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| birth_place = Hammersmith, London, England, UK| death_date = | death_place = Screenwriterproducer}}| nationality = American| yearsactive = 2000–presentBrown University (Bachelor of Arts>BA)Columbia University (MFA)Mali Heled2017|reason=div}}| partner = Cleo Wade (engaged)| children = 4}}Simon David KinbergNEWS, July 29, 2001, Weddings; Mali Heled, Simon Kinberg, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/style/weddings-mali-heled-simon-kinberg.html, live, January 15, 2016,www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/style/weddings-mali-heled-simon-kinberg.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150527175926www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/style/weddings-mali-heled-simon-kinberg.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150527175926www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/style/weddings-mali-heled-simon-kinberg.html, May 27, 2015, (born August 2, 1973)NEWS, Lovece, Frank, Frank Lovece, January 26, 2016, Everyone into the Deadpool: Producer Simon Kinberg helps revive Marvel’s raunchy superhero, Film Journal International,www.filmjournal.com/features/deadpool-marvel-simon-kinberg-producer-interview, dead,www.filmjournal.com/features/deadpool-marvel-simon-kinberg-producer-interview," title="web.archive.org/web/20160128182927www.filmjournal.com/features/deadpool-marvel-simon-kinberg-producer-interview,">web.archive.org/web/20160128182927www.filmjournal.com/features/deadpool-marvel-simon-kinberg-producer-interview, January 28, 2016, is a British-born American filmmaker. He wrote or produced a number of films in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film franchise, and has also written such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He has served as a producer on others, including Cinderella and The Martian, the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. His production company Genre Films had a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. Kinberg made his directorial debut in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix from a script he also wrote.

Early life

Kinberg was born in Hammersmith, London, England to American parents Monica Menell-Kinberg and Jud Kinberg, a New York City-born writer and producer.WEB,www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=Z8ijbjktMJrGVn0mnpfnRw&scan=1, Index entry, 14 January 2022, FreeBMD, ONS, From age six, he was raised in Los Angeles, California.NEWS, Siegel, Tatiana, October 8, 2015, ‘Martian’ Producer Simon Kinberg on ‘Fantastic Four’ Woes, Jennifer Lawrence’s Uncertain ‘X-Men’ Future and ‘Star Wars’ Secrets, The Hollywood Reporter,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martian-producer-simon-kinberg-fantastic-829766, live, January 11, 2016,web.archive.org/web/20191206163726/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martian-producer-simon-kinberg-fantastic-829766, December 6, 2019, He is Jewish.WEB, September 30, 2005, IGN Interviews Simon Kinberg,movies.ign.com/articles/655/655059p1.html, live,www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/30/ign-interviews-simon-kinberg," title="web.archive.org/web/20151005114743www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/30/ign-interviews-simon-kinberg,">web.archive.org/web/20151005114743www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/30/ign-interviews-simon-kinberg, October 5, 2015, August 25, 2013, IGN, MAGAZINE, Bloom, Nate, Nate Bloom, February 25, 2016, The tribe at the Oscars, 2016,jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-tribe-at-the-oscars-2016/, live, Jewish Standard, New Jersey,web.archive.org/web/20200622230937/https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-tribe-at-the-oscars-2016/, June 22, 2020, Kinberg graduated from Brentwood High School, and then from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude; in 2003 he received his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts, where he won the Zaki Gordon Fellowship for Screenwriting.WEB, Simon Kinberg,arts.columbia.edu/film/simon-kinberg, dead,arts.columbia.edu/film/simon-kinberg," title="web.archive.org/web/20151224205629arts.columbia.edu/film/simon-kinberg,">web.archive.org/web/20151224205629arts.columbia.edu/film/simon-kinberg, December 24, 2015, October 5, 2010, Columbia University School of the Arts: Film,

