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 ''

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'' film did not have its screenplay written by Steve Kloves.

Career

Goldenberg was the screenwriter and director of ''

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'' (1996). He was the co-screenwriter for the film adaptation of '' Contact'' (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 ''

'' 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

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

Prequel Special: SINESTRO #1 for

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(featuring

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from the Green Lantern film). It had a "Movie Art" cover (using a still from the film) and internal art by Fernando Dagnino Guerra. 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 '' Artemis Fowl'' film, although was not ultimately credited.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldenberg, Michael 1965 births Living people Film directors from New York City 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