'Star Trek,' 'Transformers' screenwriter Roberto Orci dies

26 Feb 2025, 00:43 by Fred Topel · UPI

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Screenwriter and producer Roberto Orci died Tuesday, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. He was 51 and died in his Los Angeles home from kidney complications.

Orci was involved in the 2009 film revival of Star Trek that introduced Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as young Kirk and Spock. Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote the reboot and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, and produced Star Trek Beyond.