Steven Zaillian

A veteran go-to script doctor in the industry, Steven Zaillian has contributed uncredited to screenplays on a number of projects over the years. They include Juego de patriotas (1992), Marea roja (1995), Twister (1996), Las dos caras de la verdad (1996), Amistad (1997), Salvar al soldado Ryan (1998), Black Hawk derribado (2001), Camino a la perdición (2002) and Red de mentiras (2008). He was also called upon in post-production to rewrite some scenes for re-shoots of Salt (2010).

The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then let the writer figure out a way to do it.