Rick Jaffa
Writing
- Born
- May 8, 1956 (age 70)
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film producer, partnering with his wife, Amanda Silver.
A married couple since 1989 who have been working together since 1992, they came to prominence for writing and producing the Planet of the Apes reboot Rise 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 sequels War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). They were also co-writers on Jurassic World (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Mulan (2020).
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In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels to James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar, starting with Avatar: The Way of Water, which was theatrically released in 2022.
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. In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women in Hollywood" by Elle Magazine.
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Known for
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- 2031Avatar 5 Story
- 2029Avatar 4 Story
- 2025Avatar: Fire and Ash Story, Screenplay
- 2024Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Characters, Producer
- 2022Avatar: The Way of Water Story, Screenplay
- 2020Mulan Screenplay
- 2017War for the Planet of the Apes Characters, Producer
- 2015In the Heart of the Sea Story
- 2015Jurassic World Screenplay, Story
- 2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
