Oren Uziel

Oren Uziel (born June 28, 1974) is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'' (2010), ''22 Jump Street'' (2014), ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), and '' The Lost City'' (2022).

Early life

Oren Uziel was born on June 28, 1974, in Evanston, Illinois.

Career

In April 2010, Uziel began his career when he co-wrote the fan film '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'', which led to New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. hiring him to script a feature-length '' Mortal Kombat'' film in September 2011. After languishing in development hell for nearly a decade, the film was eventually released in April 2021, with Uziel credited as a co-story writer. In December 2010, his screenplay for the comedy horror film ''The Kitchen Sink'' appeared on The Black List, before being picked up by Sony Pictures in February 2012 and eventually released as '' Freaks of Nature'' in October 2015. In 2011, he scripted the horror film ''Shimmer Lake'', which he eventually directed in 2016, making his directorial debut.

In November 2012, he wrote the screenplay for the science fiction horror film ''God Particle'', which was eventually released in February 2018 as ''The Cloverfield Paradox''. In May 2013, he was writing the screenplay for '' Men in Black 4''. In September 2013, he scripted the action comedy film ''22 Jump Street''. In December 2013, he teamed up with John Krasinski to write an action-adventure film for Warner Bros. In April 2018, he wrote a draft for the action comedy film '' Borderlands'', but after several rewrites, he was officially credited for "additional literary material". In August 2018, he wrote a screenplay for a Supergirl film. In January 2019, he was writing the sequel to ''Detective Pikachu'', however he eventually left the project by February 2023.

In April 2019, he co-wrote the screenplays for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and '' Escape Room: Tournament of Champions'', but went uncredited in the former. In September 2019, he was hired to write a ''Face/Off'' remake, however he eventually left the project by February 2021. In October 2020, he drafted the screenplay for the romantic comedy film '' The Lost City'', prior to providing additional literary material for '' Strays'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', and ''Kraven the Hunter''. In August 2022, he wrote the screenplay for a ''Clue'' remake. In February 2023, he was hired as showrunner and executive producer on the superhero streaming series '' Spider-Noir''. In April 2023, he was hired to draft the screenplay for '' Fast XI''.

Filmography

Feature films

Additional literary material only
* '' Strays'' (2023)
* '' Borderlands'' (2024)
* ''Kraven the Hunter'' (2024)
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (2024)

Short films

Television

References

External links

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1974 births
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American screenwriters
American film producers
American male screenwriters
American television writers
Film directors from Illinois
Living people
Screenwriters from Illinois
Writers from Evanston, Illinois