Rick Jaffa

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 cowriting 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 cowriters on Jurassic World 2015 In the Heart of the Sea 2015 and Mulan 2020 In 2013 the two were announced as cowriters of all four sequels to James Camerons 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia