Jamie Linden (writer)

{{Infobox writer

| name = Jamie Linden

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|9|03}}

| birth_place = Winter Park, Florida, U.S.

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| occupation = Screenwriter

| alma_mater = Florida State University

| notableworks = We Are Marshall

| partner = Rachel McAdams
(2016–present)

| children = 2

}}

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

Linden grew up in Winter Park, Florida{{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 }} near Orlando, where he attended Lake Howell High School.{{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 }}{{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 }} He attended Florida State University's College of Communication, majoring in marketing and media production.{{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 }} After graduating from college in 2001, he and three friends traveled to Hollywood, California with tickets for game show The Price Is Right.{{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 }} 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."{{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 }}

Career

Before Linden became a screenwriter, he worked at Mirage Enterprises as an assistant to directors Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella.{{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 }} 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,{{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}} Linden says he became "obsessed" with the story. 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. 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. Linden says the aftermath of the Marshall University tragedy was the very first story he ever thought of. In 2004, he pitched the story to Warner Bros. with film producers Basil Iwanyk and Mary Viola.{{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}} 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. The film became We Are Marshall, released in 2006 and directed by McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol), founder of Wonderland Sound and Vision.

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.

Personal life

In 2016, Linden started dating Canadian actress Rachel 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|access-date=June 26, 2020}} Their first child, a son, was born in April 2018. In August 2020, it was reported that they were expecting their second child.{{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}} During an interview in May 2022, McAdams confirmed she had given birth to a daughter.{{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... }}

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}} \| {{yes\|Uncredited}} \| {{no}} \| Rewrites

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! Co-Producer

! Notes

2006

|We Are Marshall

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

2010