Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

1973-08-02 London, England, UK 55 Credits

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 contri...

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The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

Producer

Producing

Desperate to save his sick daughter, a working-class dad joins a deadly spectator sport where the longer he stays alive, the bigger the payout. Betwee...

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

Executive Producer

7.6
Producing

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces...

Lift

Lift

2024

Producer

6.4
Producing

An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.

A Haunting in Venice

A Haunting in Venice

2023

Producer

6.6
Producing

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunte...

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

2022

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfec...

The 355

The 355

2022

Writer, Producer, Director

6.0
Writing Producing Directing

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organiza...

The New Mutants

The New Mutants

2020

Producer

6.1
Producing

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save them...

Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix

2019

Producer, Director, Writer

6.0
Producing Directing Writing

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in ou...

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018

Producer

7.1
Producing

A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, an...

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

Producer

7.5
Producing

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2017

Producer

6.7
Producing

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Making 'Logan'

Making 'Logan'

2017

as Self

Acting

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...

Logan

Logan

2017

Producer

7.8
Producing

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and ...

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

Story, Producer, Screenplay

6.5
Writing Producing

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Deadpool

Deadpool

2016

Producer

7.6
Producing

The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him wit...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Creative Consultant, Thanks

7.3

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

The Martian

The Martian

2015

Producer

7.7
Producing

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and ...

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2015

Screenplay, Producer

4.4
Writing Producing

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team mu...

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

Executive Producer

7.9
Producing

The Inquisitor is dead. The Ghost crew has connected with other rebel cells. And a new ally named Ahsoka Tano has emerged. Despite these successes and...

Cinderella

Cinderella

2015

Producer

6.8
Producing

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, ...

Chappie

Chappie

2015

Producer

6.8
Producing

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come u...

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014

Executive Producer, Writer

7.3
Producing Writing

It is a dark time. The Jedi are no more, and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist -- bringing tyranny to the Outer Rim world of Lothal. Their...

Let's Be Cops

Let's Be Cops

2014

Producer

6.5
Producing

Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed a...

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

Producer, Screenplay, Story

7.5
Producing Writing

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an e...

Elysium

Elysium

2013

Producer

6.5
Producing

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live o...

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

2012

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

This Means War

This Means War

2012

Producer, Screenplay

6.2
Producing Writing

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

2011

8.3
Acting

An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cat...

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

Producer

7.3
Producing

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. B...

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2009

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy ...

Jumper

Jumper

2008

Producer, Screenplay

6.2
Producing Writing

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth...

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Simon Kinberg

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Simon Kinberg

2007

as Himself

Acting

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...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

2007

Writer, Executive Producer

Writing Producing

Newly relocated to the suburbs, married assassins John and Jane Smith have re-established their respective businesses, though the marital issues that ...

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Writer

6.4
Writing

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mut...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

as Investment Banker #1

6.7
Acting

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignm...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignm...

xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

2005

Screenplay

5.1
Writing

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. governmen...

Untitled Ryan Reynolds Heist Comedy

N/A

Producer

Producing

Plot TBA. Expected to be a global heist thriller in the vein of Ocean's 11.

Long Lost

N/A

Producer

Producing

A recently married woman whose life is upended when her husband’s long lost wife shockingly returns after she was believed to be dead, sparking fears ...

Red Shirt

N/A

Producer

Producing

An international spy thriller with a new spin on James Bond.

Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

N/A

Producer

Producing

Plot unknown. Described as a spy movie with romance set in Africa.

Logan's Run

N/A

Producer

Producing

A remake of the dystopian 1976 science fiction film Logan’s Run.

Avengelyne

Avengelyne

N/A

Producer

Producing

Based on the comic book character. An angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters.

I Am Not Alone

N/A

Producer

Producing

Struggling with unbearable migraines, the mother of a little girl thinks she is hallucinating, because she is the only one who sees dangerous monsters...

Untitled Star Trek Prequel

N/A

Producer

Producing

An origin story that takes place decades before "Star Trek" (2009).

The Hardy Men

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

An updated version of "The Hardy Boys," with the titular perpetual teenagers finally grown up, but still up to their old tricks.

Pyros

Pyros

N/A

Producer, Director

Producing Directing

A group of augmented people who are fitted with indestructible fire suits that are fused to their spines. They work for a corporation that recovers ob...

The Dirty Dozen

N/A

Producer

Producing

The contemporary remake of the 1967 classic war pic.

Endurance

N/A

Producer

Producing

Premise unknown. Described as an original sci-fi concept centering on a strong female lead.

Here Comes the Flood

Here Comes the Flood

N/A

Screenplay, Producer

Writing Producing

An unconventional heist movie about three people locked in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Chairman Spaceman

N/A

Producer

Producing

Set in the near future, a notorious corporate raider renounces his worldly wealth. To redeem himself, he signs up for an interplanetary mission to col...

Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1

N/A

Producer, Writer

Producing Writing

The first film in a new trilogy of Star Wars films, reported to be either episodes X, XI, and XII of the Skywalker Saga, or begin a completely new sto...

Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2

N/A

Producer, Writer

Producing Writing

The second film in a new trilogy of Star Wars films, reported to be either episodes X, XI, and XII of the Skywalker Saga, or begin a completely new st...

Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3

N/A

Producer, Writer

Producing Writing

The third film in a new trilogy of Star Wars films, reported to be either episodes X, XI, and XII of the Skywalker Saga, or begin a completely new sto...

Narco Sub

N/A

Producer

Producing

Set in the dangerous world of drug smuggling, where semi-submersible crafts are used by South American drug cartels to ship cocaine into the U.S. with...