lawrence, Derek (April 26, 2017). "McG no longer directing Masters of the Universe". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Marc, Christopher (January 10, 2018). "Sony's Masters Of The Universe Eyeing April 2018 Production Start". Omega Underground. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Lang, Brent (February 8, 2018). "Masters Of The Universe Still Needs Director As David Goyer Passes". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ Lang, Brent (February 26, 2019). "David S. Goyer's 'Masters of the Universe' Would Have Been a 'Lord of the Rings'-Sized Epic". SlashFilm. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (20 September 2017). "Linda Hamilton Set To Return To Terminator". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Searchlight Pictures Closing $12 Million WW Rights Deal for Sundance Thriller 'The Night House'". 27 January 2020.
- ^ "The Tomorrow War 2 will answer a big White Spikes question". Digital Spy. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Foundation". IMDb. 24 September 2021.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 16, 2013). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Eyeing Sandman as Director and Star, Producing with David Goyer at Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Heinberg, Allan (July 29, 2022). "The Sandman: How the Netflix Series Was Born". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "'Hellraiser' Revival in the Works with 'Dark Knight' Writer David S. Goyer". 6 May 2019.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2021-09-10). "David Goyer's Phantom Four Films Signs First-Look Deal With Village Roadshow, Sets 'Reincarnation Of Peter Proud' As First Project". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
External links
- David S. Goyer at IMDb