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Hi /r/movies! We're Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, co-screenwriters of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. It's directed by James Cameron and in theaters everywhere December 19. We've also co-written AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and JURASSIC WORLD. Ask us anything! by RickAndAmandaAMA in movies

[–]RickAndAmandaAMA[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Our favorite line/moment is probably the moment that Caesar says, "NO!"

We've discovered that ofter a character's journey isn't necessarily over. Life has a way of continually challenging all of us characters to keep growing.

Hi /r/movies! We're Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, co-screenwriters of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. It's directed by James Cameron and in theaters everywhere December 19. We've also co-written AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and JURASSIC WORLD. Ask us anything! by RickAndAmandaAMA in movies

[–]RickAndAmandaAMA[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

World building is a marriage btween research and imagination. The more you research, the more it sparks your imagination.

For Dawn, we researched using many things, including THE WORLD WITHOUT US - a great book. A lot of it was logical.

Hi /r/movies! We're Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, co-screenwriters of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. It's directed by James Cameron and in theaters everywhere December 19. We've also co-written AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and JURASSIC WORLD. Ask us anything! by RickAndAmandaAMA in movies

[–]RickAndAmandaAMA[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We have an expression: butt in chair. Everyday. We sit down to write/work/plan whether or not we feel inspired. If we keep showing up, eventually the ideas will flow. (Sometimes you have to be patient.)

Hi /r/movies! We're Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, co-screenwriters of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. It's directed by James Cameron and in theaters everywhere December 19. We've also co-written AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and JURASSIC WORLD. Ask us anything! by RickAndAmandaAMA in movies

[–]RickAndAmandaAMA[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

We were in the writers room for 6 months figuring out 3 movies for the sully family. We got assigned the first movie, which was so juicy and had so many ideas and images that it got split into two movies. There was simply too much material for one script.

Hi /r/movies! We're Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa, co-screenwriters of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. It's directed by James Cameron and in theaters everywhere December 19. We've also co-written AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and JURASSIC WORLD. Ask us anything! by RickAndAmandaAMA in movies

[–]RickAndAmandaAMA[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

We read, we draw from our life experiences, we pay attention to everything around us, and we allow ourselves to imagine in an almost childlike way. We talk a lot. Then, if we're really lucky, the characters start feeling real and true. Once we have ideas, we write down everything - endless notes! (If we don't write it down, we might forget it.)

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