'Star Trek,' 'Transformers' screenwriter Roberto Orci dies
- Roberto Orci, renowned for his work on franchises like Star Trek and Transformers, died at home on February 25 due to kidney disease, as confirmed by his manager.
- Joe Russo described Orci as a 'generational screenwriting talent' and lamented the loss of his potential future works.
- Tributes from various colleagues emphasized Orci's significant contributions to the film industry and the tragic loss at the age of 51.
- Lucy Lawless expressed her sadness on social media, calling Orci a 'beautiful, sweet man and outrageously talented.
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Roberto Orci, ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ and ‘Hawaii Five-0’ writer-producer, dies at 51
Roberto Orci, the producer and writer behind “Star Trek,” “Transformers” and several other action-adventure movies and the TV reboot “Hawaii Five-0,” died on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home of kidney disease. He was 51. His manager, Mike De Trana at Anvil Entertainment, confirmed Orci’s death to The Times. “He was a visionary storyteller with a boundless heart and a beautiful soul,” Orci’s brother, J.R. Orci, said in a statement. “But beyond his…
Together with Alex Kurtzman he wrote the screenplays for the successful cinema comeback of »Star Trek«. Already as Twen he worked on the TV series »Hercules«. Now the author and producer Roberto Orci has died.
Roberto Orci dies of kidney disease after conceding he struggled with alcoholism
Roberto Orci, the man behind movies like Star Trek and Transformers, has died at the age of 51. The writer and producer of hit films and television shows was a key figure behind some of the biggest blockbusters of the late...
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