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'''Robert Orci''' is a producer and screenwriter from Mexico City who, along with writing and production partner [[Alex Kurtzman]], wrote the script for {{film|11}}, the eleventh film in the [[Star Trek|''Trek'' franchise]]. They also served as executive producers on the film. Orci and Kurtzman are currently writing the screenplay for [[untitled Star Trek sequel|the sequel]], along with [[Damon Lindelof]]; they will be producers on the film, as well.[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001885.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]
 
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| Birth name = Roberto Orci
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| Date of birth = {{d|20|July|1973}}
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| Place of birth = Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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| Roles = [[:Category:Writers|Writer]], [[:Category:Producers|producer]]
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'''Roberto Gaston Orci''' {{born|20|July|1973}} is a producer and screenwriter from Mexico City who, along with writing and production partner [[Alex Kurtzman]], wrote the script for {{film|11}}, the eleventh film in the [[Star Trek|''Trek'' franchise]]. They also served as executive producers on the film. Orci and Kurtzman also produced and (along with [[Damon Lindelof]]) wrote the screenplay for the sequel, {{film|12}}. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001885.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]
   
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After [[J.J. Abrams]] chose to direct the seventh ''[[Star Wars]]'' film instead of a third ''Star Trek'', Orci is currently attached as his replacement on {{film|13}}, which would be his directorial debut. He also contributed to the ''{{dis|Star Trek|video game}}'' video game and serves as creative consultant on the ongoing ''{{dis|Star Trek|IDW ongoing}}'' comic book.
Orci and Kurtzman began as writers on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', which led to their becoming writers and co-executive producers on ''Xena: Warrior Princess''. Before ''Star Trek'', both Orci and Kurtzman worked with ''Star Trek'' producer and director [[J.J. Abrams]] on the television series ''Alias'' and the 2006 film ''Mission: Impossible III''. Orci and Kurtzman also wrote the screenplays for 2005's ''The Legend of Zorro'' (featuring [[Mary Crosby]], with editing by [[Stuart Baird]] and music by [[James Horner]]) and the {{w|Michael Bay}} films ''The Island'' (2005, which featured [[Ethan Phillips]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Randy Oglesby]]) and ''Transformers'' (2007, featuring [[Andy Milder]], Glenn Morshower, [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Michael Shamus Wiles]], and the voice of [[Robert Foxworth]]), and its sequel, ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009, featuring the voice of [[Tony Todd]] and Robert Foxworth).
 
   
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==Biography==
They did the final re-write of the screenplay for the film adaptation of the [[DC Comics]] graphic novel ''Watchmen'', which stars [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]], [[Stephen McHattie]], and [[Matt Frewer]]. [http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3379&Itemid=99] [http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/30/sci-fi-saturday-batman-watchmen-fringe-torchwood-heroes-daisies-terminator-more/#1002836] They also developed the upcoming science fiction/horror series ''Fringe'' with J.J. Abrams, which they will executive produce with Abrams and [[Bryan Burk]]. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973425.html?categoryId=14&cs=1]
 
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Orci was born to a Cuban mother and Mexican father. He moved to the United States when he was ten years old. According to him, "''My uncle and my father and my aunt and my mother were one of the agencies that were hired to do the initial {{w|Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS}} [Immigration and Naturalization Service] reform back in the '80s — they advertised on behalf of the government at that time.''" [http://www.latinpost.com/articles/16938/20140712/matador-co-creator-roberto-orci-complexity-immigration-reform.htm]
   
 
Orci considers himself a [[Trekkie]], having grown up with a Trekkie uncle (whom the character of [[Richard Robau]] is named after). Orci has collected a lot of ''Trek'' memorabilia over the years and owns many ''Trek'' [[novels]], with his favorites being ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]'' and ''[[Spock's World]]''. Although he enjoys all of the ''Star Trek'' series, his favorite (and the one through which he really started getting into ''Trek'') is ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which he called "''the best television show from [his] lifetime''".
Orci and Kurtzman are set to start writing a film adaptation of Whitley Strieber's novel ''2012: The War for Souls'', which will again team them with Michael Bay. They are also the writers of the upcoming political thriller ''The 28th Amendment'', which is set to star {{w|Tom Cruise}} and {{w|Denzel Washington}}. Orci and Kurtzman wrote the script for this movie in the late 1990s. They recently re-wrote the script, which is now in production at Warner Bros. Pictures. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/05/15/celebwatch-stardate-051508/] [http://movies.ign.com/articles/874/874632p1.html]
 
 
Orci considers himself a [[Trekkie]], having grown up with a Trekkie uncle (who actually assisted Orci while he was working on the script for ''Star Trek''). Orci has collected a lot of ''Trek'' memorabilia over the years and owns many ''Trek'' [[novels]], with his favorites being ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]'' and ''[[Spock's World]]''. Although he enjoys all of the ''Star Trek'' series, his favorite (and the one through which he really started getting into ''Trek'') is ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which he called "''the best television show from [his] lifetime''".
 
   
 
:"''There has never been anything on TV that has made sci-fi as relatable and respectable as ''The Next Generation''. The humanity of the situation was never lost in the [[technobabble]]. The sci-fi and the character was always intertwined brilliantly and it is an example of how to approach all genre. All genre needs to have as big a character component as it has a genre component; be it sci-fi, be it fantasy, whatever.''" [http://trekmovie.com/2007/10/04/interview-roberto-orci-on-why-he-is-a-trekkie/]
 
:"''There has never been anything on TV that has made sci-fi as relatable and respectable as ''The Next Generation''. The humanity of the situation was never lost in the [[technobabble]]. The sci-fi and the character was always intertwined brilliantly and it is an example of how to approach all genre. All genre needs to have as big a character component as it has a genre component; be it sci-fi, be it fantasy, whatever.''" [http://trekmovie.com/2007/10/04/interview-roberto-orci-on-why-he-is-a-trekkie/]
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Orci cites {{e|The Best of Both Worlds}} and {{e|All Good Things...}} as among his favorite episodes, and [[Spock]] as his favorite character, elaborating that he identified with the character as an immigrant who essentially comes to work in the United States. "''He's a legal alien who came from another planet and teamed up with an American, the way that I've teamed up with my friend Alex Kurtzman.''" [http://www.latinpost.com/articles/17367/20140717/star-trek-3-power-rangers-films-roberto-orci-signature-touch.htm]
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He co-wrote ''Star Trek'' with Spock as being essential to the story, without considering a back-up means to reboot the series. He also named the [[Gorn]], [[Tribble]]s and [[Romulan]]s as his three favorite aliens from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. [http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/humans-from-earth-2-bob-orci/]
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Orci and Kurtzman began as writers on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', which led to their becoming writers and co-executive producers on ''Xena: Warrior Princess''. Before ''Star Trek'', both Orci and Kurtzman worked with ''Star Trek'' producer and director [[J.J. Abrams]] on the television series ''Alias'' and the 2006 film ''Mission: Impossible III''. Orci and Kurtzman also wrote the screenplays for 2005's ''The Legend of Zorro'' (featuring [[Mary Crosby]], with editing by [[Stuart Baird]] and music by [[James Horner]]) and the {{w|Michael Bay}} films ''The Island'' (2005, which featured [[Ethan Phillips]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Randy Oglesby]]) and ''Transformers'' (2007, featuring [[Andy Milder]], Glenn Morshower, [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Michael Shamus Wiles]], and the voice of [[Robert Foxworth]]), and its sequel, ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009, featuring the voice of [[Tony Todd]] and Robert Foxworth).
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They did the final re-write of the screenplay for the film adaptation of the [[DC Comics]] graphic novel ''Watchmen'', which stars [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]], [[Stephen McHattie]], and [[Matt Frewer]]. [http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3379&Itemid=99] [http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/30/sci-fi-saturday-batman-watchmen-fringe-torchwood-heroes-daisies-terminator-more/#1002836] They also developed the science fiction/horror series ''Fringe'' with J.J. Abrams, which they executive produce with Abrams and [[Bryan Burk]]. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973425.html?categoryId=14&cs=1]
   
 
Orci's involvement with ''Star Trek'' began in 2005 when he received a phone call from a [[Paramount Pictures]] executive asking if he had any ideas for ''Star Trek''. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/04/13/grand-slam-xvi-highlights-from-orci-qa/]
 
Orci's involvement with ''Star Trek'' began in 2005 when he received a phone call from a [[Paramount Pictures]] executive asking if he had any ideas for ''Star Trek''. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/04/13/grand-slam-xvi-highlights-from-orci-qa/]
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In addition to writing, Orci and Kurtzman currently produce films through their production company, Kurtzman/Orci (or K/O). Some of the films being produced by K/O include 2008's, ''Eagle Eye'', and the 2009 romantic comedy, ''The Proposal''.
 
In addition to writing, Orci and Kurtzman currently produce films through their production company, Kurtzman/Orci (or K/O). Some of the films being produced by K/O include 2008's, ''Eagle Eye'', and the 2009 romantic comedy, ''The Proposal''.
   
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In {{y|2010}} Orci and Kurtzman were nominated for a [[Saturn Award]] for Best Writing for ''Star Trek''. [http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html] That year, Orci and Kurtzman began executive producing the Emmy Award-winning animated series ''Transformers: Prime''. The show features the voices of numerous ''Star Trek'' veterans, such as [[Jeffrey Combs]], [[James Horan]], [[Tania Gunadi]], [[Frank Welker]], [[Tony Todd]], [[Clancy Brown]], [[Nolan North]] and [[Dwayne Johnson]]. Subsequently, in May 2011, Orci announced that he and Kurtzman had proposed a new ''Star Trek'' animated series to CBS.[http://twitter.com/#!/boborci/status/68945630369824768][http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/13/could-roberto-orci-alex-kurtzman-animate-star-trek/]
In {{y|2010}} Orci and Kurtzman have been nominated for a [[Saturn Award]] for Best Writing for ''Star Trek''. [http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html]
 
   
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Orci is a conspiracy theorist. Damon Lindelof said "''It's impossible to know Bob Orci and not get involved in those conversations. He believes very passionately in a lot of that stuff and has done a tremendous amount of research. I think you can start it as a casual interlude but it can become intense rather quickly. Personally speaking, I've known Bob feels that way for a long time. I'm not sure it influenced any of the storytelling in [''Star Trek Into Darkness''].''" [http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-interview-damon-lindelof]
Orci and Kurtzman will executive produce the upcoming series ''Transormers: Prime'' (starring Frank Welker and Jeffrey Combs).
 
   
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/movies/24dave.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3 ''New York Times'' article on Orci and Kurtzman]
   
 
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Roberto Gaston Orci (born 20 July 1973; age 50) is a producer and screenwriter from Mexico City who, along with writing and production partner Alex Kurtzman, wrote the script for Star Trek, the eleventh film in the Trek franchise. They also served as executive producers on the film. Orci and Kurtzman also produced and (along with Damon Lindelof) wrote the screenplay for the sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness. [1]

After J.J. Abrams chose to direct the seventh Star Wars film instead of a third Star Trek, Orci is currently attached as his replacement on Star Trek Beyond, which would be his directorial debut. He also contributed to the Star Trek video game and serves as creative consultant on the ongoing Star Trek comic book.

