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{{Infobox person
|name = Nicole Perlman
|birth_date = {{bya|1981}}<ref>{{IMDb name|2270979}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Boulder, Colorado]], U.S.
|alma_mater = [[New York University]]
|occupation = [[Screenwriter]]
|yearsactive = 2009–present
}}
'''Nicole Perlman''' (born 1981) is an American screenwriter, best known for co-writing the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014) and ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019), and ''[[Pokémon: Detective Pikachu]]'' (2019).

==Early life==
Perlman was born in [[Boulder, Colorado]], the daughter of Penny and Michael Perlman,<ref name="jewishfamilyservice"/> a physician. She was raised [[American Jews|Jewish]].<ref name="jewishfamilyservice">{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishfamilyservice.org/jfs_perspectives/boulder-jewish-family-service-presents-reel-hope-boulder-with-screenwriter-nicole-perlman |title=Boulder Jewish Family Service Presents Reel Hope Boulder with Screenwriter Nicole Perlman |website=Jewish Family Service of Colorado |date=August 10, 2016 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Boulder Jewish News">{{cite web|author=David Fellows |url=https://boulderjewishnews.org/2016/reel-hope-boulder-a-galactic-success-for-boulder-jfs |title=Reel Hope Boulder a Galactic Success For Boulder JFS |magazine=Boulder Jewish News |date=November 6, 2016 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}}</ref> She grew up in Boulder,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/guardians-of-the-galaxy-nicole-perlman#.yyWX4MdMM |title=Meet The Woman Who Made History With Marvel’s "Guardians Of The Galaxy" |publisher=BuzzFeed |date=July 30, 2014 |accessdate=January 14, 2015}}</ref> where she attended [[Boulder High School]].<ref name="Boulder Jewish News"/>
She studied film and dramatic writing at [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]], where she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/features/nicole-perlman-1200337283/ |title=Nicole Perlman |publisher=''Variety'' |date=June 22, 2006 |accessdate=January 14, 2015 }}</ref> She won the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]'s Sloan Grant for Science in Film for her screenplay ''Challenger''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconreader.com/teresa-jusino/sdcc-14-nicole-perlman-talks-guardians-of-the-galaxy |title=SDCC ‘14: Nicole Perlman Talks Guardians of the Galaxy |publisher=BeaconReader.com |accessdate=January 14, 2015 }}</ref>

==Career==
She was enrolled in Marvel's screenwriting program in 2009,<ref name="Screenplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/08/04/guardians_of_the_galaxy_co_writer_nicole_perlman_vs_director_james_gunn.html|title=Who Deserves Credit for Guardians of the Galaxy’s Great Script?|last=Shetty|first=Sharan|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=August 4, 2014|accessdate=August 5, 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6RbQS1iR3|archivedate=August 5, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> during which time she was offered several of their lesser-known properties on which to base a screenplay. Out of those, Perlman chose [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]'s ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', due to her interest in space and science fiction.<ref name="Perlman3">{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/8/19/23099/nicole_perlman_writes_the_galaxy|title=Nicole Perlman Writes the Galaxy|last=Strom|first=Mark|publisher=Marvel.com|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 22, 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6S1B7Oyzr|archivedate=August 22, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> "I can’t tell you what the other titles were that [Marvel] were offering up on the table, but I can tell you that one of them was a little bit more appropriate for me, just based on gender," she says. "I think they were a little taken aback when I chose ''Guardians'', because there were ones that would make a lot more sense if you were a romantic-comedy writer or something like that." Perlman spent two years writing a draft, immersing herself in the ''Guardians'' universe. In late 2011, Perlman was asked to create another draft, and in early 2012, American writer and director [[James Gunn]] was brought in to contribute to the script, and direct the film.<ref name="Perlman">{{cite web|url=http://time.com/3025421/marvel-movie-female-writer-nicole-perlman/|title=How Nicole Perlman Became the First Woman to Write a Marvel Movie|last=Rothman|first=Lily|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 25, 2014|accessdate=July 25, 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6RM5Kyq8n|archivedate=July 25, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2012VarietyPerlman">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056109 |title=Marvel planning 'Guardians of the Galaxy' pic |first=Marc |last=Graser |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 28, 2012 |accessdate=July 16, 2012| archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/69gDpuRjl |archivedate=August 4, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Perlman made her directorial debut in 2018 with ''The Slows,'' a short film which made its world premiere at [[Fantastic Fest]] and played at the [[New York Film Festival]]''.'' It is adapted from a short story by [[Gail Hareven]] first published in ''[[The New Yorker]]''. The film stars [[Annet Mahendru]] and [[Breeda Wool]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scienceandfilm.org/articles/3160/guardians-of-the-galaxys-nicole-perlmans-directorial-debut|title=Guardian's of the Galaxy's Nicole Perlman's Directorial Debut|last=Epstein|first=Sonia|date=23 October 2018|website=Sloan Science & Film|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>

