Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American husband-and-wife screenwriting and film production duo.Interview with Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa
''Media Mikes'', August 4, 2011 A married couple since 1989 who have been working together since 1992, they came to prominence for writing and producing the ''

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film series and is the seventh install ...

'' (2011), co-writing and producing its direct sequel, ''

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and the writing team of Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011) ...

'' (2014), and producing the subsequent sequels '' War for the Planet of the Apes'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2024). They were also co-writers on ''

Jurassic World ''Jurassic World'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver. It is the first installment in the ...

'' (2015), '' In the Heart of the Sea'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2020). In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels to

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's 2009 film ''

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'', 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 Sidney Robert Buchman (March 27, 1902 – August 23, 1975) was an American screenwriter and film producer who worked on about 40 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He received four Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenpla ...

. In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women In Hollywood" by '' Elle Magazine''.

Filmography

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