Career

Film and television

While still in film school, Kinberg sold a pitch to Warner Brothers, then went on to write scripts for Disney, Sony, and DreamWorks, working with Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer, among others. After finishing school, Kinberg moved to Hollywood, where his first screenwriting credit was a sequel to the hit action film XXX (2002), (2005). His next screenwriting venture was the screenplay for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, directed by Doug Liman and starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The script began as Kinberg’s thesis project for film school. Kinberg also wrote the pilot episode for a television adaptation of Mr. & Mrs. Smith for ABC TV. He also appears in the movie, in a scene with Brad Pitt.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}Kinberg’s next screenwriting job was the third movie in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film series: (X-Men: The Last Stand) (2006), which he co-wrote with Zak Penn. Comic-book writer Chris Claremont, who wrote the Dark Phoenix storyline that served as the primary source material for the film, also wrote the novelization of the film and made Kinberg a character in the book.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}Kinberg reunited with director Doug Liman for the film Jumper (2008). Kinberg wrote and produced the movie, which stars Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen, and Diane Lane. The following year, Kinberg was writer of Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. In April 2010, his production company, Genre Films, signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.MAGAZINE, Fleming, Mike Jr., April 14, 2010, Simon Kinberg Signs First Look Fox Deal,www.deadline.com/2010/04/kinberg-signs-first-look-fox-deal/, live, Deadline Hollywood,deadline.com/2010/04/kinberg-signs-first-look-fox-deal-31960/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150403215446deadline.com/2010/04/kinberg-signs-first-look-fox-deal-31960/,">web.archive.org/web/20150403215446deadline.com/2010/04/kinberg-signs-first-look-fox-deal-31960/, April 3, 2015, January 10, 2016, Kinberg was the producer of (X-Men: First Class) (2011), and both writer and producer of This Means War (2012). He was also co-screenwriter and an executive producer of the film (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) in that same year. In 2013, Kinberg produced Elysium.The following year, Kinberg was the writer and the producer of the film (X-Men: Days of Future Past). That same year, he produced Let’s Be Cops. In 2015, Kinberg produced the Neill Blomkamp film Chappie and the live-action version of Cinderella at Disney. He also worked on Fantastic Four as writer and producer. His final film of the year was The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott.He wrote and produced (X-Men: Apocalypse), the next film in the X-Men franchise following (X-Men: Days of Future Past). Kinberg produced 2016’s Deadpool, 2017’s Logan, 2018’s Deadpool 2, 2019’s Dark Phoenix (the latter of which also served as his directorial debut) and The New Mutants, all of which are X-Men spin-off films. He also produced Murder on the Orient Express, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.The Hollywood Reporter initially reported that Lawrence Kasdan, writer of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and Kinberg would write and produce Episodes VIII and IX of the new Star Wars films.WEB, Kit, Borys, November 20, 2012, Sources: Lawrence Kasdan, Simon Kinberg Lock Deals to Write and Produce ‘Star Wars’ Installments,www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-simon-393459, live,www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-simon-393459," title="web.archive.org/web/20160103040939www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-simon-393459,">web.archive.org/web/20160103040939www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-simon-393459, January 3, 2016, November 21, 2012, The Hollywood Reporter, A week later the publication stated that Kasdan and Kinberg would be working on future Star Wars projects, but not necessarily on Episodes VIII and IX.WEB, Kit, Borys, November 28, 2012, Star Wars: How Writers Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg Will Expand the Galaxy,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/post-george-lucas-star-wars-394910, live,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/post-george-lucas-star-wars-394910," title="web.archive.org/web/20160105141721www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/post-george-lucas-star-wars-394910,">web.archive.org/web/20160105141721www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/post-george-lucas-star-wars-394910, January 5, 2016, November 28, 2012, The Hollywood Reporter, In television, he is an executive producer on ABC network’s Designated Survivor starring Kiefer Sutherland, Legion created by Noah Hawley for FX, and The Gifted on Fox. He executive produced the third revival of the science fiction anthology series, The Twilight Zone which premiered in 2019.In July 2019, it was announced that Kinberg and his production company Genre Films is leaving Fox after 20 years.MAGAZINE, July 9, 2019, Underway On ‘355’ At Uni With ‘The War of the Worlds’ Series For Apple, Simon Kinberg Ends Long Fox Run,deadline.com/2019/07/simon-kinberg-exits-fox-355-war-of-the-worlds-series-apple-genre-films-neuromancer-legion-the-twilight-zone-1202643741/, live, Deadline Hollywood,web.archive.org/web/20191201185300/https://deadline.com/2019/07/simon-kinberg-exits-fox-355-war-of-the-worlds-series-apple-genre-films-neuromancer-legion-the-twilight-zone-1202643741/, December 1, 2019,

Personal life

Kinberg married Mali Heled in a Jewish ceremony on July 26, 2001. They have two sons. The couple separated in 2014 and were divorced in early 2017.WEB, Mali Heled Kinberg vs Simon David Kinberg,unicourt.com/case/ca-la2-mali-heled-kinberg-vs-simon-david-kinberg-151373, live,archive.today/20200717232600/https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la2-mali-heled-kinberg-vs-simon-david-kinberg-151373, July 17, 2020, July 17, 2020, Unicourt, 06/13/2014 Declaration - UCCJEA (- On Behalf of: Petitioner: Kinberg, Mali); Filed by Petitioner. ... 02/22/2017 Abstract - of Judgment (- Issued on 2017-03-09), By November 4, 2019, Kinberg became engaged to writer Cleo Wade.WEB, Wade, Cleo, November 4, 2019, On tour a lot of you asked if Simon and I got engaged bc of the ring I was wearing. We did.,www.instagram.com/p/B4bmOCPpk2B/, live,web.archive.org/web/20210321222817/https://www.instagram.com/p/B4bmOCPpk2B/, March 21, 2021, January 10, 2020, Cleo Wade verified Instagram account, They have a daughter, born in 2020 and a second daughter in 2021.WEB, Wade, Cleo, January 24, 2020, On Monday, @simondavidkinberg and I welcomed our daughter, Memphis Love Kinberg into the world.,www.instagram.com/p/B7uq8TUpYJg/, live,web.archive.org/web/20210321222818/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/, March 21, 2021, January 25, 2020, Cleo Wade verified Instagram account, Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org