Biography

Orci was born to a Cuban mother and Mexican father. He moved to the United States when he was ten years old. According to him, "My uncle and my father and my aunt and my mother were one of the agencies that were hired to do the initial INS [Immigration and Naturalization Service] reform back in the '80s — they advertised on behalf of the government at that time." [2]

Orci considers himself a Trekkie, having grown up with a Trekkie uncle (whom the character of Richard Robau is named after). Orci has collected a lot of Trek memorabilia over the years and owns many Trek novels, with his favorites being Prime Directive and Spock's World. Although he enjoys all of the Star Trek series, his favorite (and the one through which he really started getting into Trek) is Star Trek: The Next Generation, which he called "the best television show from [his] lifetime".

"There has never been anything on TV that has made sci-fi as relatable and respectable as The Next Generation. The humanity of the situation was never lost in the technobabble. The sci-fi and the character was always intertwined brilliantly and it is an example of how to approach all genre. All genre needs to have as big a character component as it has a genre component; be it sci-fi, be it fantasy, whatever." [3]

Orci cites "The Best of Both Worlds" and "All Good Things..." as among his favorite episodes, and Spock as his favorite character, elaborating that he identified with the character as an immigrant who essentially comes to work in the United States. "He's a legal alien who came from another planet and teamed up with an American, the way that I've teamed up with my friend Alex Kurtzman." [4]

He co-wrote Star Trek with Spock as being essential to the story, without considering a back-up means to reboot the series. He also named the Gorn, Tribbles and Romulans as his three favorite aliens from Star Trek: The Original Series. [5]

Orci and Kurtzman began as writers on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, which led to their becoming writers and co-executive producers on Xena: Warrior Princess. Before Star Trek, both Orci and Kurtzman worked with Star Trek producer and director J.J. Abrams on the television series Alias and the 2006 film Mission: Impossible III. Orci and Kurtzman also wrote the screenplays for 2005's The Legend of Zorro (featuring Mary Crosby, with editing by Stuart Baird and music by James Horner) and the Michael Bay films The Island (2005, which featured Ethan Phillips, Glenn Morshower, and Randy Oglesby) and Transformers (2007, featuring Andy Milder, Glenn Morshower, W. Morgan Sheppard, Michael Shamus Wiles, and the voice of Robert Foxworth), and its sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, featuring the voice of Tony Todd and Robert Foxworth).

They did the final re-write of the screenplay for the film adaptation of the DC Comics graphic novel Watchmen, which stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stephen McHattie, and Matt Frewer. [6] [7] They also developed the science fiction/horror series Fringe with J.J. Abrams, which they executive produce with Abrams and Bryan Burk. [8]

Orci's involvement with Star Trek began in 2005 when he received a phone call from a Paramount Pictures executive asking if he had any ideas for Star Trek. [9]

In 2007, The Hollywood Reporter named Orci the 35th most powerful Latino in Hollywood in their Latino Power 50, "a guide to those [Latino] writers, producers, directors, actors and executives who, through their ideas, perspectives and experiences, are changing show business as we know it." [10]

In addition to writing, Orci and Kurtzman currently produce films through their production company, Kurtzman/Orci (or K/O). Some of the films being produced by K/O include 2008's, Eagle Eye, and the 2009 romantic comedy, The Proposal.

In 2010 Orci and Kurtzman were nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Star Trek. [11] That year, Orci and Kurtzman began executive producing the Emmy Award-winning animated series Transformers: Prime. The show features the voices of numerous Star Trek veterans, such as Jeffrey Combs, James Horan, Tania Gunadi, Frank Welker, Tony Todd, Clancy Brown, Nolan North and Dwayne Johnson. Subsequently, in May 2011, Orci announced that he and Kurtzman had proposed a new Star Trek animated series to CBS.[12][13]

Orci is a conspiracy theorist. Damon Lindelof said "It's impossible to know Bob Orci and not get involved in those conversations. He believes very passionately in a lot of that stuff and has done a tremendous amount of research. I think you can start it as a casual interlude but it can become intense rather quickly. Personally speaking, I've known Bob feels that way for a long time. I'm not sure it influenced any of the storytelling in [Star Trek Into Darkness]." [14]

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