Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman | |
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 Goldsman at the 2019San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | July 7, 1962 |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay A Beautiful Mind(2001) |
Akiva Goldsman(born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker.
Goldsman's filmography as ascreenwriterincludesThe Client;Batman Foreverand its sequelBatman & Robin;I, Robot;I Am Legend;Cinderella Man,and numerous rewrites that are both credited and uncredited. He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television seriesFringe.
In 2002, Goldsman received theOscarforBest Adapted Screenplayand theGolden Globe AwardforBest Screenplayfor the 2001 filmA Beautiful Mind,which also won theAcademy Award for Best Picture.In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed withA Beautiful MinddirectorRon Howardto adaptDan Brown's novelThe Da Vinci Codefor Howard'sfilm.He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequelAngels & Demons.
Goldsman is also known for co-developing theDC ComicsTV seriesTitansand theParamount+seriesStar Trek: Picard,a sequel toStar Trek: The Next GenerationandStar Trek: Nemesis.He is also the co-creator ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds,a prequel toStar Trek: The Original Series.
Early life
[edit]Goldsman was born in New York City toJewishparents and raised inBrooklyn Heights.His parents, Tev Goldsman and Mira Rothenberg, were both clinical child psychologists who ran a group home for emotionally disturbed children.[1]He graduated fromSaint Ann's School,also in Brooklyn Heights, where he says he made many friends with whom he later worked in the entertainment industry. He received his bachelor's degree fromWesleyan Universityand attended the graduate fiction-writing program atNew York University.
Career
[edit]Goldsman has a production company at Warner Bros. named Weed Road Pictures.[2]
He produced theUniversal PicturesfeatureLone Survivor,from writer/directorPeter Berg,based on the bookLone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10byMarcus Luttrell.It tells the story of Luttrell'sNavy SEALteam in 2005Afghanistan,on a mission to kill a terrorist leader. It starredMark Wahlberg,Emile Hirsch,Ben FosterandTaylor Kitsch,and was released in 2013.[3]
Goldsman made his feature film directing debut withWinter's Tale,a film adaptation of theMark Helprinnovel,starringColin Farrell,Russell Crowe,Jessica Brown Findlay,Jennifer Connelly,Will SmithandWilliam Hurt.[4]It was released on February 14, 2014. He also directed the horror thriller filmStephanie(2017)[5]withFrank Grilloin the leading role.[6]He co-wrote and produced thefilm adaptationofStephen King'sThe Dark Towerseries, released on August 4, 2017, which was one of Goldsman's post-Apotheosis films.[7]
In June 2015,Paramount Picturesannounced that Goldsman would head a team of writers and filmmakers to create a multifilmcinematic universebranching out fromHasbro'sTransformersfranchise. In 2017, his Weed Road company was signed with Paramount.[8]
Goldsman was revealed in September 2018 to have been on the writing staff forStar Trek: Picard,a series focusing on the later years of CaptainJean-Luc Picard.[9]In 2020, he was signed as creator and co-showrunner of theParamount+seriesStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Fringe
[edit]In 2008, Goldsman joined thefirst seasoncrew of theFoxhorror/mysteryseriesFringeas writer, director, and consulting producer. The first episode Goldsman directed and wrote was "Bad Dreams".[10][11]In itsfifth season,Goldsman remained a consulting producer. Episodes he contributed to included:
- "Bad Dreams"(01.17)
- "The Road Not Taken"(01.19)(executive producerJeff Pinknerand supervising producerJ.R. Orcico-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Goldsman)
- "There's More Than One of Everything"(01.20)(co-executive producerJ.H. Wymanand Pinkner co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Goldsman and executive producerBryan Burk)
- "A New Day in the Old Town"(02.01)(co-written by co-creatorJ. J. Abrams)
- "Peter"(02.16)(co-showrunnersJeff Pinkner,J.H. Wyman,and supervising producerJosh Singerco-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Pinkner, Goldsman, Singer, and Wyman)
- "Brown Betty"(02.20)(co-written by Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Over There (Part 1)"(02.22)(co-written with Pinkner and Wyman)
- "Over There (Part 2)"(02.23)(co-written by Pinkner and Wyman)
- "Subject 13"(03.15)(co-written with Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Stowaway"(03.17)(Danielle Dispaltro wrote a teleplay based on a story Pinkner, Goldsman, and Wyman)
- "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"(03.19)(Wyman and Pinkner co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Wyman, Goldsman, and Pinkner)
- "The Day We Died"(03.22)(Pinkner and Wyman co-wrote a teleplay based on a story Goldsman, Pinkner, and Wyman)
- "Neither Here Nor There"(04.01)(Wyman and Pinkner co-wrote a teleplay based on a story Wyman, Goldsman, and Pinkner)
- "Subject 9"(04.04)(co-written by Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Making Angels"(04.11)(co-written with Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Nothing as It Seems"(04.16)(co-written with Pinkner)
- "Letters of Transit"(04.19)(co-written by Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Brave New World (Part 1)"(04.21)(co-written by Wyman and Pinkner)
- "Brave New World (Part 2)"(04.22)(co-written with Wyman and Pinkner)
Personal life
[edit]Goldsman's first wife, film producerRebecca Spikings-Goldsman,died of a heart attack on July 6, 2010, at the age of 42.[12]Rebecca was the daughter of producerBarry Spikings.
