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Rick Jaffa
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) and Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) are an American married screenwriting and film production duo.Interview with Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa
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They are best known for having written and co-produced the 2011 science-fiction film ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', a commercially and critically successful Reboot (fiction), reboot of the Planet of the Apes (franchise), ''Planet of the Apes'' franchise for which they were nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Writing. They were also co-writers/producers of its 2014 sequel ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', and they produced the third installment, ''War for the Planet of the Apes'', in 2017. They co-wrote ''Jurassic World'' and the screen story of ''In the Heart of ...
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Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area—colloquially referred to as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Municipal expansion within Dallas County has blurred the geographic lines between cities and between neighboring counties. Its county seat is the city of Dallas, which is also Texas' third-largest city and the ninth-largest city in the United States. The county was founded in 1846 and was possibly named for George Mifflin Dallas, the 11th Vice President of the United States under U.S. President James K. Polk. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.0%) is water. 3,519 acres of the county is contained within 21 county-owned nature preserves, which were acquired thr ...
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Elle Magazine
''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the world's largest fashion magazine, with 45 editions around the world and 46 local websites. It now counts 21 million readers and 100 million unique visitors per month, with an audience of mostly women. It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff and her husband, the writer Pierre Lazareff. The magazine's readership has continuously grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. ''Elle'' editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. ''Elles Japanese publication was launched in 1969, beginning an international expansion. Its first issues in English (US and UK) were launched in 1985. Previous editors of the magazine include Jean-Dominique Bauby, well known for ...
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Place Of Birth Missing (living People)
Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often implies a dead end (street) or cul-de-sac * Place, based on the Cornish word "plas" meaning mansion * Place, a populated place, an area of human settlement ** Incorporated place (see municipal corporation), a populated area with its own municipal government * Location (geography), an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space which has a name in an area Placenames * Placé, a commune in Pays de la Loire, Paris, France * Plače, a small settlement in Slovenia * Place (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, now in Turkey * Place, New Hampshire, a location in the United States * Place House, a 16th-century mansion largely remodelled in the 19th century, in Fowey, Cornwall * Place House, a 19th-century mansion o ...
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Avatar 5
''Avatar'' is an American media franchise created by James Cameron, which consists of a planned series of epic science fiction films produced by Lightstorm Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios, as well as associated merchandise, video games and theme park attractions. The ''Avatar'' franchise is one of the most expensive franchises ever undertaken, with the combined budget of the first film and its four sequels estimated at $1 billion. The first installment, ''Avatar'', was released on December 18, 2009, and is the highest grossing film of all-time. The second installment, '' The Way of Water'', was released on December 16, 2022. The planned sequel series was announced by 20th Century Fox on December 11, 2009, one week before ''Avatar'' was released to theaters. 20th Century Fox had confirmed the series on January 15, 2010. Like the original film, the four sequels have "fully encapsulated" standalone plots that "come to their own conclusions". The four film ...
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Avatar 4
''Avatar 4'' is an upcoming American epic science fiction film co-written, co-edited, co-produced and directed by James Cameron. It will be the sequel to the upcoming 2024 ''Avatar 3'', and the fourth installment in the ''Avatar'' franchise. It will star Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña, among others from the original cast, reprising their roles. The screenplay is written by James Cameron and Josh Friedman. The film is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2026, by 20th Century Studios and is planned to be followed by a sequel, '' Avatar 5'', in 2028. Cast * Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, a former human who fell in love with Neytiri and befriended the Na'vi after becoming a part of the Avatar Program, eventually taking their side in their conflict with humans. He transferred his mind into his avatar permanently. After the second film, he and his family left the Omatikaya clan and joined the Metkayina clan. * Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri, Jake's wife who left the Omatikaya cl ...
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Avatar 3
''Avatar 3'' is an upcoming American epic science fiction film directed, written, со-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. It is the third film in Cameron's ''Avatar'' franchise, and a sequel to '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022). Cameron is producing the film with Jon Landau. James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno were involved in the writing process. Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, and Giovanni Ribisi reprise their roles from previous films, with Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, and Oona Chaplin portraying new characters. Cameron stated that ''Avatar: The Seed Bearer'' is being considered as a possible title for the film. Cameron, who had stated in 2006 that he would like to make sequels ...
