He’s an Oscar winning screenwriter who tackled a 700-page novel, adapting and directing “Winter’s Tale” for the big screen. DAunting. Not quite “Da Vinci Code” daunting, but tough enough.
She’s one of the stars of this time-traveling romantic fantasy. And she won her Oscar on the same night he won his, for “A Beautiful Mind.”
Questions for Akiva Goldsman and/or Jennifer Connelly about “Winter’s Tale” and their preparing it for the big screen? Comment below.
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You probably already have a question like this planned, but I’d like to see Akiva asked about how he found adapting the book. Was it a big challenge, since the book is so vast and sprawling? How did he decide which threads to keep and which threads to drop or radically cut down (the film seems to be very much focused on the Peter and Beverley story from the previews, and characters like Hardesty, Christiana, Mrs Gamely and Jackson Mead appear to have been left out altogether).I know Akiva loves the book so would be curious to discover how he found radically reshaping the source material into a standard length film.
I’ve heard Jennifer and Akiva have been friends since A Beautiful Mind. What was the best thing, or moment about working together again?
Thanks. He said he called in all the favors he had with actors (she won her Oscar off his script) to get this made.