Ehren Kruger | |
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| Born | (1972-10-05)October 5, 1972 (age 53) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter,film producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972)[1] is an American film screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing three of the five installments in the originalTransformers film series:Revenge of the Fallen,Dark of the Moon, andAge of Extinction, in addition to the American version ofThe Ring and its sequelThe Ring Two and theAmerican adaptation ofGhost in the Shell.[2]
For his work onTop Gun: Maverick, Kruger was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Kruger was raised inAlexandria,Virginia, and attended theThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, graduating in 1990.[3] He graduated from theNew York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[4]
His produced screenplays includeArlington Road,Scream 3 andReindeer Games.[5] He was nominated for theBram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay forThe Ring.[6]
He also did uncredited rewrites toScream 4, whenKevin Williamson had to leave production.[7][8]
Early on in his career after writing the screenplayArlington Road, he received theNicholl Fellowship from theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1996.[9] Kruger wrote the script of the television series adaptation ofTerry Gilliam's filmThe Brothers Grimm.[10]
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1998 | Killers in the House | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1999 | Arlington Road | Yes | No | |
| New World Disorder | Yes | No | Co-wrote with Jeffrey Smith | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Yes | No | |
| Reindeer Games | Yes | No | ||
| 2001 | Impostor | Yes | No | Co-wrote with Caroline Case andDavid Twohy |
| 2002 | The Ring | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | Rings | Yes | No | Short film Co-wrote withJonathan Liebesman |
| The Ring Two | Yes | No | ||
| The Skeleton Key | Yes | No | ||
| The Brothers Grimm | Yes | No | ||
| 2007 | Blood & Chocolate | Yes | Executive | Co-wrote withChristopher B. Landon |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Yes | No | Co-wrote withRoberto Orci andAlex Kurtzman |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Yes | No | |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Yes | No | Co-wrote withJamie Moss and William Wheeler |
| 2019 | Dumbo | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Yes | No | Co-wrote withEric Warren Singer andChristopher McQuarrie |
| 2025 | F1 | Yes | No | Also co-story writer withJoseph Kosinski |
Uncredited rewrites
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