Goyer says he hit upon doing a show about da Vinci only by chance.
Starz had a separate video crew working with Goyer during production to create the second screen content.
David Goyer has read Superman comic books and has based part of his script on recent adaptations.
Goyer told me his idea for this TV series originated before those games, although he is a big gamer.
The show was developed by David S. Goyer, who co-wrote The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy and Man of Steel.
To prepare for the series, Goyer says he read dozens of biographies, da Vinci's journal pages and many of his letters.
David S. Goyer, a writer for the 2008 movie blockbuster Batman: The Dark Knight, also worked on the script for Black Ops.
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"Da Vinci's Demons, " which premieres on the Starz network on April 12, is a "historical fantasy, " says Goyer, who should be up to the challenge.
To play this extraordinary chap, Goyer chose English-born actor Tom Riley.
"The central conflict is about who controls information, " Goyer says.
"There's a tantalizing five-year gap, stretching from when he was 27 to 32, where there's almost no record of where he was or what he was doing, " says Goyer.
At this time, Nolan is reportedly in talks to be involved as producer, with Snyder as a producer and possible director, and it might involve a story by Goyer.
"The phrase 'Renaissance Man' was derived from him, " says David S. Goyer, who has spent a lot of time studying and pondering him, and has created "Da Vinci's Demons, " a sci-fi thriller set in the 1400s.
Recapturing 15th-century Florence, not to mention the highfalutin exploits of da Vinci, demands impressive visual effects, and Goyer set the bar high: "My goal was to be at least on par with the production values of 'Game of Thrones, '" he says.
Goyer has proven himself in Hollywood and in the ultra-competitive gaming space over the years, so his take on one of the most-recognized names in history is sure to open up many seasons of adventures for Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Lara Pulver and the rest of the cast.
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