Amanda Silver
Biography
Amanda Silver is an American screenwriter and film producer born on May 24, 1963. She partners with her husband, Rick Jaffa, whom she married in 1989 and has been working with since 1992. The couple came to prominence for writing and producing the Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011, co-writing and producing its direct sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014, and producing the subsequent sequels War for the Planet of the Apes in 2017 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in 2024. Additionally, they were co-writers on Jurassic World in 2015, In the Heart of the Sea in 2015, and Mulan in 2020. In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels to James Camer.
Career overview
Amanda Silver is an American screenwriter and film producer born on May 24, 1963. She is married to Rick Jaffa, with whom she has been partnered since 1989 and working professionally together since 1992. The couple achieved prominence for their work on the Planet of the Apes franchise, starting when they wrote and produced the 2011 reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes. They subsequently co-wrote and produced its direct sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, in 2014, and served as producers on the later sequels War for the Planet of the Apes in 2017 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in 2024.
In addition to their work in the Planet of the Apes series, Silver and Jaffa have collaborated on several other major feature films. They served as co-writers on Jurassic World, In the Heart of the Sea, and Mulan, all released in 2015 and 2020 respectively. Furthermore, in 2013, the two were announced as co-writers for all four sequels to James Cameron's work. Silver's professional profile lists a total of known credits as a writer through her career in the film industry.
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- Avatar 5 (2031) Story
- Avatar 4 (2029) Story
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Story
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Screenplay
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) Original Film Writer
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) Characters
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) Producer
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Story
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Screenplay
- Mulan (2020) Screenplay
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Producer
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Characters
- Jurassic World (2015) Screenplay
- Jurassic World (2015) Story
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015) Story
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Producer
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Writer
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Characters
- On Story (2011) as Self
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Screenplay
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Producer
- The Relic (1997) Screenplay
- Eye for an Eye (1996) Writer
- Fallen Angels (1993) Teleplay
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) Screenplay
- Untitled Planet of the Apes Film Producer