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'''Roberto | '''Roberto "Bob" Gaston Orcí''' ([[July 20]], [[1973]]–[[February 25]], [[2025]]) was a Mexican-American film and television producer and screenwriter. Together with his friend and writing partner [[Alex Kurtzman]], he wrote several high-profile motion pictures, including ''The Island'' (which was directed by [[Michael Bay]]), as well as J.J Abrams' ''Mission Impossible 3'' and the critically-acclaimed 2009 ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie. | ||
{{quote|You've got to really look at it and see what's going to translate to the storytelling that's relevant now and what has to be sacrificed. Sometimes it's hard to know, so it's important to be disciplined about it. You can't rely on the history of the franchise to engender goodwill—you've got to win the goodwill as if the franchise has never been seen before.|Roberto Orci [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3iecfa450e38f03b77320a92c99890ed5a on reworking ''Transformers'' into a mainstream success]}} | {{quote|You've got to really look at it and see what's going to translate to the storytelling that's relevant now and what has to be sacrificed. Sometimes it's hard to know, so it's important to be disciplined about it. You can't rely on the history of the franchise to engender goodwill—you've got to win the goodwill as if the franchise has never been seen before.|Roberto Orci [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3iecfa450e38f03b77320a92c99890ed5a on reworking ''Transformers'' into a mainstream success]}} | ||
==Credits== | |||
===Writer=== | ===Writer=== | ||
* [[Transformers ( | * [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] (together with Alex Kurtzman) | ||
* [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']] (together with Kurtzman and [[Ehren Kruger]]) | * [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']] (together with Kurtzman and [[Ehren Kruger]]) | ||
===Executive producer=== | ===Executive producer=== | ||
* ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' | * ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Titan Magazines=== | ===Titan Magazines=== | ||
His work on Bay's documentaries (or "propaganda" as the | His work on Bay's documentaries (or "propaganda" as the [[Decepticon]]s call them) made him a marked man. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}} | ||
== | ===Sector Seven ARG=== | ||
* Before the release of the movie, Roberto regularly posted on the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=4930 Official Transformers Movie forum], answering the questions of fans as best he could. His writing partner Alex Kurtzman occasionally chimed in, though not to the extent of Orci's messages. However, | [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Hugo Weaving]] had to convince "R.O." and his compatriots to put him in charge of the "[[Megatron (Movie)|Megaman]] issue" in the PsyOp exercise of [[Transformers (film)|a film]] the organization is making in order to cover up the existence of N.B.E.s on Earth. {{storylink|Sector Seven|Sector Seven ARG}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
* Before the release of the first movie, Roberto regularly posted on the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=4930 Official Transformers Movie forum], answering the questions of fans as best he could. His writing partner Alex Kurtzman occasionally chimed in, though not to the extent of Orci's messages. However, following the release of the movie, Roberto returned to answer questions before the pair left to move onto the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Orci also regularly answered fan questions at the [http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22635 official message board] of movie producer [[Don Murphy]] and at [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=180451 TFW2005], eventually leaving TFW2005 in July 2009. | |||
* "Orci" is pronounced "Or-See", not "Or-Key". | * "Orci" is pronounced "Or-See", not "Or-Key". | ||
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[[Category:DreamWorks]] | [[Category:DreamWorks]] | ||
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[[Category:Writers]] | [[Category:Writers]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 18 June 2025
| The name or term "Robert" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Robert (disambiguation). |
Roberto "Bob" Gaston Orcí (July 20, 1973–February 25, 2025) was a Mexican-American film and television producer and screenwriter. Together with his friend and writing partner Alex Kurtzman, he wrote several high-profile motion pictures, including The Island (which was directed by Michael Bay), as well as J.J Abrams' Mission Impossible 3 and the critically-acclaimed 2009 Star Trek movie.
You've got to really look at it and see what's going to translate to the storytelling that's relevant now and what has to be sacrificed. Sometimes it's hard to know, so it's important to be disciplined about it. You can't rely on the history of the franchise to engender goodwill—you've got to win the goodwill as if the franchise has never been seen before.Roberto Orci on reworking Transformers into a mainstream success
Credits
[edit]Writer
[edit]- Transformers (together with Alex Kurtzman)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (together with Kurtzman and Ehren Kruger)
Executive producer
[edit]Fiction
[edit]Titan Magazines
[edit]His work on Bay's documentaries (or "propaganda" as the Decepticons call them) made him a marked man. #1's Law and Disorder
Sector Seven ARG
[edit]Sector Seven agent Hugo Weaving had to convince "R.O." and his compatriots to put him in charge of the "Megaman issue" in the PsyOp exercise of a film the organization is making in order to cover up the existence of N.B.E.s on Earth. Sector Seven ARG
Notes
[edit]- Before the release of the first movie, Roberto regularly posted on the Official Transformers Movie forum, answering the questions of fans as best he could. His writing partner Alex Kurtzman occasionally chimed in, though not to the extent of Orci's messages. However, following the release of the movie, Roberto returned to answer questions before the pair left to move onto the Star Trek franchise. Orci also regularly answered fan questions at the official message board of movie producer Don Murphy and at TFW2005, eventually leaving TFW2005 in July 2009.
- "Orci" is pronounced "Or-See", not "Or-Key".
