Man of Steel (film) was written by an American screenwriter.
David Samuel Goyer ( born December 22 , 1965 ) is an American screenwriter , film director , novelist , producer , and comic book writer . Man of Steel (film) . The film is directed by Zack Snyder , written by David S. Goyer , and stars Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Michael Shannon , Kevin Costner , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Antje Traue , Ayelet Zurer , Christopher Meloni , and Russell Crowe . Development began in 2008 , when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers , screenwriters and directors , opting to reboot the franchise .