Ehren Kruger

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Ehren Kruger
Born (1972-10-05) October 5, 1972 (age 48)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer, screenwriter
Years active1998–present

Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972)[1] is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing three of the five installments in the Transformers film series: Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction.[2]

Life and career[]

Kruger was raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, graduating in 1990.[3] He graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[4]

His produced screenplays include Arlington Road, Scream 3 and Reindeer Games.[5] He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for The Ring.[6]

He also did uncredited rewrites to Scream 4, when Kevin Williamson had to leave production.[7][8]

Early on in his career after penning the screenplay Arlington Road, he received the Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1996.[9] Kruger wrote the script of the television series adaption of Terry Gilliam's film The Brothers Grimm.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
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 and David Twohy
2002 The Ring Yes No
2005 Rings Yes No Short film
Co-wrote with Jonathan Liebesman
The Ring Two Yes No
The Skeleton Key Yes No
The Brothers Grimm Yes No
2007 Blood & Chocolate Yes Executive Co-wrote with Christopher B. Landon
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Yes No Co-wrote with Roberto Orci and Alex 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 with Jamie Moss and William Wheeler
2019 Dumbo Yes Yes
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Yes No Co-wrote with Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie

Uncredited rewrites

Producer only

References[]

  1. ^ "Kruger, Ehren 1972-". Encyclopedia.com. Gale. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Ehren Kruger Returns to Write 'Transformers 4'; Shia LaBeouf Definitely Out
  3. ^ Grove, Lloyd (July 9, 1999). "The Reliable Source". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Features". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "'Scream 3' Writer Working on Fourth Film, Actors Pissed?". Bloody Disgusting.
  6. ^ "Horror Writers Association - Past Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners". horror.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "'Transformers' Writer Boards Disney Mountain Adventure Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Sharkey, Betsy (April 15, 2011). "Movie review: 'Scream 4'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Ehren Kruger Arlington Road" (PDF).
  10. ^ The Brothers Grimm Headed to the Small Screen

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