Ben Ramsey is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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, most commonly known as the screenwriter of ''

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'' (starring

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) and '' Dragonball Evolution''.

Career

Ramsey began his career in Hollywood in 1996 when he wrote the

feature, ''

'' for

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. He would later go on to write '' Dragonball Evolution'' for 20th Century Fox. He directed the hit DTV action films '' Blood and Bone'' and ''

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'' which Sony also distributed. Most recently he directed the short film ''Black Salt'' for Ratti Entertainment and his own company Ramcity Productions.

''Dragonball Evolution''

In 2016, Ramsey issued a public apology for the film, claiming the film "marked a very painful creative point in my life". He writes: "To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. (...) I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment. I have learned that when you go into a creative endeavor without passion you come out with sub-optimal results, and sometimes flat out garbage. So I’m not blaming anyone for Dragonball but myself."

Filmography

References

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Scribe's getting 'Roses'

Ramsey rolls 'Dragonball Z'

External links

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''Black Salt''

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