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David S. Goyer <span class="SFPTagline"> From SCIFIPEDIA </span>  David S. Goyer (b. December 22, 1965) is an American screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, and film director. Goyer grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Huron High School where he negotiated with teachers to write original projects as a substitution for regular assignments. Following high school, Goyer intended to study at Michigan University for a career in investigating crime. Fortunately, his pat was redirected towards screenwriting with the help of his teachers and Goyer attended and graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television in 1988. During his senior year, he landed an agent and six months after graduating he sold a script called Dusted which later became Death warrant and launched his career. CareerGoyer has worked mainly in the sci fi and fantasy genre. His first writing credit was the 1990 action film Death Warrant which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. He followed up with Kickboxer 2: The Road Back which he also produced, Demonic Toys, Arcade and Dollman vs. Demonic Toys. In 1994, Goyer took on The Puppet Masters based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel. He then worked on the sequel to The Crow, The Crow: City of Angels. In 1997, Goyer served as an executive producer on the short-lived series Sleepwalkers and in 1998 contributed to the screenplay for the sci-fi thriller, Dark City. Also in 1998, Goyer adapted the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury for the TV movie Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The movie starred David Hasselhoff as Fury. He also served as co-producer on the film Mission to Mars and served as executive producer on the series Freaky Links Goyer then turned his attention to another comic character, Blade. He wrote the screenplay for the movie Blade. He also wrote and produced its sequels the successful Blade II (2002) directed by Guillermo del Toro and the box office failure, Blade: Trinity (2004) which he directed. Goyer added the character Whistler to the films as Blade's mentor. The character was also added to the comic series. In 2005, Goyer fulfilled his childhood dream of making a Batman film. He provided the initial script for Batman Begins which was later reworked by Christopher Nolan. The film was a great success and Goyer worked with Nolan again on the story for the 2008 sequel, The Dark Knight. In 2005, Goyer served as an executive producer on the short-lived series Threshold created by Bragi F. Schut. Goyer also directed the pilot episode. Also in 2005, he executive produced yet another short-lived series Blade: The Series for which he wrote the episodes "Conclave" and "Pilot." Goyer continues to focus on film adaptations of comic series. He has been approached to adapt several coming book series and has even created a comic series, JSA for DC Comics. JSA debuted in 1999 and ran 51 issues. Goyer wrote a screenplay featuring comic book hero The Flash but he recently announced that he is no longer involved in the project and Warner Brothers has chosen a new direction. Goyer's recent and upcoming works include writing credits on the films Jumper, The Dark Knight, Thor, and Captain America. Goyer directed the 2007 film The Invisible and served as executive producer on Ghost Rider. Goyer also worked on an initial script for Ghost Rider but the studio ultimately chose Mark Steven Johnson as writer and director. Goyer is also slated to produce the 2008 films, The Unforgettable and Alone. QuotesYou know, when I was young, my mom was a single mom, and she was working on her Ph.D. at University of Michigan, so she was working and going to night school. She didn't have enough money for child care often, so she would park my brother and I in the local comic book store at night, called The Eye of Agamoto, and she would buy us McDonald's, and we would sit there for two or three hours while she was in school, this was two or three nights a week, and read comic books. That's how we got into it. From the time I was six or seven. I think that comic books have become a new genre . . . In the way that a Western is a genre, or a musical is a genre. I think that they are our versions of Greek myths. They're these sort of simplified morality plays.
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