Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has co-written the films Aladdin (1992), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Shrek (2001), and the first four Pirates of the Caribbean films (2003–11).
He was attached to write a feature version of Monkey Island, which failed to materialize. In 2004, he was elected to the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America West, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.
Filmography (partial listing) Year Film Writer Producer Directed by Notes 1989 Little Monsters Richard Alan Greenberg 1992 Aladdin Ron ClementsJohn Musker Nominated- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 1994 The Puppet Masters Stuart Orme 1998 The Mask of Zorro Martin Campbell Godzilla Roland Emmerich Small Soldiers Joe Dante 2000 The Road to El Dorado Don PaulBibo Bergeron 2001 Shrek Andrew AdamsonVicky Jenson BAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAnnie Award for Writing in a Feature ProductionNominated- Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated- Nebula Award nomination for Best Script 2002 Treasure Planet Ron ClementsJohn Musker 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl Gore Verbinski Nominated- Bram Stoker Award for Best ScreenplayNominated- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 2004 National Treasure Jon Turteltaub 2005 The Legend of Zorro Martin Campbell Instant Karma 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Gore Verbinski2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End National Treasure: Book of Secrets Jon Turteltaub 2009 G-Force Hoyt Yeatman 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rob Marshall Pirates of the Caribbean:Tales of the Code – Wedlocked James Ward Byrkit Short film; Filmed in 2006 2013 The Lone Ranger Gore Verbinski Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 2019 Aladdin Guy Ritchie "Based on" credit (with Ron Clements, John Musker and Terry Rossio)
Other credits Year Film Role 1998 Antz Creative consultant/advisor 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2004 Shrek 2 Creative consultant 2015Jake and the Never Land Pirates Episode #89 – Captain FrostCo-wrote storyboards with Terry Rossio
References
Ted Elliott Filmography and Biography, provided by Wordplayer.com
External links
Wordplayer.com The Disney Lawsuit