Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | |
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| Born | Rick Jaffa (1956-05-08)May 8, 1956 (age 69) Dallas County, Texas, U.S. Amanda Silver (1963-05-24)May 24, 1963 (age 62) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Children | 2 |
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) andAmanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American husband-and-wife screenwriting and film production duo.[1]
A married couple since 1989 who have been working together since 1992, they came to prominence for writing and producing thePlanet of the ApesrebootRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), co-writing and producing its direct sequel,Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and producing the subsequent sequelsWar for the Planet of the Apes (2017) andKingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). They were also co-writers onJurassic World (2015),In the Heart of the Sea (2015) andMulan (2020).
In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels toJames Cameron's 2009 filmAvatar, starting withAvatar: The Way of Water,[2] which was theatrically released in 2022.[3]
Jaffa and Silver have been married since 1989 and have two children. Silver is the sister of actorMichael B. Silver and the granddaughter of screenwriter and producerSidney Buchman.[4] In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women In Hollywood" byElle Magazine.[5]
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Silver | Executive (Jaffa) | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Silver | No | TV series, episode "Murder, Obliquely" |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | The Relic | Yes | No | Co-wrote withAmy Holden Jones and John Raffo |
| 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 | Co-wrote withColin Trevorrow andDerek Connolly |
| In the Heart of the Sea | Story | No | ||
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Mulan | Yes | No | Co-wrote with Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Yes | No | Co-wrote withJames Cameron,Josh Friedman, andShane Salerno |
| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | No | Yes | |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Yes | No | Co-wrote with James Cameron, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno |
