Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have been tapped to write the DreamWorks/Paramount live-action adaptation of The Transformers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Steven Spielberg is executive producing the film, based on the 1980s Hasbro toy line that revolved around two groups of robots, one led by Optimus Prime, who believes in tolerance and the sanctity of life, and the other by Megatron, who espouses survival of the fittest and the extermination of biological life. 

Kurtzman and Orci are best known for their work as writer/exec producers of ABC's "Alias." The duo also rewrote several feature films, including "The Island," "The Legend of Zorro" and recently finished working on "Mission: Impossible 3."