Matt Allen has worked steadily as a feature screenwriter for New Line Cinema, Paramount, Disney, Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, Lionsgate, and Universal since 2001. Allen (with former partner, Caleb Wilson) is best known for Four Christmases, as well as Soul Surfer, and the Barry Sonnenfeld comedy, Nine Lives, starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, and Christopher Walken. Most recently, Allen and frequent collaborator, Chris Borrelli, sold an action film pitch and script along with producer Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious Franchise) to Universal Studios.