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'''Jamie Linden''' (born September 3, 1980) is an American [[screenwriter]] best known for ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006) and ''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]'' (2010). He also wrote and directed ''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]'' (2011) starring [[Channing Tatum]].
'''Jamie Linden''' (born September 3, 1980) is an American [[screenwriter]] best known for ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006) and ''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]'' (2010). He also wrote and directed ''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Linden grew up in [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Florida]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-12-17/news/MARSHALL_1_1_marshall-university-eustis-crash |title=A tragedy with local ties |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref> near [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], where he attended [[Lake Howell High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/jamie-linden-10-years-flight-before-christmas-interview/ |title=Writer-Director Jamie Linden Talks 10 YEARS, Paramount's THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TESTAMENT, DOGS OF BABEL and More |website=Collider |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |title=Local High School, Local Bar Featured in Reunion Film "10 Years" |publisher=1059 Sunny FM |date=21 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216160058/http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |archive-date=16 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He attended [[Florida State University]]'s College of Communication, majoring in marketing and media production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cci.fsu.edu/cci-alumni-news/alumnus-jamie-linden-on-life-luck-and-persistence/ |title=Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence |publisher=Florida State University |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 }}</ref> After graduating from college in 2001, he and three friends traveled to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], [[California]] with tickets for [[game show]] ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.<ref name=FSU>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |title=FSU grad pens screenplay for 'We Are Marshall' |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Stern, Bayard |year=2006 |publisher=[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423090531/http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon arriving, he was individually called up to compete and won [[United States dollar|US$]]5,000 and a [[Toscana (wine)|Tuscan wine]] server cart, which he saw as a sign to stay in Hollywood: "I thought, well that's a sign, 'I should stay.' What you want to do, finds you."<ref name=web>{{cite news|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |title=ON SET: We Are Marshall's Director McG and Writer Jamie Linden |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Chupnick, Steven |date=13 November 2006 |work=MovieWeb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130012123/http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |archive-date=30 January 2008 }}</ref>
Linden grew up in [[Winter Park, Florida]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2006/12/17/a-tragedy-with-local-ties/ |title=A tragedy with local ties |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref> near [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], where he attended [[Lake Howell High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/jamie-linden-10-years-flight-before-christmas-interview/ |title=Writer-Director Jamie Linden Talks 10 YEARS, Paramount's THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TESTAMENT, DOGS OF BABEL and More |website=Collider |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |title=Local High School, Local Bar Featured in Reunion Film "10 Years" |publisher=1059 Sunny FM |date=21 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216160058/http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |archive-date=16 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He attended [[Florida State University]]'s College of Communication, majoring in marketing and media production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cci.fsu.edu/cci-alumni-news/alumnus-jamie-linden-on-life-luck-and-persistence/ |title=Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence |publisher=Florida State University |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 }}</ref> After graduating from college in 2001, he and three friends traveled to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], California with tickets for game show ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.<ref name=FSU>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |title=FSU grad pens screenplay for 'We Are Marshall' |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Stern, Bayard |year=2006 |publisher=[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423090531/http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon arriving, he was individually called up to compete and won US$5,000 and a [[Toscana (wine)|Tuscan wine]] server cart, which he saw as a sign to stay in Hollywood: "I thought, well that's a sign, 'I should stay.' What you want to do, finds you."<ref name=web>{{cite news|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |title=ON SET: We Are Marshall's Director McG and Writer Jamie Linden |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Chupnick, Steven |date=13 November 2006 |work=MovieWeb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130012123/http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |archive-date=30 January 2008 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Before Linden became a screenwriter, he worked at [[Mirage Enterprises]] as an assistant to directors [[Sydney Pollack]] and [[Anthony Minghella]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/q-a-director-jamie-linden-talks-10-years-1118059095/ |title=Q&A: Director Jamie Linden talks '10 Years' |magazine=Variety |date=12 September 2012 |access-date=17 July 2016 }}</ref> After reading in a 30th anniversary article in ''[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]]'', Florida State's student newspaper, about the 1970 [[Southern Airways Flight 932]] plane crash that killed most of the [[1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall University Thundering Herd football team]],<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/728/728795p1.html|title=Set Visit: We Are Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=IGN Staff|date=13 November 2006|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Linden says he became "obsessed" with the story.<ref name=web/> After moving to Hollywood, his first job involved reading [[feature film]] [[screenplay]]s. After being fired from several assistant positions, he decided to write his own screenplay.<ref name=FSU/> His first script was titled ''Things to Do Before I Die'', co-written with University of Florida alumnus Cory Helms, and [[Warner Bros.]] gave the pair a blind deal to write another script.<ref name=FSU/> Linden says the aftermath of the Marshall University tragedy was the very first story he ever thought of.<ref name=IGN/> In 2004, he pitched the story to Warner Bros. with [[film producer]]s [[Basil Iwanyk]]<ref name=FSU/> and Mary Viola.<ref name=TTCJ>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_/ai_n16905086|title=Finally, Hollywood remembers Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=Schoonover, Kelley|date=12 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]}}</ref> When Warner Bros. bought the script, Linden and other film crew met with many family members of the plane crash victims including Keith Morehouse, whose father was killed in the crash, to collaborate on the honesty of the script and the dignity of the victims.<ref name=TTCJ/> The film became ''[[We Are Marshall]]'', released in [[2006 in film|2006]] and directed by [[McG]] (Joseph McGinty Nichol).<ref name=IGN/>
Before Linden became a screenwriter, he worked at [[Mirage Enterprises]] as an assistant to directors [[Sydney Pollack]] and [[Anthony Minghella]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/q-a-director-jamie-linden-talks-10-years-1118059095/ |title=Q&A: Director Jamie Linden talks '10 Years' |magazine=Variety |date=12 September 2012 |access-date=17 July 2016 }}</ref> After reading in a 30th anniversary article in ''[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]]'', Florida State's student newspaper, about the 1970 [[Southern Airways Flight 932]] plane crash that killed most of the [[1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall University Thundering Herd football team]],<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/728/728795p1.html|title=Set Visit: We Are Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=IGN Staff|date=13 November 2006|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Linden says he became "obsessed" with the story.<ref name=web/> After moving to Hollywood, his first job involved reading [[feature film]] [[screenplay]]s. After being fired from several assistant positions, he decided to write his own screenplay.<ref name=FSU/> His first script was titled ''Things to Do Before I Die'', co-written with University of Florida alumnus Cory Helms, and [[Warner Bros.]] gave the pair a blind deal to write another script.<ref name=FSU/> Linden says the aftermath of the Marshall University tragedy was the very first story he ever thought of.<ref name=IGN/> In 2004, he pitched the story to Warner Bros. with film producers [[Basil Iwanyk]]<ref name=FSU/> and [[Mary Viola]].<ref name=TTCJ>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_/ai_n16905086|title=Finally, Hollywood remembers Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=Schoonover, Kelley|date=12 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]}}</ref> When Warner Bros. bought the script, Linden and other film crew met with many family members of the plane crash victims including Keith Morehouse, whose father was killed in the crash, to collaborate on the honesty of the script and the dignity of the victims.<ref name=TTCJ/> The film became ''[[We Are Marshall]]'', released in 2006 and directed by [[McG]] (Joseph McGinty Nichol), founder of [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]].<ref name=IGN/>


