Biography
Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter. Rossio was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, he went on to study at California State University, Fullerton where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis in radio, television and film. He is the founder of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. Along with his writing partner Ted Elliott, Rossio...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Protocol-7
2024
Writer
With the catastrophic regression of her adopted son, Lexi, a small-town lawyer, is confronted with the reality of corporate fraud at the highest level...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024
Screenplay, Story
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their v...

The Amazing Maurice
2022
Screenplay
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rode...

Johnny Depp: King of Cult
2021
as Self
Johnny Depp. One of the world's best known actors. Famous for his versatility and dedication to the characters he plays. Initially known as a teen ido...

Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
Story
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerf...

Laboratory Conditions
2018
Writer
A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.
Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
2017
Characters
In his special movie "Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures: Disaster of the Caribbean" try to take his nervously funny achievements in a satirical style ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
Characters, Executive Producer, Story
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

The Lone Ranger
2013
Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is ...

Lovestruck: The Musical
2013
Writer
Harper was one of the best dancers to hit Broadway, but an injury caused her to leave the spotlight, become a choreographer, and raise her daughter Mi...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
2011
Writer
Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms we...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to f...

The Death of Toys
2010
Associate Producer
Ten year-old SETH wants to give up his toys, but his work-numbed mother LILY needs the spark of their playtime more than he does. Her insistence that ...

Shrek Forever After
2010
Characters
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a ...

G-Force
2009
Associate Producer
A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US govern...

Laudry
2009
Executive Producer
Laundry raises the question of faith, is it real? Starring Amber Dawn Lee this film is beautifully shot, including aerial shots, and was done on film.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Story
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Screenplay, Lyricist, Characters
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Shrek the Third
2007
Characters
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace a...

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
2006
as Self
Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Déjà Vu
2006
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Screenplay, Characters
Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart ...

The Legend of Zorro
2005
Story
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega...

Shrek 2
2004
Creative Consultant
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek...

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews wit...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
Screenplay, Screenstory
After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turne...

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
Creative Consultant
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retriev...

Treasure Planet
2002
Story
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...

Shrek
2001
Co-Producer, Writer
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the cl...

The Road to El Dorado
2000
Screenplay
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when t...

Antz
1998
Creative Consultant
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a pa...

The Mask of Zorro
1998
Screenplay, Story
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped...

Small Soldiers
1998
Screenplay
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Godzilla
1998
Story
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

The Puppet Masters
1994
Screenplay
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Aladdin
1992
Screenplay
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...

Little Monsters
1989
Writer
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists....
Time Zone
N/A
Writer
Time Zone is a science-fiction action thriller about a covert squad of first responders equipped with technology that allows them to manipulate time.

Aladdin: Live from the West End
N/A
Original Film Writer
A live film recording of Disney's hit Broadway musical based on their classic 1992 animated film. Filmed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West...
Killer Bee
N/A
Writer
A retiring assassin who takes on an underground criminal network after being tasked to kill the man she’s recently fallen in love with.