Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has A Beautiful Mind

Screenwriters, this is the episode for you. Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, The Da Vinci Code screenplay, multiple Star Trek and Batman scripts, and more) joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in Brooklyn, how his early family life influenced his writing career, and his memories of Joel Schumacher on the late 90s Batman films. Plus, the writing teachers he studied with at NYU (including Russell Banks, Margaret Atwood, E.L. Doctorow) and much more. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This conversation is from 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: +A Beautiful Mind: rottentomatoes.com/m/beautiful_mind+Mr. and Mrs. Smith: rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_and_mrs_smith+Batman & Robin: rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027_batman_and_robin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.