In 2006, it was reported that Linden was writing a [[biographical film]] about [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist [[downhill (ski competition)|downhill skier]] [[Bill Johnson (skier)|Bill Johnson]] to be produced by Basil Iwanyk, as well as an adaptation of ''[[The Dogs of Babel]]'' to be produced by [[David Heyman]] and a [[television pilot]] titled ''Flash Back'' to be directed by McG.<ref name=FSU/>
In 2006, it was reported that Linden was writing a [[biographical film]] about Olympic gold medalist downhill skier [[Bill Johnson (skier)|Bill Johnson]] to be produced by Basil Iwanyk, as well as an adaptation of ''[[The Dogs of Babel]]'' to be produced by [[David Heyman]] and a [[television pilot]] titled ''Flash Back'' to be directed by McG.<ref name=FSU/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2016, Linden started dating Canadian actress [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name="mcadams">{{Cite news|last=Fernandez|first=Alexia|date=April 10, 2018|url=http://people.com/babies/rachel-mcadams-welcomes-son/|title=Rachel McAdams Welcomes a Son with Boyfriend Jamie Linden: Report|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> Their first child, a son, was born in April 2018. <ref name="mcadams"/> In August 2020, it was reported that they were expecting their second child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=August 21, 2020 |title=On the Move! Pregnant Rachel McAdams Shows Off Baby Bump While Stepping Out in Los Angeles |url=https://people.com/parents/rachel-mcadams-pregnant-expecting-second-child-jamie-linden/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> During an interview in May 2022, McAdams confirmed she had given birth to a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Rachel McAdams Says Doctor Strange & Christine Palmer's Relationship Is 'Complicated' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KChNyaSy7VA&t=152s |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628113002/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KChNyaSy7VA&t=152s |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]] |quote=...I'm excited for my own little girl to see it one day... }}</ref>
In April 2013, Linden was a [[groomsman]] at the wedding of ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' actor [[Scott Porter]]. They were schoolmates at [[Lake Howell High School]] in [[Winter Park, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/05/24/scott-porter-welcomes-son-mccoy-lee/|work=People|title=Celebrity Babies|date=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scott-porter-welcomes-baby-son-mccoy-lee-porter-wife-first-pic-2015245|work=Us Magazine|title=Scott Porter Welcomes Baby Son McCoy Lee Porter}}</ref>

