J. Mills Goodloe is an American film producer, screenwriter,

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and

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Personal life

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

Early career

He began his career at Warner Brothers working for director

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whose credits include '' Superman'', ''

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'', ''

Scrooged ''Scrooged'' is a 1988 American Christmas film, Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Based on the 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'' by Charles Dickens, ''Scrooged'' is a mo ...

'' and the ''

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

'' series. Goodloe was employed as Donner's assistant from 1992 to 1995 on films such as ''

Lethal Weapon 3 ''Lethal Weapon 3'' is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to '' Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), it is the third installment in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film ser ...

'' and ''

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''. In 1996, Goodloe was promoted to president of Donner Productions. Over the next four years, Goodloe produced ''

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'', starring Sylvester Stallone and

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, '' Conspiracy Theory'' starring

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and

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, and the final installment of the ''Lethal Weapon'' series starring Gibson, Danny Glover and Chris Rock. In 2001, Goodloe exited Donner Productions to write and direct ''

A Gentleman's Game ''A Gentleman's Game'' is a 2002 American sports drama film directed by J. Mills Goodloe and starring Mason Gamble, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall and Gary Sinise. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Coyne.page 50 Cast * Mason ...

'' starring

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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

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novel '' Bleachers'' for

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. Goodloe also co-wrote the screenplay for the sports film ''

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'', released theatrically in 2007 by

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and starring

Terrence Howard Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films ''Dead Presidents'' and '' Mr. Holland's Opus'', Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles ...

and

Bernie Mac Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fell ...

.Swimming World: "Get Out The Vote for Swimmers Nominated for ESPY Awards"
June 26, 2007
March 23, 2007 In August 2008, Goodloe was hired by

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to adapt John Grisham's New York Times bestselling novel '' Playing for Pizza''. In October 2014,

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released Goodloe's adaptation of

Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-three novels and two non-fiction books, some of which have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, with over 115 m ...

' best-selling novel '' The Best of Me'', starring Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden. In 2014, ''

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'' announced that Sony Pictures hired Goodloe to write the screenplay for ''Christian the Lion'' with Neal H. Moritz's

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producing. On April 24, 2015, Lionsgate released ''

The Age of Adaline ''The Age of Adaline'' is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The film stars Blake Lively in the title role, with Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew ...

'', an original Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz screenplay, starring

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, Harrison Ford and

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.BTL News: "J. Mills Goodloe Spends Years Making The Age Of Adaline" by Scott Essman
May 8, 2015 Goodloe adapted the ''New York Times'' bestselling novel '' Everything, Everything'' for MGM studios.Shadow and Act: "STELLA MEGHIE WILL DIRECT MGM’S ADAPTATION OF NICOLA YOON’S ‘EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING’" by TAMBAY OBENSON
June 1, 2016 The film began principal photography in August 2016. Starring Nick Robinson and

Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and n ...

,Variety: "Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson Star in ‘Everything Everything" by Dave McNary
August 24, 2016 Warner Bros. released the film nationwide on May 19, 2017. In August 2015,

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bought an original action-thriller pitch, ''Sana'', from Goodloe. ''Sana'', a

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-focused story follows an Air Force major whose entire squadron has been poisoned by a jihadist infiltrator. Goodloe co-wrote the screenplay for the film '' The Mountain Between Us'', with

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. Starring

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

and Kate Winslet, the romance drama was directed by Academy Award-nominated

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, and was released on October 6, 2017, by

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.Variety: "Kate Winslet in Talks to Star Opposite Idris Elba in ‘Mountain Between Us’" by Dave McNary
July 20, 2016 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

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.Deadline: "J. Mills Goodloe To Adapt ‘Anatomy Of A Misfit’ For Paramount" by Patrick Hipes
July 26, 2016 In 2018,

announced that Goodloe was hired to adapt How the Girl Guides Won the War for

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producer Marc Platt. In 2019, Goodle was hired to write ' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,' the sequel to the hit

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YA movie '' The To All the Boys I've Loved Before'' , In December 2020, Goodle was hired to write the music biopic ''Reckless Love,'' for Paramount Pictures. The script is based upon the

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of the same name by

Cory Asbury Cory Hunter Asbury is an American Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective. Starting as an intern with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2005, Asbury's career as ...

. In October 2022, Goodle Directed and Executive Produced the Feature Film ''Days When the Rains Came,'' starring Beau Bridges, Marisa Couglin, Freddy Rodriguez and

Sam Trammell Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood''. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Mi ...

Filmography

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'' (Writer) *''

'' (Writer & Director) *''Lethal Weapon 4'' (Co Producer) *''Double Tap'' (Executive Producer) *''Conspiracy Theory'' (Co Producer) *''Assassins'' (Assoc. Producer) *'' The Best of Me'' (Writer, 2014) *''

'' (Writer, 2015) *'' Everything, Everything'' (Writer, 2017) *'' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (Screenplay by, 2020 – Screenplay by Sofia Alvarez and J. Mills Goodloe )

References

External links

* *https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iec86729e87e7d19462910a72ef285df7 *https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iabea5ee8f01f624a6dd5b90dabf281a0 *http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/23318/michael-fassbender-climbs-a-mountain *http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/yet-another-nicholas-sparks-book-headed-to-the-big-screen-this-time-its-the-best-of-me# *https://variety.com/2016/film/news/amandla-stenberg-nick-robinson-everything-everything-1201818827/ *https://variety.com/2016/film/news/kate-winslet-idris-elba-mountain-between-us-1201791718/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodloe, J. Mills 1966 births American male film actors Living people American male screenwriters Writers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Southern Methodist University alumni 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Florida Screenwriters from Florida Film producers from Florida