Perlman co-received a "story by" credit on live action ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' film (2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-marvel-movie-targets-inside-763081|title='Captain Marvel' Movie Targets 'Inside Out' and 'Guardians' Writers|author=Borys Kit|date=April 13, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

She co-wrote the script for the film ''[[Pokémon: Detective Pikachu]]'', with ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' creator [[Alex Hirsch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collider.com/pokemon-movie-writers-nicole-perlman-alex-hirsch/|title=‘Pokemon’ Movie Lands Marvel Vet Nicole Perlman, Alex Hirsch as Writers|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=August 16, 2016|website=Collider|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2016/12/legendary-hires-herbert-w-gains-evp-physical-production-svp-valerie-flueger-veras-sara-flamm-1201870723/|title=Legendary Taps Herbert W. Gains As EVP Physical Production, Hires Two SVPs|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|work=Deadline|date=December 14, 2016|accessdate=December 14, 2016}}</ref> A January 2018 press release revealed that Hirsch was not involved with the final draft of the script and that Perlman and [[Rob Letterman]] were the only ones credited.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/detective-pikachu-movie-filming-start-ryan-reynolds/|title=Detective Pikachu Live-Action Movie Officially Begins Filming|website=Screen Rant|last=Erao|first=Matthew|date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

===Upcoming projects===
In January 2016, Perlman announced that she is writing a sequel to ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' alongside [[Fede Alvarez]] and Jay Basu.<ref>{{cite web|last=Handler|first=Rachel|title=David Bowie's ''Labyrinth'' Is Getting A Sequel|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/david-bowies-labyrinth-is-getting-a-sequel|work=Vanity Fair|date=January 23, 2016|accessdate=January 25, 2016}}</ref> By October 2016, Warner Bros., Village Roadshow and Team Downey had put together a writers' room for the third of the [[Guy Ritchie]] ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' films, with Perlman, Justin Malen, [[Gary Whitta]], [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]], and Kieran Fitzgerald included.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/sherlock-holmes-3-warner-bros-robert-downey-jr-1201902726/|title=Warner Bros. and Team Downey Set Writers’ Room for ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ (Exclusive)|work=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Writer
! Producer
! Notes
|-
|2011
|''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''
|{{yes|Consultant}}
|{{no}}
|Uncredited
|-
|2014
|''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Co-writer with [[James Gunn]]
|-
|2017
|''Raising a Rukus''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|Short film
|-
|2018
|''The Slows''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Short film; also director
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''
|{{yes|Story}}
|{{no}}
|Story co-written with Meg LeFauve, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
|-
|''[[Pokémon: Detective Pikachu]]''
|{{yes|Story}}
|{{no}}
|Story co-written with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez<br>''Post-production''
|}

===Films attached to with no release date===
*[[Labyrinth (1986 film)#Sequel|Untitled ''Labyrinth'' sequel]]
*''[[M.A.S.K.#Film|M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]''
*''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light#Film|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]''
*[[The Fast and the Furious#Untitled female-centered film|Untitled ''Fast & Furious'' spin-off]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2270979}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/07/29/the-woman-behind-guardians-of-the-galaxy-nicole-perlman/#6109932c19c3|title=The Woman Behind 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' -- Nicole Perlman|publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=July 29, 2014|accessdate=August 18, 2017}}
* [[Dana Goodyear]], [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/nicole-perlman-harnesses-her-superpowers Nicole Perlman Harnesses Her Superpowers], ''[[The New Yorker]]'', January 14, 2019

{{Nebula Award for Best Script/Bradbury Award}}

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