How Screenwriter Drew Goddard Masters the Unclassifiable

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Drew Goddard was a science kid. Growing up in the tucked-away town of Los Alamos, NM, he was surrounded by the type of minds and personalities on display in "The Martian." Goddard adapted the script from Andy Weir's novel, a project that originally crossed his desk in its nascent e-book form. This week on Indiewire Influencers, Goddard talked with Indiewire Editor in Chief Dana Harris about the process of making a brainy crowd-pleaser.