J. Mills Goodloe

J. Mills Goodloe
Born (1971-11-15) November 15, 1971
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Alma mater Southern Methodist University

J. Mills Goodloe (born November 15, 1971) is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and actor.[1]

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 under the tutelage of director Richard Donner whose credits include Superman, The Omen, Scrooged and the Lethal Weapon series. Goodloe was employed as Donner's assistant from 1992 to 1995 on films such as Lethal Weapon 3 and Maverick. Goodloe rose within the ranks of Donner Productions and in 2006 was named president overseeing all aspects of the company. Over the next four years, he 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. In 2001, Goodloe left Warner Brothers to write and direct A Gentleman's Game starring Gary Sinise, Dylan Baker and Philip Baker Hall. The film was nominated for an ESPY in the category of Best Sports Film.

Career

Goodloe wrote the adaptation for the John Grisham novel Bleachers for Revolution Studios.[3] Goodloe also co-wrote the screenplay for the inspirational sports film Pride, released theatrically in 2007 by Lionsgate and starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac. In August 2008, Goodloe was hired by Phoenix Pictures to adapt John Grisham's New York Times bestselling novel Playing for Pizza.[4]

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.

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.

On April 24, 2015, Lionsgate released The Age of Adaline, an original Goodloe screenplay, starring Blake Lively and Michiel Huisman.

Also in 2015, production begins on Goodloe's screenplay Mountain Between Us starring Charlie Hunnam and Rosamund Pike and directed by Academy Award nominated director Hany Abu-Assad. Fox has scheduled the film for release on February 10, 2017.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "J Mills Goodloe". IMDB. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  2. ↑ Scarvey, Katie. "Time Out". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  3. ↑ john-grishams-bleachers/lists "Revolution Studios does John Grisham's Bleachers" Check |url= value (help). Movieweb. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Luce, Patrick. "Movie News". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 6 Aug 2008.

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