Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972) is an American film screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing three of the five installments in the original ''Transformers'' film series: '' Revenge of the Fallen'', '' Dark of the Moon'', and '' Age of Extinction'', in addition to the American version of '' The Ring'' and its sequel '' The Ring Two'' and the American adaptation of '' Ghost in the Shell''.

Life and career

Kruger was raised in

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, and attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, graduating in 1990. He graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His produced screenplays include '' Arlington Road'', '' Scream 3'' and ''

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''. He was nominated for the

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for '' The Ring''. He also did uncredited rewrites to '' Scream 4'', when Kevin Williamson had to leave production. Early on in his career after penning the screenplay ''Arlington Road'', he received the Nicholl Fellowship from the

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in 1996. Kruger wrote the script of the television series adaptation of

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's film ''

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Filmography

Uncredited rewrites * '' Dracula 2000'' (2000) * '' Texas Rangers'' (2001) * '' Mindhunters'' (2004) * '' Scream 4'' (2011) Producer only * '' Scream 4'' (2011) (Executive producer) * '' Dream House'' (2011) * '' Rings'' (2017) (Executive producer) * '' Ophelia'' (2018)

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* 1972 births Living people 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American screenwriters American film producers American male screenwriters Screenwriters from Virginia Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Writers from Alexandria, Virginia 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers {{US-film-producer-stub