Roberto Orci, ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Writer, Dead at 51

Roberto Orci, a prominent writer and producer behind the successful reboots of “Star Trek” and “Transformers” in the late 2000s, has died at the age of 51.

As reported by Variety, Orci, who also played a key role in creating the sci-fi series “Fringe,” died at his Los Angeles home on Feb. 25 due to kidney disease.

Orci had a long-standing creative partnership with his friend Alex Kurtzman, teaming up on major film franchises such as “Star Trek,” “Transformers,” “Now You See Me,” “Ender’s Game,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” and “Mission: Impossible 3.”

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