Rick Jaffa (1956-05-08) May 8, 1956 (age 67) Dallas County, Texas, U.S.Amanda Silver (1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 (age 60) New York City, U.S.
Occupations
Screenwriters
film producers
Years active
1992–present
Children
2
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda 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 the Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), and co-wrote and produced its subsequent sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), 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,[2] which was theatrically released in 2022.[3]
^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. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
^McNary, Dave (April 22, 2017). "'Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December, 2020". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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