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Encyclopedia > Roberto Orci
Roberto Orci

Born Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation Screenwriter, Producer
Spouse(s) Melissa Blake

Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and television producer and screenwriter. He was raised in Canada, Texas, and Los Angeles where he met his longtime friend and collaborator Alex Kurtzman. He attended The University of Texas at Austin. He is the older brother of J. R. Orci. Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Alex Kurtzman wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film The Island. ... University of Texas redirects here. ...


The Hollywood Reporter listed him as one of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood of 2007.[1]


Film credits

  • The Island, co-writer (screenplay)
  • The Legend of Zorro, co-writer (screenplay and story)
  • Mission: Impossible III, co-writer (screenplay)
  • Transformers co-writer (screenplay and story)
  • Star Trek, co-writer and executive producer (announced)
  • Nightlife, Producer (announced)
  • The Proposal, Executive Producer (pre-production)
  • Cowboys and Aliens, Executive Producer (announced)
  • Eagle Eye, Producer (in production)
  • Transformers 2, Writer (pre-production)[citation needed]

The Island is a 2005 science fiction film directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. ... The Legend of Zorro is a 2005 sequel to 1998s The Mask of Zorro, both directed by Martin Campbell. ... For the 1986 animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. ... This article is about the 2008 film. ... Transformers is a 2007 live action film based on the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. ...

Television credits

Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... This article is about the television series. ... Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was a television series produced from 1995 to 1999, very loosely based on the tales of the classical culture hero Hercules. ... Xena. ... A person that specializes in many different skills. ...

References

  1. ^ Stephen Galloway. "THR's Latino Power 50", The Hollywood Reporter, July 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 
This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Roberto Orci: For me, it's about a marriage and a family, and the minute you have that, and then all the iconography and history of a franchise like Zorro, and a story that stands on its own -- that's a great opportunity.
Roberto Orci: I think the first [movie] set an interesting tone in that it's a story of avenging the deaths of people close to Zorro, but it's a also a very funny movie.
Roberto Orci: The first spec we sold was an action thriller and pretty much, our experience has been, when you break in with a certain kind of script, that's what tends to come your way in terms of projects.
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