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 Jogos Patrióticos (1992), Maré Vermelha (1995), Twister (1996), As Duas Faces de um Crime (1996), Amistad (1997), O Resgate do Soldado Ryan (1998), Falcão Negro em Perigo (2001), Estrada para Perdição (2002) and Rede 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.