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), co-writing and producing its direct sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and producing the... see more