Simon Kinberg
Biography
Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and produced a number of films in the X-Men film franchise for 20th Century Fox and had produced a number of other projects for Fox, such as The Martian, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Kinberg made his directorial debut in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix from a script he also wrote. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Kinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Investment Banker #1
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Self
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Self
An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cataloguing “X-Men” transformations through prosthetic make up and costume design
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self
This six-part documentary covers a variety of subjects, which at least give fans the opportunity to clarify that Dafne Keen is not the devil child she appears to be in the film. Segments include: - Crafting the Story (12:19) - Casting the Film (20:36) - Designing the World (17:55) - Creating the Score (4:25) - Stunts and Fights (16:53) and - Wrapping Logan (4:06)
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Self
This making-of piece focuses on the quartet playing these characters at different ages: Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Self
The Making-Of process of the X-Men Days of Future Past crew to create the Sentinels in their 70's and futuristic versions.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Himself
Simon Kinberg recently burst onto the scene with his script for XXX: State of the Union, and has since worked on comic-to-film adaptations for Elektra and Fantastic Four and penned the third film in the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand. Kinberg's breakthrough hit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, began as a script that he wrote in college and became one of the top grossing movies of 2005.