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.

Career

Goldenberg was the screenwriter and director of '' Bed of Roses'' (1996). He was the co-screenwriter for the film adaptation of ''

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'' (1997) and co-adapted the live-action version of ''

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'' (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

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afterward. He was also one of the screenwriters for the superhero movie ''

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'', having rewritten the script for director

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. He also co-wrote (with

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) the

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(featuring Sinestro from the Green Lantern film). It had a 'Movie Art' cover (using a still from the film) and internal art by

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. The comic was one of 5 different comic Prequel Specials. He also wrote a screenplay for a ''

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'' film, that was not used. He wrote a draft of the screenplay for the 2020 ''

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'' film, although was not ultimately credited.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldenberg, Michael 1965 births Living people American film directors American male screenwriters American male dramatists and playwrights American dramatists and playwrights 21st-century American writers Hugo Award-winning writers Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni