Michael Goldenberg
Michael Goldenberg (born January 18, 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon College of Drama in 1986 with a B.F.A. Goldenberg is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was the only time a Harry Potter film did not have its screenplay written by Steve Kloves.
Michael Goldenberg
- Born
- 1965. · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- playwright, screenwriter and film director.
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts and Boulder High School.
- Honours
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre.
- Languages
- English.
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Michael Goldenberg (born January 18, 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon College of Drama in 1986 with a B.F.A. Goldenberg is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was the only time a Harry Potter film did not have its screenplay written by Steve Kloves.
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Michael Goldenberg studied at Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts and Boulder High School. The recorded working language is English. Distinctions recorded are European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre.
Goldenberg was the screenwriter and director of Bed of Roses (1996). He was the co-screenwriter for the film adaptation of Contact (1997) and co-adapted the live-action version of Peter Pan (2003) with director P. J. Hogan. He is also the screenwriter for the fifth Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Goldenberg was selected to write the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in November 2004 when Steve Kloves, who had adapted the previous four Harry Potter books, turned down the opportunity to do the fifth film due to exhaustion and an interest in pursuing other projects. The BBC reported Goldenberg was to write and direct a futuristic drama for Warner Bros. afterward. He was also one of the screenwriters for the superhero movie Green Lantern, having rewritten the script for director Martin Campbell. He also co-wrote (with Geoff Johns) the Green Lantern Prequel Special: SINESTRO #1 for DC Comics (featuring Sinestro from the Green Lantern film). It had a "Movie Art" cover (using a still from the film) and internal art by Fernando Dagnino Guerra. The comic was one of 5 different comic Prequel Specials. He also wrote a screenplay for a Wonder Woman film that was not used. He wrote a draft of the screenplay for the 2020 Artemis Fowl film, although was not ultimately credited.
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- 2.Order of the Phoenix: Michael Goldenberg However, Kloves would later return for those of Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. Veritaserum.com Retrieved on 05-29-07
- 3.Screenwriter back for Potter six BBC Retrieved on 06-08-2020
- 4.McNary, Dave. Mark Strong lights up 'Green Lantern'. Variety. January 16, 2010.
- 5.GREEN LANTERN Prequels To Be Published this May. DC. February 10, 2011.
- 6.Collura, Scott. Wonder Woman Movie Back on Track. IGN. June 6, 2012.
- 7.Shaw-Williams, Hannah. 'Artemis Fowl' Books Being Adapted for Screen by 'Harry Potter' Screenwriter. ScreenRant. July 30, 2013.
- 8.Shepherd, Jack. Artemis Fowl lands a Disney Plus release date and new trailer. gamesradar. April 17, 2020.
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