Tag: David S. Goyer
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What Guillermo Del Toro Learned From Developing His ‘Star Wars’ Movie
The galaxy far, far away has had plenty of filmmakers involved in the creation of its mythology, but it almost saw Guillermo Del Toro at the front of a Star Wars movie. While Lucasfilm never placed the project into motion, the filmmaker was excited to explore a very special corner of the universe created by…
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Disney Shouldn’t Have Shelved Guillermo del Toro’s Star Wars Movie
There was a brief period of time after the rights to the Star Wars franchise were first sold to Walt Disney Pictures where it seemed the possibilities for the franchise were endless. With talented filmmakers like Rian Johnson, J.J. Abrams, and Gareth Edwards helming new installments in the franchise, any great director had the potential…
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Why ‘Foundation’ Veered Away From the Anthology Format
For a series like Apple TV+’s Foundation, choosing the structure through which you’ll tell the ambitious story is key. The sci-fi series has the tough task of adapting a story that spans over 1,000 years, which means that characters will invariably come and go. This could suggest that the show would benefit from the anthology…
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‘Foundation’ Season 3 Scripts Are Already Written, David S. Goyer Reveals
Even though Apple TV+ is yet to announce Foundation’s renewal for Season 3, the future of the sci-fi series looks bright. In an interview with Collider’s Therese Lacson, series creator and producer David S. Goyer talked about the next season and revealed some important information about the upcoming episodes. If you immediately thought about The…
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Warner Bros. Wanted to Make 20 DC Films in 10 Years
During an extensive interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, David S. Goyer, the writer of Man of Steel concurred with host Josh Horowitz that Warner Bros. might have been better served by pursuing a standalone Superman sequel featuring Henry Cavill, rather than attempting to create a cinematic universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of…
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Man Of Steel Writer Thinks ‘It Was Crazy’ For DC To Replicate The Marvel Cinematic Universe
David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about how to make a good superhero movie. Not only is he responsible for writing the best superhero trilogy ever made, but he’s also helped pen screenplays for “Batman Begins,” “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” “Man of Steel,” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Not for…
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‘Man of Steel’ Writer Says ‘It Was Crazy’ How WB and DC Tried to Build Their Own MCU, Reveals David Fincher’s Two-Hour ‘Blade’ Meeting
In a career-spanning interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, “Man of Steel” writer David S. Goyer agreed with host Joshua Horowitz that Warner Bros. should’ve developed a standalone Superman sequel with Henry Cavill instead of attempting to mount a cinematic universe with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The studio did so in order…
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Guillermo del Toro Confirms Axed ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Writer David S. Goyer Scripted It Four Years Ago: ‘There Is a Lot of Cool Art Work From It’
Guillermo del Toro confirmed on X/Twitter that he planned to direct a “Star Wars” movie around four years ago from a script by David S. Goyer, best known known for writing superhero movies such as “Batman Begins,” “Man of Steel” and more. The project never made it past development, but Goyer confirmed on the “Happy…
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How Frustration With ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Led to ‘Man of Steel’
Sometimes writers hit road blocks in spite of their titanic momentum, and when that happens, the absolute best thing to do is to use that energy to write something else, which is exactly what superhero screenwriter David S. Goyer did when he conceived Man of Steel during a one-week writing break from The Dark Knight…
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The SAG-AFTRA Strike Is Already Hitting Hollywood’s Bottom Line At The Box Office
As recounted in this week’s Tales from the Box Office column, “Blade” screenwriter David S. Goyer was told by New Line studio head Mike Luca that the budget he got for the movie would depend on which lead actor he could attach to it: “I’ll make it for $40 million if you can get Denzel…