Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | |
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Born | Rick Jaffa May 8, 1956 Dallas County, Texas, U.S. Amanda Silver May 24, 1963 U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriters, film producers |
Years active | 1992–present |
Children | 2 |
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American husband and wife screenwriting and film production duo.[1]
They are best known for having written and co-produced the 2011 science-fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a commercially and critically successful reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise for which they were nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Writing. They were also co-writers/producers of its 2014 sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and they produced the third installment, War for the Planet of the Apes, in 2017.
They co-wrote Jurassic World and the screen story of In the Heart of the Sea, both 2015 films. In 2013, they were announced to be the co-writers of all 4 sequels to James Cameron's Avatar, starting with Avatar: The Way of Water,[2] which was theatrically released in 2022.[3]
Personal lives[edit]
Jaffa and Silver have been married since 1989 and have two children. Silver is the sister of actor Michael B. Silver and the granddaughter of screenwriter and producer Sidney Buchman.[4] In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women In Hollywood" by Elle Magazine.[5]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |
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Writer | Producer | |||
1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Yes (Silver) | Executive (Jaffa) | |
1993 | Fallen Angels | Yes (Silver) | No | TV series, episode "Murder, Obliquely" |
1996 | Eye for an Eye | Yes | No | |
1997 | The Relic | Yes | No | |
2010 | Love Shack | No | Yes | Also featured in cameos |
2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Yes | Yes | |
2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | Jurassic World | Yes | No | |
In the Heart of the Sea | Story | No | ||
2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | No | Yes | |
2020 | Mulan | Yes | No | |
2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Yes | No | |
2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
2024 | Avatar 3 | Yes | No | Post-production |
2026 | Avatar 4 | Story | No | Filming |
2028 | Avatar 5 | Story | No | Pre-production |
References[edit]
- ^ Interview with Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, Media Mikes, August 4, 2011
- ^ Fleming, Mike (August 2013). "'Avatar' Sequels Upped To Three; Fox, James Cameron Set Trio of Writers To Spearhead". Deadline. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 22, 2017). "'Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December, 2020". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Amanda Silver". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "The 50 Women Who Rule Hollywood Now". October 21, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Rick Jaffa at IMDb
- Amanda Silver at IMDb