Oren Uziel

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Oren Uziel
Oren Uziel.jpg
Uziel in April 2023
Born (1974-06-28) June 28, 1974 (age 50)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Film screenwriter
  • Director
  • Producer
Years active2010–present
Notable work

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).

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Early life

Oren Uziel was born on June 28, 1974, in Evanston, Illinois. [1]

Career

In April 2010, Uziel began his career when he co-wrote the fan film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth , [2] [3] which led to New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. hiring him to script a feature-length Mortal Kombat film in September 2011. [4] [5] 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. [6] In December 2010, his screenplay for the comedy horror film The Kitchen Sink appeared on The Black List, [7] before being picked up by Sony Pictures in February 2012 [8] and eventually released as Freaks of Nature in October 2015. [9] In 2011, he scripted the horror film Shimmer Lake , [10] [11] which he eventually directed in 2016, making his directorial debut. [12]

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 . [11] [10] In May 2013, he was writing the screenplay for Men in Black 4 . [13] In September 2013, he scripted the action comedy film 22 Jump Street . [14] In December 2013, he teamed up with John Krasinski to write an action-adventure film for Warner Bros. [15] In April 2018, he wrote a draft for the action comedy film Borderlands , [16] [17] but after several rewrites, he was officially credited for "additional literary material". [18] In August 2018, he wrote a screenplay for a Supergirl film. [19] [20] In January 2019, he was writing the sequel to Detective Pikachu , [21] [22] however he eventually left the project by February 2023. [23]

In April 2019, he co-wrote the screenplays for Sonic the Hedgehog and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions , but went uncredited in the former. [24] [25] [26] In September 2019, he was hired to write a Face/Off remake, [27] however he eventually left the project by February 2021. [28] In October 2020, he drafted the screenplay for the romantic comedy film The Lost City , [29] [30] prior to providing additional literary material for Strays , [31] [32] Kraven the Hunter , [33] and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . [34] In August 2022, he wrote the screenplay for a Clue remake. [35] In February 2023, he was hired as showrunner and executive producer on the superhero streaming series Spider-Noir . [36] [37] In April 2023, he was hired to draft the screenplay for Fast XI . [38] [39] [40]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorNotes/Ref(s)
2014 22 Jump Street Phil Lord
Christopher Miller 		[14]
2015 Freaks of Nature Robbie Pickering [9]
2017 Shimmer Lake Himself [12]
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox Julius Onah [11]
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Jeff Fowler Uncredited screenwriter [24]
2021 Mortal Kombat Simon McQuoid Story only [6]
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Adam Robitel Also co-producer [26]
2022 The Lost City Aaron and Adam Nee [30]
2026 Fast XI Louis Leterrier [40]

Additional literary material only

Short films

YearTitleDirectorNotes/Ref(s)
2010 Mortal Kombat: Rebirth Kevin Tancharoen [3]

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes/Ref(s)
2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kevin TancharoenEpisode: "Scorpion and Sub-Zero II (Part 2)"
TBA Spider-Noir VariousFilming
Also executive producer and showrunner [41]

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