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 and producer behind franchises like Star Trek, Hawaii Five-0 and Transformers, has died. He was 51. Orci died in his home on Tuesday following a battle with kidney disease,

Writer and producer Roberto Orci, who worked on Transformers and the Star Trek reboot, died aged 51 on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles as his cause of death has been revealed