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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Oren Uziel". Gamefa. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "UPDATE: What is Mortal Kombat: Rebirth?". ComingSoon . June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Weintraub, Steve (June 9, 2010). "Interview with 'Mortal Kombat: Rebirth' Director Kevin Tancharoen; Talks About What He Wants to do in a Feature Version!". Collider . Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (September 29, 2011). "New Line to Reboot Mortal Kombat". ComingSoon . Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Staskiewicz, Keith (September 29, 2011). "New 'Mortal Kombat' movie 'needs to feel brutal,' says director". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Chatterjee, Pramit (April 23, 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Review: A Visual Effects And Action Heavy Movie That Is Too Fast Paced For Its Own Good". Mashable. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (December 13, 2010). "2010 Black List: 5 Scripts With the Best Chance of Getting Made". TheWrap . Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 7, 2012). "Robbie Pickering To Direct 'The Kitchen Sink' At Sony Pics". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Trumbore, Dave (October 16, 2015). "'Freaks of Nature' Red-Band Trailer Is Horrifying in All the Wrong Ways". Collider . Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Chitwood, Adam (May 17, 2017). "Exclusive: 'God Particle' Writer Oren Uziel on How the Film Became a Cloverfield Movie". Collider . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Kroll, Justin (November 30, 2012). "'God Particle' believes in newbie helmer". Variety . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (September 23, 2016). "Benjamin Walker's 'Shimmer Lake' Nabbed by Netflix". Variety . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (May 3, 2013). "Oren Uziel to Write 'Men in Black 4', '21 Jump Street' Sequel for Sony (Exclusive)". TheWrap.com . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. 1 2 Goldberg, Matt (September 25, 2013). "Sony Pictures Planning 'Jumanji' Reboot; 'Men in Black 4'; Will Shoot '21 Jump Street' Sequel in the Fall". Collider . Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 16, 2013). "John Krasinski, Oren Uziel Sell Spec To Warner Bros; Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Producing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ Chapman, Tom (April 17, 2018). "Borderlands Movie Characters & Director Possibly Revealed". ScreenRant . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  17. ↑ Melendez, Marcos (June 12, 2019). "Lionsgate's Borderlands Film Will Feature A Female Protagonist (Exclusive)". Full Circle Cinema. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Borderlands". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  19. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 6, 2018). "Supergirl Movie On Drawing Board For Warner Bros/DC; Oren Uziel Scripting". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  20. ↑ Galuppo, Mia; McMillan, Graeme (August 6, 2018). "Supergirl Movie in the Works with 22 Jump Street Writer". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  21. ↑ Kit, Borys (January 25, 2019). "'Detective Pikachu' Sequel in the Works With '22 Jump Street' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  22. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 25, 2019). "'Detective Pikachu' Sequel in Development With '22 Jump Street' Writer". Variety . Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  23. ↑ Patches, Matt (February 5, 2023). "Where did Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 2 go?". Polygon . Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  24. 1 2 Petski, Denise (April 30, 2019). "'Sonic The Hedgehog' Trailer: First Look At Jim Carrey As Dr. Robotnik". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  25. ↑ Topel, Fred (April 19, 2019). "Escape Room Director Talks Sequel Rooms, Mythology and Returning Stars". Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  26. 1 2 Vito Odo, Marco (September 14, 2021). "'Escape Room 2' Blu-ray Release Will Include Alternate Ending and Extended Cut". Collider . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  27. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 9, 2019). "Paramount Putting A New Face On Action Hit 'Face/Off'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  28. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 11, 2021). "'Face/Off' Facelift To Be Delivered By 'Godzilla Vs Kong' Director Adam Wingard at Paramount". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  29. ↑ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (October 12, 2020). "Sandra Bullock to Star in, Produce Romantic Adventure 'The Lost City of D'". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  30. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (October 18, 2021). "'The Lost City': Paramount Pushes Up Release Date For Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum Comedy". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  31. 1 2 "'Strays' (2023) Credits". Metacritic . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  32. 1 2 "Oren Uziel". Metacritic . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  33. 1 2 "Kraven the Hunter – WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  34. 1 2 "Sonic the Hedgehog 3". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  35. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 23, 2022). "Oren Uziel Stepping In To Write Ryan Reynolds Clue Movie At 20th Century Studios". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  36. ↑ Otterson, Joe (February 9, 2023). "Spider-Man Noir Live-Action Series in the Works at Amazon (Exclusive)". Variety . Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  37. ↑ Otterson, Joe (December 4, 2023). "Spider-Man Noir Series at Amazon Enlists 'The Punisher's' Steve Lightfoot as Co-Showrunner (Exclusive)". Variety . Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  38. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (April 19, 2023). "Next Fast and Furious Film Taps Louis Leterrier as Director". Variety . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  39. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 24, 2023). "Next 'Fast & Furious' Sequel Taps Christina Hodson And Oren Uziel To Co-Write Script". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  40. ↑ Peralta, Diego (June 5, 2024). "Vin Diesel Just Dropped a Huge Update on the 'Fast XI' Script". Collider . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  41. ↑ Canfield, David (August 12, 2024). "Lamorne Morris Levels Up: 'I Want to Be Morgan Freeman'" . Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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