Jonathan Goldstein

  • NewsVariety

    'Flash' standalone film finally finds its directors in 'Spider-Man' writers

    “Spider-Man: Homecoming” scribes John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are in negotiations to direct “Flashpoint,” the Flash standalone movie starring Ezra Miller. Warner Bros. had no comment. The studio had initially courted Ben Affleck to return to the director’s chair, but he passed on the gig. By tapping Daley and Goldstein, the studio seems to […]

  • NewsYahoo Movies

    From Pitch to Page to Screen: 9 Ways 'Spider-Man Homecoming' Changed Along the Way

    John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein had a whopping three days to pitch Marvel on their version of Spider-Man Homecoming. The writing duo behind comedies Horrible Bosses and Vacation were tasked by Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and company to conceive a superhero movie that blended action and John Hughesian teen comedy. “We had our first general meeting with the Marvel guys on a Thursday, and that following Monday we were supposed to go in and pitch not only as writers but directors,”

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Vacation Reboot Duo Speak Out On Writing Marvel’s Spider-Man

    In the wake of Micheal Pena’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it (or, I dunno, scratch-your-ear-and-you’ll-miss-it) reference to an unnamed wall-crawling superhero in ‘Ant-Man,’ it’s finally hitting home that Marvel’s best-known character Spider-Man is at long last going to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.