Jane Goldman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jane Goldman
Jane Goldman at Comic-Con in 2017
Born	Jane Loretta Anne Goldman (1970-06-11) 11 June 1970 (age 55) Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation	Screenwriter and producer
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Jonathan Ross ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3

Jane Loretta Anne Goldman (born 11 June 1970) is a British writer and producer. She is famous for writing movie scripts. She often works with director Matthew Vaughn. Together, they wrote popular films like Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). They also wrote X-Men: First Class (2011), Kick-Ass (2010), and Stardust (2007).

Jane Goldman also helped create the story for X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). This movie was a sequel to X-Men: First Class. Critics really liked her work with Matthew Vaughn.

Her first movie script written all by herself was The Woman in Black (2012). She also wrote the scripts for The Limehouse Golem and Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Both of these movies came out in 2016. She is also set to write a new movie version of Barbarella.

Besides movies, Jane Goldman has written books. These include The X-Files Book of the Unexplained (1995) and the novel Dreamworld (2000). She also had her own TV show called Jane Goldman Investigates (2003–04). This show explored topics about the paranormal, which means things that are beyond normal scientific understanding.

Early life and family

Jane Goldman grew up in north London. She was the only child in her family. Her father was Jewish and her mother was a Buddhist. She went to the King Alfred School until she was 15. After that, she traveled to the United States.

When she returned to the UK, she started working as a reporter. She wrote about entertainment for the Daily Star newspaper. At 16, she met TV presenter Jonathan Ross. They got married in 1988 when Jane was 18. They have three children together: two daughters and one son.

Professional journey

Writing for newspapers and books

As a journalist, Jane Goldman wrote for many newspapers and magazines. These included Just Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and The Times. She also wrote for gaming magazines like Zero and Sega Zone. When she was 19, she became a freelance writer. This means she worked for different companies instead of just one.

Jane Goldman has written several books. Some of her early books include Thirteen-Something (1993) and Streetsmarts: A Teenager's Safety Guide (1996). She also wrote a popular two-part series called The X-Files Book of the Unexplained (1997). Her only novel, Dreamworld, was published in 2000.

TV shows and screenwriting

From 2003 to 2004, Jane Goldman had her own TV show. It was called Jane Goldman Investigates. The show looked into paranormal topics. It was shown on the Living channel. She also works behind the scenes on TV shows. For example, she is part of the production team for The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

In 2001, she started writing for TV shows. She was part of the writing team for the sitcom Baddiel's Syndrome. Later, she started writing movie scripts. She co-wrote the script for Stardust (2007). This movie was based on a book by Neil Gaiman. The director, Matthew Vaughn, asked her to help adapt the book into a movie. Stardust won awards, including a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.

After Stardust, Jane Goldman often worked with Matthew Vaughn. She helped write his next movies, which were based on comic books. These included Kick-Ass (2010) and X-Men: First Class (2011). Both movies were praised by critics. Kick-Ass became a cult favorite, meaning it has a small but very dedicated group of fans. Many critics think X-Men: First Class is one of the best X-Men movies.

She continued to adapt books and stories for the big screen. She co-wrote The Debt (2011), a thriller movie. She also adapted The Woman in Black for Hammer. This was a horror movie based on a novel. The Woman in Black was her first movie script written entirely by herself. It came out in 2012 and got good reviews. In 2013, it won the Empire Award for Best Horror.

Jane Goldman is also credited for the story of X-Men: Days of Future Past. This was the sequel to X-Men: First Class. After that, she co-wrote Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) with Matthew Vaughn. This movie was based on a comic book.

She wrote the script for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. This movie was directed by Tim Burton. It was based on a popular novel. Next, she wrote The Limehouse Golem, which was based on a murder mystery novel. She had loved the book for years and was excited to turn it into a movie.

Goldman and Vaughn worked together again for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. This was the sequel to The Secret Service and was released in 2017.

In 2017, HBO announced that Jane Goldman was one of the writers working on a possible spin-off show for Game of Thrones. She worked with George R. R. Martin, who wrote the original books. However, in 2019, HBO decided not to make her pilot episode.

In 2017, it was also announced that Jane Goldman would write the script for Disney's live-action movie of The Little Mermaid. However, she was not credited in the final movie.

She also co-wrote the 2020 movie Rebecca. This movie was based on a classic Gothic romance novel by Daphne du Maurier.

Future projects

Jane Goldman and her daughter, Honey Goldman, are working together on a new movie. They are writing the script for Barbarella. This will be a remake of a science fiction movie from 1968. Edgar Wright is expected to direct the movie.

Works

Filmography

Television shows

Books written

Awards and recognition

Jane Goldman also won the Cosmopolitan magazine Woman of Tomorrow award. This was for her achievements in journalism.

See also

In Spanish: Jane Goldman para niños