Ehren Kruger

Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972)[1] is an American screenwriter and film producer. 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]

Ehren Kruger
Born (1972-10-05) October 5, 1972
Virginia, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter, film producer
Years active1998–present

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 New York University 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 Credited as Notes
Writer Producer
1998 Killers in the House Yes No Television film
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 Scream 4 No Yes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Yes No
Dream House No Yes
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Yes No
2017 Rings No Executive
Ghost in the Shell Yes No Co-wrote with Jamie Moss and William Wheeler
2018 Ophelia No Yes
2019 Dumbo Yes Yes
2021 Top Gun: Maverick Yes No Co-wrote with Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie

Uncredited rewrites

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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