Filmography

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! Year! Title! width=“65“| Writer! width=“65“| Producer! Director! Notes2005| | {{yes}}| {{no}}| Lee Tamahori|Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)>Mr. & Mrs. Smith| {{yes}}| {{no}}| Doug Liman| Role: Investment Banker #1| 2006| (X-Men: The Last Stand)| {{yes}}| {{no}}| Brett Ratner| | 2008Jumper (2008 film)>Jumper| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| Doug Liman|| 2009Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)>Sherlock Holmes| {{yes}}| {{no}}| Guy Ritchie|| 2011| (X-Men: First Class)| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Matthew Vaughn|| 2012This Means War (film)>This Means War| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| McG|| 2013Elysium (film)>Elysium| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Neill Blomkamp| 2014| (X-Men: Days of Future Past)| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| Bryan Singer|| Let’s Be Cops| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Luke Greenfield| 2015Fantastic Four (2015 film)>Fantastic Four| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| Josh Trank|Cinderella (2015 American film)>Cinderella| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Kenneth Branagh|Chappie (film)>Chappie| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Neill Blomkamp|The Martian (film)>The Martian| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Ridley Scott| 2016Deadpool (film)>Deadpool| {{no}}| {{yes}}Tim Miller (director)>Tim Miller|| (X-Men: Apocalypse)| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| Bryan Singer|2017Logan (film)>Logan| {{no}}| {{yes}}| James Mangold|Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)>Murder on the Orient Express| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Kenneth Branagh|| 2018| Deadpool 2| {{no}}| {{yes}}| David Leitch|| 2019Dark Phoenix (film)>Dark Phoenix| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| HimselfList of directorial debuts>Directorial debut| 2020The New Mutants (film)>The New Mutants| {{no}}| {{yes}}Josh Boone (director)>Josh Boone|| 2022| The 355| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| Himself| | 2023| A Haunting in Venice| {{no}}| {{yes}}| Kenneth Branagh|2024Lift (2024 film)>Lift| {{no}}| {{yes}}| F. Gary Gray| | The Killer’s GameRewrites}}| {{no}}| J. J. Perry|Post-productionExecutive producer

• (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) (2012)
• Death on the Nile (2022)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Other credits{| class=“wikitable”! Year! Title! Role| 2015| (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)URL=HTTP://STARWARS.COM/NEWS/STAR-WARS-IS-BEING-KICK-STARTED-WITH-DYNAMITE-JJ-ABRAMS-TO-DIRECT-STAR-WARS-EPISODE-VII.HTML ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160105234339/HTTP://WWW.STARWARS.COM/NEWS/STAR-WARS-IS-BEING-KICK-STARTED-WITH-DYNAMITE ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 4, 2014, StarWars.com, | 2016(Rogue One>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)| ‘Thanks’ credit style@background:#ccc; text-align:center;“”>

Television{| class“wikitable” style@background:#ccc; text-align:center;”

! Year! Title! width=65 | Director! width=65 | Writer! width=65 | Executiveproducer! width=65 | Creator! Notes| 2014–2018| Star Wars Rebels| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| | 2016–2019Designated Survivor (TV series)>Designated Survivor| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}| 2017–2019The Gifted (U.S. TV series)>The Gifted| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{no}} Part of the X-Men film franchiseLegion (TV series)>Legion| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}| 2019–2020The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)>The Twilight Zone| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}Developer}}| Directed “Blurryman” and wrote “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet”| 2021Invasion (2021 TV series)>Invasion| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{yes}}|| 2024Sugar (2024 TV series)>Sugar| {{no}}| {{no}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}|

Awards

{{no footnotes|section|date=July 2020}}He received a lifetime achievement award from the Saturn Awards in 2016.He was named #61 on the list of 100 most powerful people in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. The same year, The Hollywood Reporter named Kinberg as the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood with a record {{USD|16 million}} for two X-Men scripts, and named him as one of the highest-paid producers in Hollywood with {{USD|40 million}} for Deadpool in their annual Hollywood Salaries issue.{| class=“wikitable” style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;“! Year! Title! Award! Category! Result 2015| Golden Globe AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy>Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Martian| {{won}}| Academy AwardsAcademy Award for Best Picture>Best Picture| {{nom}}| Producers Guild of America AwardsProducers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture>Best Picture| {{nom}}| National Board of ReviewNational Board of Review Award for Best Film>Best Film| {{nom}} Critics’ Choice Movie AwardsCritics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Picture>Best Film| {{nom}} 2016Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy>Best Comedy Deadpool| {{won}}| Golden Globe AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy>Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy| {{nom}}| Producers Guild of America AwardProducers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture>Best Picture| {{nom}}| 2019| Golden Raspberry AwardGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel>Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or SequelDark Phoenix (film)>Dark Phoenix| {{nom}}

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