In 2012, Akiva met his second wife, Joann Richter. Married in 2014, they now have two daughters. The family divides its time between Los Angeles and New York.[13]
Weed Road Pictures
[edit]| Company type | Independent Company |
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| Industry | Motion Pictures |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Akiva Goldsman |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | Akiva Goldsman |
In 2004, Goldsman founded Weed Road Pictures as an independent production company to produce, develop and finance films and other forms of entertainment properties. Weed Road has financed or cofinanced 13 films includingFirestarter(2022), directed byKeith Thomasand starringZac Efron,Sydney Lemmon,andKurtwood Smith.
Filmography
[edit]Film
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Undated films
[edit]| Release Date | Title | Distributor | Notes | Production Status | Ref. |
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| TBA | Monument Valley | Paramount Pictures | co-production withUstwo | In development | [15] |
| Rainbow Six | co-production withOutlier Societyand87North Productions | [16] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Writer | Notes |
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| 2008-2013 | Fringe | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 episode (director); 18 episodes (writer); 2 episodes (executive producer) |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes (writer); 2 episodes (director) |
| 2018–2019 | Titans | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes (writer); 2 episodes (director) |
| 2018–2020 | Star Trek: Short Treks | No | Yes | No | |
| 2020–2022 | Star Trek: Picard | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 episodes (writer); 2 episodes (director) |
| 2022[17] | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 episode (writer); 1 episode (director) |
| 2023 | The Crowded Room | No | Yes | Yes | Creator |
Acting credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2008 | Hancock | Executive |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Vulcan Council Member |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Starfleet Admiral |
Upcoming works
[edit]In 2016, it was announced that Goldsman would script an adaptation of Isaac Asimov'sThe Caves of Steel.[18]Its final release date is still unknown. In July 2017,Paramount Picturesannounced plans to make a film adaptation of the novelRainbow SixbyTom Clancywith Goldsman as producer.[19]
References
[edit]- ^"A Beautiful Journey to Professional Nirvana".Los Angeles Times.March 10, 2002.
- ^"The Toxic Avenger Mops Up in Redo Deal".Deadline.
- ^Kroll, Justin (August 13, 2012)."Eric Bana circling 'Lone Survivor': Thesp in talks to join case of Peter Berg-helmed SEAL drama".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
- ^Fleming, Mike (August 1, 2012)."William Hurt Joins Akiva Goldsman's 'Winter's Tale'".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedAugust 8,2012.
- ^Fleming, Mike (January 27, 2015)."Frank Grillo to Star in Akiva Goldsman's Horror-Thriller 'Stephanie'".The Wrap.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^Fleming, Mike (January 27, 2015)."Frank Grillo to Court Stephanie".Dread Central.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^"Sony Sets a Date For Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower'".Bloody Disgusting.January 27, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^McNary, Dave (July 12, 2017)."Akiva Goldsman Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount, Leaves Warner Bros".Variety.RetrievedDecember 30,2020.
- ^Stewart, Patrick (September 24, 2018)."The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly. #StarTrek".RetrievedSeptember 24,2018.
- ^"IMDB Filmography of Akiva Goldsman".IMDb.
- ^"Fringe: The Definitive and Exhaustive Chat with John Noble".Los Angeles Times.September 2009.
- ^"Producer Spikings-Goldsman dies of heart attack".Variety.July 7, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on July 15, 2010.RetrievedAugust 1,2010.
- ^http://www.zimbio.com/Akiva+Goldsman+Joann+Goldsman/pictures/prohttp://guestofaguest.com/directory/akiva-goldsman/217301
- ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 16, 2022)."Warner Bros Sets 'Constantine' Sequel; Keanu Reeves & Francis Lawrence To Reunite, Akiva Goldsman Scripting & Producing With Bad Robot's JJ Abrams & Hannah Minghella".Deadline.RetrievedSeptember 16,2022.
- ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 21, 2018)."Paramount, Weed Road Tap Patrick Osborne For 'Monument Valley' Mobile Game Movie".Deadline.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2018.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
- ^Grobar, Matt (January 17, 2023)."'John Wick's Chad Stahelski Tapped To Helm Michael B. Jordan-Led 'Rainbow Six' For Paramount ".Deadline.Archivedfrom the original on January 17, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 18,2023.
- ^Sperling, Nicole (August 1, 2021)."Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedAugust 5,2021.
- ^LESNICK, SILAS (July 26, 2016)."Akiva Goldsman to Script The Caves of Steel Movie".ComingSoon.RetrievedFebruary 5,2018.
- ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 11, 2017)."Akiva Goldsman Moves To Paramount; 'Rainbow Six,' 'Ologies' & 'Avengelyne' On Menu".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJuly 12,2017.
Further reading
[edit]- Thane, Christopher (November 1999). "Swimming with sharks".Fade In.Vol. 5, no. 3. p. 17.
- Divine, Christian (January 2002). "Peace of mind".Creative Screenwriting.Vol. 9, no. 1. pp. 69, 71–74.
- Fleming, Michael (June 2006). "Good as Goldsman".Fade In.Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. [50]–52.
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- 1962 births
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- American television directors
- Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners
- American male screenwriters
- Best Screenplay Golden Globe winners
- Film directors from New York City
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Jewish American screenwriters
- Jewish American television writers
- New York University alumni
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Screenwriters from New York City
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- 21st-century American Jews
- Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni
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