Simon Kinberg

Producer Simon Kinberg has established himself as one of Hollywood's most prolific filmmakers, having written and produced projects for some of the most successful franchises in the modern era.

Kinberg graduated from Brown University, and received his MFA from Columbia University Film School, where his thesis project was the original script Mr and Mrs Smith. Released in 2005, the film starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In 2006, Kinberg wrote X-Men: The Last Stand, which opened on Memorial Day to box-office records, and began his ongoing relationship with the franchise. In 2008 Kinberg wrote and produced Doug Liman's film Jumper for 20th Century Fox. In 2009 Kinberg co-wrote the film Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr., directed by Guy Ritchie. It set the box-office record for the biggest Christmas Day opening in history. Robert Downey, Jr. received a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and the film was nominated for two Academy Awards.

In 2010, Kinberg established his production company Genre Films, with a first look deal at 20th Century Fox. Under this banner, he produced X-Men: First Class, executive produced Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and wrote and produced This Means War. In 2013, Kinberg produced Elysium, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, directed by Neill Blomkamp.

On Memorial Day 2014, Fox released X-Men: Days of Future Past, which Kinberg wrote and produced. The film opened number one at the box-office, received critical acclaim, and went on to gross $750 million worldwide.

In 2015, Kinberg re-teamed with Neill Blomkamp to produce Chappie starring Hugh Jackman and Sharlto Copley, and produced Disney's Cinderella, starring Cate Blanchett, directed by Kenneth Branagh. The latter was Kinberg's ninth picture to open number one at the box-office.

Also in 2015, he wrote and produced Fantastic Four and the next X-Men movie, X-Men: Apocalypse. In addition, Kinberg is produced the X-Men spinoff movies Deadpool starring Ryan Reynolds, Gambit starring Channing Tatum, and Wolverine movie with Hugh Jackman.

Kinberg also wrote and produced one of the Star Wars films, served as consultant on Star Wars: Episode VII, and was the creator and executive producer of the animated show Star Wars: Rebels, on Disney XD.

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