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Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver

American screenwriters and producers

Summary

American screenwriters and producers

Field	Value
name	Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
birth_date	Rick Jaffa
Dallas County, Texas, U.S.Amanda Silver
New York City, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1992–present
children	2

Dallas County, Texas, U.S.Amanda Silver

New York City, U.S.

Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American husband-and-wife screenwriting and film production duo.

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).

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.

Personal lives

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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer
1992	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1993	Fallen Angels	TV series, episode "Murder, Obliquely"
1996	Eye for an Eye
1997	The Relic	Co-wrote with Amy Holden Jones and John Raffo
2010	Love Shack	Also featured in cameos
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2015	Jurassic World	Co-wrote with Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly
In the Heart of the Sea
2017	War for the Planet of the Apes
2020	Mulan	Co-wrote with Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	Co-wrote with James Cameron, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno
2024	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2025	Avatar: Fire and Ash	Co-wrote with James Cameron, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno

References

[http://www.mediamikes.com/2011/08/interview-with-amanda-silver-rick-jaffa/ 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.
McNary, Dave. (2017-04-22). "'Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December, 2020". Variety.
"Amanda Silver". [[Internet Movie Database]].
(October 21, 2015). "The 50 Women Who Rule Hollywood Now".

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