Biography
For the first decade of his life as a film scribe, Goldsman collaborated with Joel Schumacher on some of the director's more derided films, including "Batman Forever" (1995) and the universally lambasted "Batman & Robin" (1997). Despite the financial success of both movies, Goldsman was trapped in a cycle of taking any job that came his way, rather than putting pen to paper on the stories he wanted to write. By the time the millennium rolled …
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Career Milestones
| Formed Weed Road Pictures | ||
| Founded a consulting firm that helped mental health workers create comprehensive treatment environments | ||
| Submitted his writing to magazines like The New Yorker | ||
1994 | Made screenwriting debut with "The Client"; first collaboration with Joel Schumacher | |
1994 | Penned screenplay for "Silent Fall" | |
1994 | Reportedly did uncredited rewriting on "The Specialist" | |
1995 | Co-wrote the screenplay for Schumacher's "Batman Forever"; the third installment in the franchise | |
1996 | Adapted John Grisham's novel, "A Time to Kill"; film directed by Schumacher | |
1997 | Fourth collaboration with Schumacher, the script for "Batman & Robin" | |
1998 | Produced the big screen adaptation of "Lost in Space"; also wrote the screenplay | |
1998 | Received credit for adapting Alice Hoffman's novel "Practical Magic" for the screen | |
1999 | Served as a producer on "Deep Blue Sea" | |
2000 | Made rare on screen appearance as a speaker in an episode of "Felicity" (WB) | |
2001 | Wrote the feature adaptation of "A Beautiful Mind"; directed by Ron Howard and loosely based on the biography of John Forbes Nash Jr. | |
2002 | Contributed to the screenplay for "The Recruit" | |
2002 | Reportedly re-wrote Steve Zaillian's draft of "The Sum of All Fears"; neither received final on screen credit | |
2004 | Served as a producer of "Mindhunters" | |
2004 | Wrote the screenplay for "I, Robot" starring Will Smith | |
2005 | Produced the dark comedy, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie | |
2005 | Wrote the screenplay for "The Cinderella Man"; re-teamed with Howard and Crowe from "A Beautiful Mind" | |
2006 | Adapted Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" for the big screen; starring Tom Hanks and directed by Howard | |
2007 | Produced and co-wrote with Reed Fish, the semi-autobiographical tale about seizing the day, "I'm Reed Fish" | |
2008 | Re-teamed with Will Smith to produce the superhero comedy, "Hancock" | |
2009 | Penned "Angels & Demons," the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel and sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"; re-teamed with Hanks and Howard | |
Awards
2001 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published) in A Beautiful Mind |
2001 | BAFTA Award for Screenplay (Adapted) in A Beautiful Mind |
2001 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay) in A Beautiful Mind |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture in A Beautiful Mind |
2005 | BAFTA Award for Original Screenplay in Cinderella Man |