In April 2018, Linden had a son with actress [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://people.com/babies/rachel-mcadams-welcomes-son |title= Rachel McAdams Welcomes a Son with Boyfriend Jamie Linden: Report |date= 2018 |work=PEOPLE.com |access-date= 2018-04-10 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Credit !! Notes
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Co-Producer
! Notes
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|''[[We Are Marshall]]''
|''[[We Are Marshall]]''
| {{no}}
|Screenplay by, story by, co-producer
| {{yes}}
|Screenwriter; Co-story writer (with Cory Helms)
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]''
|''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]''
| {{no}}
|Screenplay by, co-producer
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]''
|''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]''
| {{yes}}
|Director, written by
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''[[Money Monster]]''
|''[[Money Monster]]''
| {{no}}
|Screenplay by
| {{yes}}
|Co-screenwriter (with [[Alan DiFiore]] & [[Jim Kouf]])
| {{no}}
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|''[[Chaos Walking (film)|Chaos Walking]]''
|''[[Chaos Walking (film)|Chaos Walking]]''
| {{no}}
|N/A
|Uncredited rewrite
| {{yes|Uncredited}}
| {{no}}
| Rewrites
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 13:04, 19 November 2024

Jamie Linden
Born (1980-09-03) September 3, 1980 (age 44)
Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Alma materFlorida State University
Notable worksWe Are Marshall
PartnerRachel McAdams
(2016–present)
Children2

Jamie Linden (born September 3, 1980) is an American screenwriter best known for We Are Marshall (2006) and Dear John (2010). He also wrote and directed 10 Years.

Early life

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Linden grew up in Winter Park, Florida[1] near Orlando, where he attended Lake Howell High School.[2][3] He attended Florida State University's College of Communication, majoring in marketing and media production.[4] After graduating from college in 2001, he and three friends traveled to Hollywood, California with tickets for game show The Price Is Right.[5] Upon arriving, he was individually called up to compete and won US$5,000 and a Tuscan wine server cart, which he saw as a sign to stay in Hollywood: "I thought, well that's a sign, 'I should stay.' What you want to do, finds you."[6]

Career

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Before Linden became a screenwriter, he worked at Mirage Enterprises as an assistant to directors Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella.[7] After reading in a 30th anniversary article in FSView & Florida Flambeau, Florida State's student newspaper, about the 1970 Southern Airways Flight 932 plane crash that killed most of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team,[8] Linden says he became "obsessed" with the story.[6] After moving to Hollywood, his first job involved reading feature film screenplays. After being fired from several assistant positions, he decided to write his own screenplay.[5] His first script was titled Things to Do Before I Die, co-written with University of Florida alumnus Cory Helms, and Warner Bros. gave the pair a blind deal to write another script.[5] Linden says the aftermath of the Marshall University tragedy was the very first story he ever thought of.[8] In 2004, he pitched the story to Warner Bros. with film producers Basil Iwanyk[5] and Mary Viola.[9] When Warner Bros. bought the script, Linden and other film crew met with many family members of the plane crash victims including Keith Morehouse, whose father was killed in the crash, to collaborate on the honesty of the script and the dignity of the victims.[9] The film became We Are Marshall, released in 2006 and directed by McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol), founder of Wonderland Sound and Vision.[8]

In 2006, it was reported that Linden was writing a biographical film about Olympic gold medalist downhill skier Bill Johnson to be produced by Basil Iwanyk, as well as an adaptation of The Dogs of Babel to be produced by David Heyman and a television pilot titled Flash Back to be directed by McG.[5]

Personal life

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In 2016, Linden started dating Canadian actress Rachel McAdams.[10] Their first child, a son, was born in April 2018. [10] In August 2020, it was reported that they were expecting their second child.[11] During an interview in May 2022, McAdams confirmed she had given birth to a daughter.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Co-Producer Notes
2006 We Are Marshall No Yes Yes
2010 Dear John No Yes Yes
2011 10 Years Yes Yes No
2016 Money Monster No Yes No
2021 Chaos Walking No Uncredited No Rewrites

References

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  1. ^ "A tragedy with local ties". Orlando Sentinel. December 17, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Writer-Director Jamie Linden Talks 10 YEARS, Paramount's THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TESTAMENT, DOGS OF BABEL and More". Collider. September 14, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Local High School, Local Bar Featured in Reunion Film "10 Years"". 1059 Sunny FM. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence". Florida State University. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e Stern, Bayard (2006). "FSU grad pens screenplay for 'We Are Marshall'". FSView & Florida Flambeau. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Chupnick, Steven (November 13, 2006). "ON SET: We Are Marshall's Director McG and Writer Jamie Linden". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  7. ^ "Q&A: Director Jamie Linden talks '10 Years'". Variety. September 12, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c IGN Staff (November 13, 2006). "Set Visit: We Are Marshall". IGN. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  9. ^ a b Schoonover, Kelley (December 12, 2006). "Finally, Hollywood remembers Marshall". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Fernandez, Alexia (April 10, 2018). "Rachel McAdams Welcomes a Son with Boyfriend Jamie Linden: Report". People. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Juneau, Jen (August 21, 2020). "On the Move! Pregnant Rachel McAdams Shows Off Baby Bump While Stepping Out in Los Angeles". People.
  12. ^ "Rachel McAdams Says Doctor Strange & Christine Palmer's Relationship Is 'Complicated'". YouTube. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022. ...I'm excited for my own little girl to see it one day...{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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