Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American married screenwriting and film production duo.[2]
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | |
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| Born | Rick Jaffa (1956-05-08) May 8, 1956 (age 66) Dallas County, Texas, U.S. Amanda Silver (1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 (age 59) U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriters, film producers |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable work | Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World |
| Children | Joe Jaffa,[1] Franki Jaffa |
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 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 James Cameron's Avatar 3,[3] planned for 2024.[4]
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.[5] In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women In Hollywood" by Elle Magazine.[6]
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |
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| Writer | Producer | |||
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Yes | Yes | Silver only as writer; also Jaffa as executive producer |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels (TV series) | Yes | No | Silver only 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 | Yes | No | Story only | |
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Mulan | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Yes | No | Screenplay by / story by; Completed |
| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Yes | Yes | Filming |
| 2024 | Avatar 3 | Yes | No | Story by; Post-production |
Films written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | |
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