Interview with Akiva Goldsman

Goldsman on "Cinderella Man" and "The Da Vinci Code"

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Director Ron Howard and Russell Crowe on the set of "Cinderella Man"

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Akiva Goldsman on Why America Forgot About Jim Braddock, the Heavyweight Champion Who Inspired “Cinderella Man:” “Oh boy I don’t know. You ever have a trauma and sometimes you can’t remember things around it? The Depression was a trauma. It was cultural psychological wound as well as a practical and economic one. You know, I think people tend to put pain behind them. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of great stories didn’t get lost in that.”

The Obvious Comparisons to “Seabiscuit:” “Look. I like to think ‘Cinderella Man’ is ‘Cinderella Man.’ But the one thing you learn quickly is you can never do anything about what other people say.”

Akiva Goldsman on Adapting Dan Brown’s Popular Novel, “The Da Vinci Code:” “We’re trying to be to the book. We hope to give you the experience of reading the book. That’s our outcome goal. You know, we want you to think you just saw the book. That’s what we’re trying to do.”

Will the Movie Be as Dialogue-Driven as the Book?: “I’m so not telling! [Laughing] I’m so not giving away my smoke and mirrors of how we’re doing it.”

Will There be Major Changes to the Story: “No.”