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 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 Functioned as Notes Writer Producer1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradle1993Fallen 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
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