Roberto Orci, the writer and producer behind franchises like Star Trek, Hawaii Five-0 and Transformers, has died. He was 51. Orci died Tuesday in his home in Los Angeles following a battle with kidney disease, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter.

Roberto Orci, writer-producer for many film franchises like Star Trek and Transformers, died of kidney disease at the age of 51, Vulture confirms. Throughout his career in Hollywood, Orci had a passion for writing primarily sci-fi/action stories and reviving legendary franchises;

Roberto Orci, the writer-producer behind the late 2000s reboots of “Star Trek” and “Transformers,” died Tuesday in his Los Angeles home from kidney complications, Variety has confirmed. He was 51. Other than 2007’s “Transformers” and 2009’s “Star Trek,