Star Trek was written by Roberto Orci.
Roberto Gaston Orci -LRB- born July 20 , 1973 -RRB- is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer .. film. film producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California .. Alex Kurtzman. Alex Kurtzman. Together they have been employed on television series such as Hercules  : The Legendary Journeys and Xena  : Warrior Princess .. In 2008 , together with J. J. Abrams , they created Fringe .. J. J. Abrams. J. J. Abrams. Fringe. Fringe ( TV series ). In 2013 , they created Sleepy Hollow alongside Phillip Iscove .. Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow ( TV series ). Orci and Kurtzman 's first film project was Michael Bay 's The Island , and due to that partnership they went on to write the scripts for the first three films of the Transformers film series .. film. film producer. Michael Bay. Michael Bay. The Island. The Island ( 2005 film ). Orci first became a film producer with 2008 's Eagle Eye and again with 2009 's The Proposal .. film. film producer. Eagle Eye. Eagle Eye. The Proposal. The Proposal ( film ). He and Kurtzman since returned to working with Abrams on Mission  : Impossible III and both Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Star Trek Into Darkness. Star Trek Into Darkness. Between 2005 and 2011 , Kurtzman and Orci 's film projects took revenues of more than $ 3 billion .. film. film producer. In April 2014 , Orci and Kurtzman announced that they would only collaborate in television projects , and Orci worked on the third Star Trek film , Star Trek Beyond , until being replaced the following December .. film. film producer. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Star Trek Beyond. Star Trek Beyond. Orci created the television series Matador for the El Rey Network , but after this was initially renewed , it was cancelled at the end of the first season .. Matador. Matador ( U.S. TV series ). El Rey Network. El Rey Network. Both Kurtzman and Orci continue to work as producers on the television series Limitless and Scorpion .. Limitless. Limitless ( TV series ). Scorpion. Scorpion ( TV series ). Orci was awarded the Norman Lear Writer 's Award and the Raul Julia Award for Excellence , in addition to shared awards and nominations including The George Pal Memorial Award .. The George Pal Memorial Award. The George Pal Memorial Award