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StarTrek.com engaged them in the following joint conversation, which is spoiler-free. Keep an eye on StarTrek.com for a separate and new Orci interview after the film has opened, in which he’ll address Star Trek Into Darkness matters he can’t yet discuss.
Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television series such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Sep 8, 2015 · For high school buddies Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, transforming a beloved childhood cartoon into an eagerly anticipated action-adventure was a natural fit. With credits to their partnership like TV’s Alias and the big-screen adaptation The Legend of Zorro , Orci and Kurtzman know plenty about adrenaline-pumping action.
He is best known for co-writing the scripts to Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and directing and co-writing The Mummy (2017).
- What is your favorite film, and why? Alex: It changes month to month, and tends to reflect whatever emotional tide I’m riding. This month, it’s Rain Man—a movie that always manages to stay, at the very least, in my top five.
- What is your favorite TV program, past or current, and why? Roberto:The Equalizer, with the unbelievably lethal Edward Woodward, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, with the best writing I’ve ever seen on television to this day.
- Who, or what, would you say has had the biggest influence on your career? Roberto & Alex: Hands down, our high school film teacher Jim Hosney. He had us watching Godard’s Weekend in the 11th grade.
- Describe the reasons your writing partnership has allowed you to be successful with such television shows as Alias, then transition over into film with such movies as The Legend of Zorro, Mission: Impossible III, and now Transformers.
May 9, 2019 · In honor of the 10th anniversary, TrekMovie chatted with Roberto Orci, who co-wrote the film with Alex Kurtzman and was an executive producer.
Apr 30, 2009 · Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci didn’t want to do the ‘Next Next Generation’. Back when the film was first announced, much of the speculation revolved around whether or not this film would...
