Simon Kinberg

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. Provided by Wikipedia