Claim: Bridge of Spies was written by a man.

Matt Charman -LRB- born June 5 , 1979 -RRB- is a British screenwriter , playwright , and producer . He was nominated for an Academy Award for best original screenplay for his 2015 film Bridge of Spies , directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written with Joel and Ethan Coen . Charman started out writing for theatre , making his breakthrough as writer-in-residence at London 's National Theatre . He is currently working on Oasis a sci-fi drama for Amazon Video adapting Michel Faber 's The Book of Strange New Things , and a second movie for Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Partners , based on Walter Cronkite 's 1968 visit to Vietnam .