Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American husband and wife screenwriting and film production duo.
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| Born | Rick Jaffa May 8, 1956 Dallas County, Texas, U.S. Amanda Silver May 24, 1963 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Children | 2 |
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, which was theatrically released in 2022.