# Oren Uziel

Oren Uziel (born June 28, 1974) is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010), 22 Jump Street (2014), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), and The Lost City (2022).

## Early life

Oren Uziel was born on June 28, 1974, in Evanston, Illinois.

## Career

In April 2010, Uziel began his career when he co-wrote the fan film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, which led to New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. hiring him to script a feature-length Mortal Kombat film in September 2011. After languishing in development hell for nearly a decade, the film was eventually released in April 2021, with Uziel credited as a co-story writer. In December 2010, his screenplay for the comedy horror film The Kitchen Sink appeared on The Black List, before being picked up by Sony Pictures in February 2012 and eventually released as Freaks of Nature in October 2015. In 2011, he scripted the horror film Shimmer Lake, which he eventually directed in 2016, making his directorial debut.
In November 2012, he wrote the screenplay for the science fiction horror film God Particle, which was eventually released in February 2018 as The Cloverfield Paradox. In May 2013, he was writing the screenplay for Men in Black 4. In September 2013, he scripted the action comedy film 22 Jump Street. In December 2013, he teamed up with John Krasinski to write an action-adventure film for Warner Bros. In April 2018, he wrote a draft for the action comedy film Borderlands, but after several rewrites, he was officially credited for "additional literary material". In August 2018, he wrote a screenplay for a Supergirl film. In January 2019, he was writing the sequel to Detective Pikachu, however he eventually left the project by February 2023.
In April 2019, he co-wrote the screenplays for Sonic the Hedgehog and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, but went uncredited in the former. In September 2019, he was hired to write a Face/Off remake, however he eventually left the project by February 2021. In October 2020, he drafted the screenplay for the romantic comedy film The Lost City, prior to providing additional literary material for Strays, Kraven the Hunter, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. In August 2022, he wrote the screenplay for a Clue remake. In February 2023, he was hired as showrunner and executive producer on the superhero streaming series Spider-Noir. In April 2023, he was hired to draft the screenplay for Fast X: Part 2, alongside Christina Hodson. However, in June 2024, they were replaced by Zach Dean.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Title | Director | Notes/Ref(s) |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Phil Lord Christopher Miller | |
| 2015 | Freaks of Nature | Robbie Pickering | |
| 2017 | Shimmer Lake | Himself | |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Julius Onah | |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Jeff Fowler | Uncredited screenwriter |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Simon McQuoid | Story only |
| 2021 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Adam Robitel | Also co-producer |
| 2022 | The Lost City | Aaron and Adam Nee | |
Additional literary material only
* Strays (2023)
* Borderlands (2024)
* Kraven the Hunter (2024)
* Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
* A Minecraft Movie (2025)

### Short films

| Year | Title | Director | Notes/Ref(s) |
| 2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | Kevin Tancharoen | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes/Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Kevin Tancharoen | Episode: "Scorpion and Sub-Zero II (Part 2)" |
| TBA | Spider-Noir | Various | Post-production Also executive producer and showrunner |