Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
| Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriters, film producers |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable work | Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
| Children | Joe Jaffa,[1] Franki Jaffa |
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are American screenwriters and film producers. They are husband and wife.[2]
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.
They are credited as co-writers of the upcoming 2015 films Jurassic World and for the screen story of In the Heart of the Sea. In 2013, they were announced to be the co-writers of James Cameron's Avatar 3, planned for 2018.[3]
Silver is the sister of actor Michael B. Silver and the granddaughter of screenwriter and producer Sidney Buchman.[4]
Filmography
Writing
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992, Silver only)
- Fallen Angels: episode "Murder, Obliquely" (1993, Silver only)
- Eye for an Eye (1996)
- The Relic (1997)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- Jurassic World (2015)
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015, story)
- Avatar 3 (2018)
Producing
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992, Jaffa only, executive producer)
- Love Shack (2010)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
References
- ↑ "Amanda Silver". Movies.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Interview with Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, Media Mikes, August 4, 2011
- ↑ Fleming, Mike. "'Avatar' Sequels Upped To Three; Fox, James Cameron Set Trio of Writers To Spearhead". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Amanda Silver". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
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