Ehren Kruger

Ehren Kruger

1972-10-05 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. 27 Credits

Biography

Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972) is an American film screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing three of the five instalments 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. For his work on Top Gun: Maverick, Kruger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description abo...

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F1

F1

2025

Screenplay, Story

7.7
Writing

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more cha...

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

Screenplay

8.2
Writing

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” ...

Ophelia

Ophelia

2019

Producer

7.1
Producing

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the ki...

Dumbo

Dumbo

2019

Screenplay, Producer

6.6
Writing Producing

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his frien...

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

2017

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stoppi...

Rings

Rings

2017

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend Holt when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days af...

Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction

2014

as Self

7.7
Acting

The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Age of Extinction".

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014

Writer

5.9
Writing

As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an...

Dream House

Dream House

2011

Producer

6.2
Producing

Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

Writer

6.2
Writing

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes ap...

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

2011

as Self

7.7
Acting

A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story...

Scream 4

Scream 4

2011

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott has put herself back together thanks to her writing. However, her return to Woodsboro sparks the return of ...

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

2009

as Self

6.8
Acting

The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Writer

6.2
Writing

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is drag...

Blood and Chocolate

Blood and Chocolate

2007

Executive Producer, Screenplay

5.6
Producing Writing

A young teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man.

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

2005

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and ...

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

2005

Writer

6.6
Writing

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

The Ring Two

The Ring Two

2005

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Ai...

Rings

Rings

2005

Writer

5.8
Writing

Some time after the events of The Ring, a subculture of people voluntarily watch Samara Morgan's video and wait to see how close to the seven-day dead...

The Ring

The Ring

2002

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will...

Impostor

Impostor

2001

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000

Writer

5.7
Writing

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

Scream 3

Scream 3

2000

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises...

New World Disorder

New World Disorder

1999

Writer

3.5
Writing

A gang of four eyed crooks led by Kurt Bishop are ripping off top dollar computer chips from a list of factories. The night they hit Dynaphase Systems...

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

1999

6.0
Acting

Interviews with cast and crew, regarding the making of Arlington Road.

Arlington Road

Arlington Road

1999

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly p...

Untitled Top Gun 3

Untitled Top Gun 3

N/A

Writer

Writing

The third entry in the franchise. Plot TBA.