Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman
Alex Kurtzman
Born	September 7, 1973 (age 51); Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Other names	Alexander Kurtzman, Alexander Hilary Kurtzman
Occupation(s)	Writer, producer, director

Alex Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American film and television writer, producer and director.

Life and career

Kurtzman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California^[1], where he met his high school friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Orci. He attended Wesleyan University.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Forbes magazine described Orci and Kurtzman as "Hollywood's Secret Weapons" who together "are the quiet force behind $3 billion in box office."^[2] He and Orci frequently work with J. J. Abrams and Michael Bay on projects.

Kurtzman, along with Abrams and Orci, co-created the FOX science-fiction series Fringe. He currently serves as consulting producer on the show.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
2005	The Island	co-writer
2005	The Legend of Zorro	co-writer
2006	Mission: Impossible III	co-writer
2007	Transformers	co-writer
2008	Eagle Eye	producer
2009	Watchmen	co-writer	uncredited script polish^[3]
	Star Trek	co-writer and executive producer
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	co-writer
	The Proposal	executive producer
2011	Cowboys & Aliens	co-writer, producer
2012	People Like Us	director, co-writer, co-producer
2013	Now You See Me	producer
	Untitled Star Trek sequel	co-writer, producer
	Ender's Game	producer
	All You Need is Kill	co-writer^[4]
2014	Untitled The Amazing Spider-Man sequel	co-writer, executive producer^[5]
TBA	Van Helsing	producer^[4]
TBA	The Mummy	producer^[4]

Television credits

Year	TV Series	Credit	Notes
1997-1999	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	co-executive producer, writer
1999-2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	co-executive producer, writer
2000	Jack of All Trades	executive producer, writer
2001-2003	Alias	supervising producer, co-executive producer, executive producer, writer
2004	The Secret Service	co-creator, executive producer, writer	pilot
2008–present	Fringe	co-creator, executive producer, consulting producer, writer
2010–present	Transformers Prime	executive producer
2010–present	Hawaii 5-0	co-developer, executive producer, writer
2011	Exit Strategy	co-creator, executive producer, writer	pilot
2011	Locke & Key	co-developer, executive producer, writer	pilot

References

^ "Alex Kurtzman Biography". IGN.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (May 18, 2011). "Roberto Orci And Alex Kurtzman: Hollywood's Secret Weapons". Forbes.
^ Roberto Orci (2008-08-10). "The All New "Hey Roberto" Thread". Don Murphy. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Universal Signs Kurtzman And Orci; Pair Takes On 'The Mummy' And 'Van Helsing'". Deadline Hollywood. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
^ Fleming, Mike (April 24, 2012). "Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Re-Writing Sequel To 'Amazing Spider-Man'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

External links

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[1] "Alex Kurtzman Biography". IGN.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

[2] Pomerantz, Dorothy (May 18, 2011). "Roberto Orci And Alex Kurtzman: Hollywood's Secret Weapons". Forbes.

[3] Roberto Orci (2008-08-10). "The All New "Hey Roberto" Thread". Don Murphy. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

[universal-signing-4] "Universal Signs Kurtzman And Orci; Pair Takes On 'The Mummy' And 'Van Helsing'". Deadline Hollywood. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

[5] Fleming, Mike (April 24, 2012). "Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Re-Writing Sequel To 'Amazing Spider-Man'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

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1980s	Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr – Can't Stop the Music (1980) Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner, and Robert Getchell – Mommie Dearest (1981) Robin Moore and Laird Koenig – Inchon (1982) John Kershaw, Shawn Randall, and Ellen Shephard – The Lonely Lady (1983) John Derek – Bolero (1984) Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron, and Kevin Jarre – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Howard the Duck (1986) Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby – Leonard Part 6 (1987) Heywood Gould – Cocktail (1988) Eddie Murphy – Harlem Nights (1989)
1990s	Daniel Waters, James Cappe, and David Arnott – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Bruce Willis, and Robert Kraft – Hudson Hawk (1991) Blake Snyder, William Osborne, and William Davies – Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) Amy Holden Jones – Indecent Proposal (1993) Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, Steven E. de Souza, and various others – The Flintstones (1994) Joe Eszterhas – Showgirls (1995) Andrew Bergman – Striptease (1996) Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland – The Postman (1997) Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998) Jim Thomas, John Thomas, S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman – Wild Wild West (1999)
2000s	Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro – Battlefield Earth (2000) Tom Green and Derek Harvie – Freddy Got Fingered (2001) George Lucas and Jonathan Hales – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Martin Brest – Gigli (2003) Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, and John Rogers – Catwoman (2004) Jenny McCarthy – Dirty Love (2005) Leora Barish and Henry Bean – Basic Instinct 2 (2006) Jeffrey Hammond – I Know Who Killed Me (2007) Mike Myers and Graham Gordy – The Love Guru (2008) Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
2010s	M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender (2010) Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, and Ben Zook – Jack and Jill (2011) David Caspe – That's My Boy (2012) Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk, Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Jonas Wittenmark – Movie 43 (2013) Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey – Saving Christmas (2014) Kelly Marcel – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Mike White – The Emoji Movie (2017) Niall Leonard – Fifty Shades Freed (2018) Lee Hall and Tom Hooper – Cats (2019)
2020s	Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes, and Blanka Lipińska – 365 Days (2020/21) Joe DiPietro and David Bryan – Diana: The Musical (2021) Andrew Dominik – Blonde (2022) Rhys Frake-Waterfield – Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)