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 Giochi di potere (1992), Allarme rosso (1995), Twister (1996), Schegge di paura (1996), Amistad (1997), Salvate il soldato Ryan (1998), Black Hawk Down - Black Hawk abbattuto (2001), Era mio padre (2002) and Nessuna verità (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.