J. Mills Goodloe

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J. Mills Goodloe
Born (1966-11-15) November 15, 1966 (age 59)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Southern Methodist University

J. Mills Goodloe is an American film producer, screenwriter, director, and actor. [1]

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Personal life

Goodloe grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, [2] and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Early career

He began his career at Warner Brothers, working for director Richard Donner [2] whose credits include Superman , The Omen , Scrooged and the Lethal Weapon series. [3] Goodloe worked as Donner's assistant from 1992 to 1995 on films such as Lethal Weapon 3 and Maverick . [1] In 1996, Goodloe was promoted to president of Donner Productions. Over the next four years, Goodloe produced Assassins , starring Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore, Conspiracy Theory starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, and the final installment of the Lethal Weapon series starring Gibson, Danny Glover and Chris Rock. [1] In 2001, Goodloe left Donner Productions to write and direct A Gentleman's Game starring Gary Sinise, Dylan Baker and Philip Baker Hall. [1] The film was nominated for an ESPY Award in the category of Best Sports Film. [4]

Career

Goodloe wrote the adaptation of the John Grisham novel Bleachers for Revolution Studios. [5] Goodloe also co-wrote the screenplay for the sports film Pride , released theatrically in 2007 by Lionsgate and starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac. [6] [7]

In August 2008, Goodloe was hired by Phoenix Pictures to adapt John Grisham's New York Times bestselling novel Playing for Pizza . [8]

In October 2014, Relativity Media released Goodloe's adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel The Best of Me , starring Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden. [9]

In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Sony Pictures hired Goodloe to write the screenplay for Christian the Lion with Neal H. Moritz's Original Film producing. [10]

On April 24, 2015, Lionsgate released The Age of Adaline , an original Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz screenplay, [11] starring Blake Lively, Harrison Ford and Michiel Huisman. [12]

Goodloe adapted the New York Times bestselling novel Everything, Everything for MGM studios. [13] The film began principal photography in August 2016. Starring Nick Robinson and Amandla Stenberg, [14] Warner Bros. released the film nationwide on May 19, 2017.

In August 2015, StudioCanal bought an original action-thriller pitch, Sana, from Goodloe. Sana, a drone-focused story follows an Air Force major whose entire squadron has been poisoned by a jihadist infiltrator. [11]

Goodloe co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Mountain Between Us , with Chris Weitz. Starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet, the romance drama was directed by Academy Award-nominated Hany Abu-Assad, and was released on October 6, 2017, by Fox. [15]

In August 2016, Paramount Pictures announced it had engaged Goodloe to adapt the New York Times bestselling novel Anatomy of A Misfit , which will be produced by Rogue One producer Allison Shearmur. [16]

In 2018, Lionsgate announced that Goodloe was hired to adapt How the Girl Guides Won the War for La La Land producer Marc Platt. [17]

In 2019, Goodloe was hired to write To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You , the sequel to the hit Netflix YA movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before . [18]

In December 2020, Goodloe was hired to write the music biopic Reckless Love for Paramount Pictures. The script is based on the hit song of the same name by Cory Asbury. [19]

In October 2022, Goodloe Directed and Executive Produced the Feature Film Blue Eyed Girl, starring Beau Bridges, Marisa Coughlan, Freddy Rodriguez and Sam Trammell. [20]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "J Mills Goodloe". IMDB. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 Scarvey, Katie. "Time Out". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  3. ↑ "Richard Donner". IMDB. Retrieved 24 Aug 2016.
  4. ↑ Jones, Bryan (30 April 2005). "ESPY Awards Best Sports Movie Nominees and Winners". Sports Spectator. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Revolution Studios does John Grisham's Bleachers". Movieweb. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Swimming World: "Get Out The Vote for Swimmers Nominated for ESPY Awards" June 26, 2007
  7. ↑ LA Times: by Saeed Adyani March 23, 2007
  8. ↑ Luce, Patrick. "Movie News". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 6 Aug 2008.
  9. ↑ "The Best of Me (2014)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (October 25, 2013). "Christian the Lion' Snags Up-and-Coming Scribe (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. 1 2 Ford, Rebecca (28 August 2015). "StudioCanal Buys Action-Thriller Pitch 'Sana' From 'Age of Adaline' Screenwriter (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  12. ↑ BTL News: "J. Mills Goodloe Spends Years Making The Age Of Adaline" by Scott Essman May 8, 2015
  13. ↑ Shadow and Act: "STELLA MEGHIE WILL DIRECT MGM’S ADAPTATION OF NICOLA YOON’S ‘EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING’" by TAMBAY OBENSON June 1, 2016
  14. ↑ Variety: "Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson Star in ‘Everything Everything" by Dave McNary August 24, 2016
  15. ↑ Variety: "Kate Winslet in Talks to Star Opposite Idris Elba in ‘Mountain Between Us’" by Dave McNary July 20, 2016
  16. ↑ Deadline: "J. Mills Goodloe To Adapt ‘Anatomy Of A Misfit’ For Paramount" by Patrick Hipes July 26, 2016
  17. ↑ Busch, Anita (2018-03-13). "Lionsgate Options 'Girl Guides' Book For Producer Marc Platt & Walden Media; Screenwriter Hired To Adapt". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  18. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (23 May 2019). "'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' Producer Snags New YA Novel '10 Blind Dates'; J. Mills Goodloe To Pen Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  19. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (1 December 2020). "'Paramount Pictures, DeVon Franklin To Produce Film Based On Cory Asbury's Song 'Reckless Love'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Grobar, Matt (21 October 2022). "'Riverside Entertainment Hires; Beau Bridges, Eliza Coupe, Michael Madsen, Edward Furlong Castings; 'I Am DB Cooper', 'Jurassic Punk' Acquisitions; More – Film Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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