Ted Elliott (screenwriter)

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Ted Elliott
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Born (1961-07-04) July 4, 1961 (age 63)
Occupation Screenwriter / Film producer
Years active1989–present

Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including Aladdin (1992), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Shrek (2001) and the Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003-11). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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He was attached to write a feature version of Monkey Island , which never happened. [6]

In 2004, he was elected to the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591. [7]

Filmography (partial listing)

YearFilmWriterProducerDirected byNotes
1989 Little Monsters YesNoRichard Alan Greenberg
1992 Aladdin YesNo Ron Clements
John Musker
1994 The Puppet Masters YesNoStuart Orme
1998 The Mask of Zorro YesNo Martin Campbell
Godzilla StoryNo Roland Emmerich
Small Soldiers YesNo Joe Dante
2000 The Road to El Dorado YesNoDon Paul
Bibo Bergeron
2001 Shrek YesCo-Producer Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay [8]
Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production
Nominated- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated- Nebula Award nomination for Best Script
2002 Treasure Planet StoryNoRon Clements
John Musker
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl
YesNo Gore Verbinski Nominated- Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
2004 National Treasure uncreditedNo Jon Turteltaub
2005 The Legend of Zorro StoryNoMartin Campbell
Instant KarmaNoYes
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest YesNoGore Verbinski
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End YesNo
National Treasure: Book of Secrets StoryNoJon Turteltaub
2009 G-Force uncreditedAssociate Hoyt Yeatman
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides YesExecutive Rob Marshall
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Tales of the Code – Wedlocked
YesNo James Ward Byrkit Short film; Filmed in 2006
2013 The Lone Ranger YesExecutiveGore VerbinskiNominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2019 Aladdin NoNo Guy Ritchie "Based on" credit (with Ron Clements, John Musker, and Terry Rossio)

Other credits

YearFilmRole
1998 Antz Consultant/advisor
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2004 Shrek 2 Creative consultant
2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Episode #89 – Captain Frost
Co-wrote storyboards with Terry Rossio

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