Terry Rossio

Not to be confused withTerry Ross.

Terry Rossio
Rossio in 2009
Born	(1960-07-02)July 2, 1960
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter,Film Producer
Years active	1989–present

Terry Rossio(born July 2, 1960) is an Americanscreenwriterandfilm producer.He co-wrote the filmsAladdin,Shrek,and all five of thePirates of the Caribbeanseries.He was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayforShrek,and won theAnnie Award for Writing in a Feature Production,as well as theBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayforShrek.He often collaborates with fellow screenwriterTed Elliott.

Life and career

Rossio was born inKalamazoo, Michigan.After graduating fromSaddleback High SchoolinSanta Ana, California,he went on to study atCalifornia State University, Fullertonwhere he received hisBachelor of Artsin Communications, with an emphasis in radio, television and film. He is the founder ofWordplay,also known asWordplayer.com,one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet.

Along with his writing partnerTed Elliott,Rossio has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, includingAladdin,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlandShrek.He is the eleventh-most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of domestic box office receipts with totals at around $5.5 billion.In May 1993, Rossio and Elliott were hired byTriStar Picturesto write a screenplay forGodzilla,which featured Godzilla battling a shape-shifting alien in New York. Their script was dropped byRoland Emmerichin favor of a new script of his own co–written withDean Devlin.However, Rossio and Elliott retained a "Story By" credit.

In 2015, Dodie Gold Management filed a Commissions Non-Payment Lawsuit against Rossio and sought a jury trial for "damages of more than $25,000 plus a court declaration that they are entitled to the 10% commissions and a full look at the records and accounting of Rossio and his Chamaeleon Productions."In March 2017,Legendary Entertainmentannounced that Rossio would lead their writers room to help develop the story forGodzilla vs. Kong.He received "story by" credit on the film.In June 2019, Rossio was announced as the screenwriter forThe Amazing Maurice.

In 2021, Rossio andBill Marsiliisold their spec scriptTime ZonetoAmazon Studios.The film will be a joint venture between Amazon Studios andDavis Entertainment.

In February 2023Ashly Belland Dr.Bernice A King(daughter ofMartin Luther King) announced their intent to executive produceCash Money,written by Terry Rossio andKevin Arbouet,concurrent with the launch of ReadLife Entertainment, which plans to create television and film projects centered around strong social messaging. Arbouet is going to direct Cash Money.

Controversy

On November 23, 2018, Rossio expressed his condolences to parents of "vaccine damaged children", however, he likened the term "anti-vax" to a slur equivalent to "nigger."Following immediate outcry, he apologized the day after for using the slur and for proclaiming that both epithets were analogous.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credit	Notes	Ref.
1989	Little Monsters	Written by	Co-wrote withTed Elliott
1992	Aladdin	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Ted Elliott &Ron ClementsandJohn Musker
1994	The Puppet Masters	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Ted Elliott andDavid S. Goyer
1998	The Mask of Zorro	Screenplay by Story by	Co-wrote screenplay withJohn Eskowand Ted Elliott Co-wrote story with Ted Elliott andRandall Jahnson
	Godzilla	Story by	Early unproduced screenplay; Co-wrote with Ted Elliott
	Small Soldiers	Written by	Co-wrote with Ted Elliott &Gavin ScottandAdam Rifkin
2000	The Road to El Dorado	Written by	Co-wrote with Ted Elliott
2001	Shrek	Written by Co-producer	Co-wrote with Ted Elliott &Joe StillmanandRoger S. H. Schulman
2002	Treasure Planet	Story by	Co-wrote story with Ted Elliott & Ron Clements and John Musker
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Screenplay by Story by	Co-wrote screenplay with Ted Elliott Co-wrote story with Ted Elliott &Stuart BeattieandJay Wolpert
2005	The Legend of Zorro	Story by	Co-wrote story with Ted Elliott &Roberto OrciandAlex Kurtzman
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Written by	Co-wrote with Ted Elliott
	Déjà Vu	Written by Executive producer	Co-wrote withBill Marsilii
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Written by	Co-wrote with Ted Elliott
	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	Story by	Co-wrote story with Ted Elliott & Gregory Poirier &Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley
2009	G-Force	Associate producer	Uncredited rewrite
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Screenplay by Executive producer	Co-wrote screenplay with Ted Elliott
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code – Wedlocked	Written by	Short film; Co-wrote with Ted Elliott
2013	Lovestruck: The Musical	Written by Executive producer	TV film; Co-wrote with Jaylynn Bailey
	The Lone Ranger	Screenplay by Executive producer	Co-wrote screenplay with Ted Elliott andJustin Haythe
2017	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	Story by Executive producer	Early unproduced screenplay; co-wrote story withJeff Nathanson
2019	Aladdin	Based on	Credited with Ted Elliott & Ron Clements and John Musker
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Story by	Head of writers room; co-wrote story withMichael Doughertyand Zach Shields
2022	The Amazing Maurice	Screenplay by
2024	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	Screenplay by Story by	Co-wrote script withJeremy SlaterandSimon Barrett Co-wrote story with Barrett andAdam Wingard
TBA	Time Zone	Screenplay by	Co–wrote with Bill Marsilii

Other credits

Year	Film	Role
1997	Men in Black	Additional literary material (uncredited)
1998	Antz	Consultant/advisor
2003	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2004	Shrek 2	Creative consultant
	King Arthur	Additional literary material (uncredited)
	National Treasure	Additional literary material (uncredited)
2008	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Additional literary material (uncredited)
2015	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Episode #89 –Captain Frost Co-wrote storyboards with Ted Elliott
2016	Star Trek Beyond	Additional literary material (uncredited)
2021	Arcane	Writing consultant

External links

• Terry Rossio Website via Wordplayer
• Terry RossioatIMDb