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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
''Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'' is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison, and produced by Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is intended to be the sequel to ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' (2017) and the fourth installment in the ''Planet of the Apes'' reboot series. It stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Peter Macon, Eka Darville, and Kevin Durand. Development on the film began in 2019, following Disney's acquisition of Fox, with Ball attached as director. Much of the script was written during the COVID-19 pandemic, with casting commencing in June 2022 following the script's completion. Teague was cast in the lead role in August, with the film's title and additional casting revealed in the following months. Filming began in October in Sydney. ''Kingdom of the Pla ...
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Mulan (2020 Film)
''Mulan'' is a 2020 American fantasy action drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin, it is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1998 animated film of the same name, itself based on the Chinese folklore story ''Ballad of Mulan''. The film stars Yifei Liu in the title role, alongside Donnie Yen, Tzi Ma, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Ron Yuan, Gong Li, and Jet Li in supporting roles. In the film, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, masquerades as a man to take her ailing father's place during a general conscription to counter the Rouran army in Imperial China. Plans for a live-action remake began in 2010 but the project stalled in development hell for most of the decade. Filming took place in New Zealand and China from August to November 2018. Over the course of production, the film was the subject of several controversies, including changes to the source ...
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Love Shack (film)
''Love Shack'' is a 2010 mockumentary about the adult film industry written, produced and directed by Gregg Saccon and Michael B. Silver. Other producers include Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. ''Love Shack'' reunites a dysfunctional "family" of adult film stars for a memorial porn shoot following the death of a legendary producer, Mo Saltzman. Plot Cast * Diora Baird as LaCienega Torrez * America Olivo as Fifi LeBeaux * Ian Gomez as Mo Saltzman * Molly Hagan as Debbie Vanderspiegl * Brad Hall as Dr. Alan Rudnick * Michael B. Silver as Jerry Sphincter * Mark Feuerstein as Marty Sphincter * Christopher Boyer as Mac Hollister * Philippe Brenninkmeyer as Oliver Snowden-Hicks * Mercy Malick as Autumn Lane * Lenny Citrano as Roger Hogman * Kyle Colerider-Krugh as Carl Munson * Amberlee Colson as Hallie Lujah * Jamie Denbo as Gretchen Becky * Nancy Fish as Honey Malone * Pete Gardner as Doug Vanderspiegl * David Neher as Ned Billings * Brian Palermo as Ted Haynes * Ben Shenkman a ...
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The Relic (film)
''The Relic'' is a 1997 American monster-horror film directed by Peter Hyams and based on the best-selling 1995 novel ''Relic'' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film stars Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, and James Whitmore. In the film, a detective and a biologist try to defeat a South American lizard-like monster which is on a killing spree in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The movie was shot in Chicago at the highly-regarded Field Museum of Natural History. Production was originally intended to be held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. However, a deal could not be reached and, after taking interest in the film's premise, the Field Museum offered to let the studio shoot there instead. The film was the second on-screen collaboration between Hunt and Miller, who both worked on the film ''Kindergarten Cop'' as well. The film was released in the United States on January 10, 1997, by Paramount Pictures. It grossed o ...
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Eye For An Eye (1996 Film)
''Eye for an Eye'' is a 1996 American psychological thriller film, directed by John Schlesinger and written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It stars Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo and Joe Mantegna. The story was adapted from Erika Holzer's novel of the same name. The film opened on January 12, 1996. Plot Karen (Sally Field) and Mack McCann (Ed Harris) are happily married with two daughters, seventeen-year-old Julie (from Karen's previous marriage) and six-year-old Megan. One afternoon while Karen is out shopping, Julie is violently raped and murdered, which Karen overhears on the phone. Detective Joe Denillo assures the McCanns there is enough DNA evidence to find and convict the killer, and encourages Karen to seek counselling. At a support group, Karen meets people in similar circumstances, including Albert and Regina Gratz, and Sidney Hughes. During the meeting, Karen overhears Albert talking to Sidney about something which alarms Regina. Meanwhil ...
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Fallen Angels (American TV Series)
''Fallen Angels'' is an American neo-noir anthology television series that ran from August 1, 1993 to November 19, 1995 on the Showtime pay cable station and was produced by Propaganda Films. No first-run episodes were shown in 1994. The series was executive produced by Sydney Pollack and produced by Steve Golin and others. The theme song was written by Elmer Bernstein and the original music was written by Peter Bernstein. Period torch songs by performers like Patti Page and Billie Holiday were used periodically. In Europe, the show is known as ''Perfect Crimes'' and shown in France on Canal +, and in the United Kingdom. Series overview The series is set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American president John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the '' film noir'' era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content. The television program w ...
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