Simon Kinberg
Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973 in London ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director of British origin. Kinberg is best known as a long-term producer and screenwriter of the X-Men film series , which he has been responsible for since 2005. He directed X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) for the first time himself.
Life
After studying at Brown University in Rhode Island , Kinberg first appeared in 2002 as a screenwriter for a television production. In 2005, the script for the action film xXx 2 - The Next Level followed . In the same year, the action comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith was based on his script , directed by Doug Liman . In 2006 he worked with Zak Penn on the script for X-Men: The Last Stand . Jumper in 2008 was Kinberg's first film that he was also involved in as a producer.
As a screenwriter, he was involved in the films Sherlock Holmes (2009) and The Trouble (2012), while he was the producer with X-Men: First Decision (2011). As executive producer, he was involved in the 2012 film adaptation of the novel Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter .
In 2010, Kinberg founded the film production company Genre Films .
From 2014 to 2016 he was a regular screenwriter and executive producer (until 2018) on the Star Wars Rebels series, which he helped to create . He also served as a creative consultant for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He is currently the executive producer on the political drama series Designated Survivor . He is also involved in Legion in the same capacity .
In 2016, Kinberg was the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood, paid $ 16 million for working on a total of two X-Men screenplays. That same year, he became one of Hollywood's highest paid producers ($ 40 million) for his work on Deadpool . In 2016, Kinberg was named 61st of the 100 Most Influential People in Hollywood by industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter .
On June 14, 2017, 20th Century Fox confirmed that Kinberg would direct the next regular X-Men film, X-Men: Dark Phoenix . It is Kinberg's first directorial work. The film was released in June 2019.
Awards (selection)
At the 2016 Academy Awards , Kinberg was nominated for The Martian - Save Mark Watney in the Best Picture category. In the same year he received the George Pal Memorial Award . He was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry for the screenplay of Fantastic Four .
Filmography (selection)
As a screenwriter
- 2005: xXx 2 - The Next Level (xXx: State of the Union)
- 2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- 2006: X- Men: The Last Stand
- 2008: Jumper
- 2009: Sherlock Holmes
- 2012: This Means War (This Means War)
- 2014: X-Men: Future is Past (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- 2014–2018: Star Wars Rebels (TV series)
- 2015: Fantastic Four
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 2019: X-Men: Dark Phoenix
As a producer
- 2008: Jumper
- 2011: X-Men: First Decision (X-Men: First Class)
- 2012: This Means War (This Means War)
- 2013: Elysium
- 2014: X-Men: Future is Past (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- 2014: Let's be Cops - Die Party Bullen (Let's Be Cops)
- 2015: Cinderella
- 2015: Chappie
- 2015: Fantastic Four
- 2015: The Martian - Save Mark Watney (The Martian)
- 2016: Deadpool
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 2017: Logan - The Wolverine (Logan)
- 2017: Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the Orient Express)
- 2018: Deadpool 2
- 2019: X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- 2020: The New Mutants
As an executive producer
- 2012: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
- 2014–2018: Star Wars Rebels (TV series)
- since 2016: Designated Survivor (TV series)
- since 2017: Legion (TV series)
- 2017-2019: The Gifted (TV series)
Web links
- Simon Kinberg at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Simon Kinberg in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kinberg, Simon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kinberg, Simon David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |