Simon Kinberg

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'Dark Phoenix' stars Sophie Turner and Tye Sheridan share how much they loved working with Simon Kinberg on his directorial debut and host Kevin Smith gets Turner's take on playing Jean Grey.

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'Dark Phoenix' Cast Impressed with Director Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg is a British film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for producing the X-Men films, Fant4stic, Logan, the Deadpool films, Cinderella and The Martian. He directed Dark Phoenix, the finale of the X-Men Beginnings films. He created Star Wars Rebels, an animated series set after Revenge of the Sith and before Rogue One. He also wrote Mr. and Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand and Jumper.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Marion Cotillard, Simon Kinberg, and Jessica Chastain

Michael Fassbender and Simon Kinberg in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

Kevin Smith, Hutch Parker, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan

Hutch Parker, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan

Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Simon Kinberg, Bingbing Fan, Jessica Chastain, and Lupita Nyong'o

Simon Kinberg at an event for The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)

Simon Kinberg at an event for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Known for

The Martian

8.0

Producer(produced by)

2015

Logan

8.1

Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)

2017

Fantastic Four

4.3

Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)

2015

Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

X-Men: Days of Future Past

7.9

Producer

2014

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Producer

Death on the Nile
- executive producer
- 2022
The 355
- producer (produced by)
- 2022
Invasion
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 2021
The New Mutants
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2020
The Twilight Zone
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 2019–2020
Legion
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 2017–2019
Designated Survivor
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 2016–2019
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2019
The Gifted
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 2017–2019
Deadpool 2
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2018
Star Wars: Rebels
- executive producer
- executive produced by
- TV Series
- 2014–2018
Mission Control
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 2017
Murder on the Orient Express
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2017
Logan
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2017
X-Men: Apocalypse
- producer
- 2016

Writer

The 355
- screenplay by
- 2022
Invasion
- created by
- written by
- story by (creator) ...
- TV Series
- 2021
The Twilight Zone
- developed by
- story by (creator)
- TV Series
- 2019–2020
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- written by
- 2019
Star Wars: Rebels
- created by
- written by
- creator (2014-)
- TV Series
- 2014–2018
X-Men: Apocalypse
- screenplay by
- story by
- 2016
Fantastic Four
- screenplay
- 2015
X-Men: Days of Future Past
- screenplay by
- story by
- 2014
This Means War
- screenplay
- 2012
Sherlock Holmes
- screenplay
- 2009
Jumper
- screenplay
- 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- motion picture "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
- written by
- TV Movie
- 2007
X-Men: The Last Stand
- written by
- 2006
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- written by
- 2005
xXx: State of the Union
- written by
- 2005

Script and Continuity Department

Ouija
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2014
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2012
Knight and Day
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2010
Date Night
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2010
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- script revision (uncredited)
- 2009
Fantastic Four
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2005
Elektra
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2005
Catwoman
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- script revisions (uncredited)
- 2003