Oren Uziel (born June 28, 1974) is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010), 22 Jump Street (2014), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), and The Lost City (2022).

[4][5] After languishing in development hell for nearly a decade, the film was eventually released in April 2021, with Uziel credited as a co-story writer.

[6] In December 2010, his screenplay for the comedy horror film The Kitchen Sink appeared on The Black List,[7] before being picked up by Sony Pictures in February 2012[8] and eventually released as Freaks of Nature in October 2015.

[12] In November 2012, he wrote the screenplay for the science fiction horror film God Particle, which was eventually released in February 2018 as The Cloverfield Paradox.

[28] In October 2020, he drafted the screenplay for the romantic comedy film The Lost City,[29][30] prior to providing additional literary material for Strays,[31][32] Kraven the Hunter,[33] and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.