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Rick Jaffa
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 '''' '' |
Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,613,539, and was estimated to be 2,656,028 in 2024, making it the List of counties in Texas, second-most populous county in Texas and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, eighth-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Dallas, the List of municipalities in Texas, third-most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the United States. The county was founded on March 30, 1846 and was History of Dallas, Texas (1839-1855)#Establishment, possibly named for George M. Dallas, George Mifflin Dallas, the 11th Vice President of the United States under President of the United States, U.S. President James K. Polk. Dallas County is included in the eleven-county Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "Film scenario, scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avatar 4
''Avatar 4'' is an upcoming American epic science fiction film co-written, co-edited, co-produced and directed by James Cameron. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, it will be the sequel to '' Avatar: Fire and Ash'' (2025) and the fourth installment in the ''Avatar'' film series. Cameron, who had stated in 2006 that he would like to make sequels to ''Avatar'' (2009) if it was successful, announced the fourth and fifth films in late 2010. Roughly a third of the film had already been filmed by February 2019 simultaneously with '' The Way of Water'' (2022) and ''Fire and Ash'', in order to let younger cast members grow during the break for a years-long ellipsis taking place in ''Avatar 4''. The film's theatrical release has been subject to five delays, with the latest occurring on June 13, 2023, it is scheduled for release on December 21, 2029. A sequel, '' Avatar 5'', is in development and is expected to be released on December 19, 2031. Cast * Sam Worthington as Jake Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire And Ash
''Avatar: Fire and Ash'' is an upcoming American epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, and directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver from a story the trio wrote with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is the sequel to ''Avatar'' (2009) and '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022) and the third installment in the ''Avatar'' film series. Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo and Duane Evans, Jr. reprise their roles from previous films, while David Thewlis and Oona Chaplin portray new characters. Cameron, who had stated in 2006 that he would like to make sequels to ''Avatar'' (2009) if it was successful, annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Salerno
Shane Salerno (born November 27, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and Chief Creative Officer of The Story Factory, which has put 32 books on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, with seven books hitting #1. His writing credits include the films '' Avatar: The Way of Water'', ''Armageddon'', '' Savages,'' '' Shaft'', and the TV series '' Hawaii Five-0''. He has written, co-written or rewritten six films that debuted at #1 at the box office, two separate films that were the highest grossing film of the year (1998 and 2022), and the third highest grossing film of all time. Early life and education Salerno was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1972 and was raised primarily by his mother as the family moved from Memphis to Washington, D.C. to San Diego to Los Angeles. He went to the movies all the time—“theaters were kind of like a babysitter”—and cites two films as fundamental that he saw as a child—the blockbuster ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and crime thrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Friedman
Josh Friedman (born February 14, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction action genre, including on the series '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' '' War of the Worlds'' (2005), '' Terminator: Dark Fate'' (2019), James Cameron's '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022), and '' Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'' (2024). He also wrote the neo-noir murder mystery '' The Black Dahlia'' (2006). Career Friedman has developed several television pilots, including the TNT series ''Snowpiercer'', based on Bong Joon-ho's film of the same name. Friedman departed the program in January 2018 due to creative differences with the network, and he was replaced by Graeme Manson. Friedman later claimed that he felt pressured to leave by TNT due to a "radical difference in vision", with an implicit threat of blacklisting should he fail to comply. Following his departure, pilot dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Connolly
Derek Connolly (born c. 1976) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, and has written the films ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012), '' Jurassic World'' (2015) and its sequels '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018) and ''Jurassic World Dominion'' (2022), '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017) and '' Detective Pikachu'' (2019). He also co-wrote the unproduced original draft of '' Star Wars: Duel of the Fates'', which became '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). Education Connolly attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Miami and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Career Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012. Connolly rewrote '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. Connolly co-wrote early (and ultimately uncredited) drafts of '' Pacific Rim: Uprising'' with Guillermo del Toro, Jon Spaihts and Zak Penn; the final screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Trevorrow
Colin Trevorrow (; born September 13, 1976) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature directorial debut with the science fiction comedy ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012) to critical and commercial success. Trevorrow achieved mainstream recognition for helming the ''Jurassic World'' franchise, which began when he co-wrote and directed the eponymous first installment in 2015. The film earned more than $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office. After the success of the '' Jurassic World'', Trevorrow co-wrote the 2018 sequel '' Fallen Kingdom'' and co-wrote and directed the third installment ''Dominion'' (2022). He was also the co-writer and director of '' Star Wars: Duel of the Fates'' until his departure in 2017, although he retained story credit when the project was re-envisioned as '' The Rise of Skywalker''. In 2019, Trevorrow founded his film and TV production company, Metronome Film Co., based across London and Los Angeles. Early life Trevor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Shenkma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Holden Jones
Amy Holden Jones is an American screenwriter and film director best known for directing '' The Slumber Party Massacre'' and for creating the FOX medical drama '' The Resident''. She has edited various films and later began directing and writing. She currently works in television. Early life and education Jones was born on September 17, 1955, and grew up in Florida. She lived in Buffalo, New York, during her high school years. She was interested in photography and wanted to study alongside Minor White who was teaching at MIT at the time. Jones attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, majoring in art history, so she could also take film studies courses at nearby MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Career Editor (1976–1981) Jones broke onto the festival circuit when she won first place at the American Film Institute National Student Festival, where Martin Scorsese was a judge, for her short documentary film ''A Weekend Home'' (1975). A year later Jones was strug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Relic
''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 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, Miller, and supporting actor Chi Muoi Lo, all three of whom also worked on the film ''Kindergarten Cop''. The film was released in the United States on January 10, 1997, by Paramount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Joe Mantegna and Cynthia Rothrock. The story was adapted from Erika Holzer's novel of the same name. The film opened on January 12, 1996. Plot Karen and Mack McCann 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 other people who have suffered child bereavement, including Albert and Regina Gratz, and Sidney Hughes. During one meeting, Karen overhears Albert talking to Sidney about something which alarms Regin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
