Simon David Kinberg is a British-born American screenwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known for his work on the X-Men film franchise, and has also written such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He has served as a producer on others including Cinderella and The Martian, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. His production company Kinberg Genre has a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. Kinberg will make his directorial debut with X-Men: Dark Phoenix, from his own screenplay. The film will be released February 14, 2019.