Mark Bomback
Mark Bomback | |
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Born | New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | August 29, 1971
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Mark Bomback (born August 29, 1971) is an American screenwriter, originally from New Rochelle, New York. Bomback is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where he studied English Literature and Film Studies.[1][2]
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Biography
In 1994, Bomback began working as an assistant for Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey, holding the job for a year. His first credited screenplay was The Night Caller (1998). He has since gone on to co-write the scripts to numerous blockbuster films, including Live Free or Die Hard (2007), The Wolverine (2013) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), as well as doing uncredited rewrites on several high-profile films, such as Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), Logan and The Mummy (both 2017).[3]
Bomback lives in Chappaqua, New York with his wife and four children. He is neighbors with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[3]
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Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1998 | The Night Caller | Robert Malenfant | |
2004 | Godsend | Nick Hamm | Also co-producer |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Len Wiseman | |
2008 | Deception | Marcel Langenegger | |
2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | Andy Fickman | |
2010 | Unstoppable | Tony Scott | |
2012 | Total Recall | Len Wiseman | |
2013 | The Wolverine | James Mangold | |
2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Matt Reeves | Also executive producer |
2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Robert Schwentke | |
2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Matt Reeves | Also executive producer |
2018 | Outlaw King[4] | David Mackenzie | Additional writing |
2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Simon Curtis | |
2023 | White Bird: A Wonder Story | Marc Forster |
Uncredited
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes[3] | Rupert Wyatt | |
2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey[3] | Sam Taylor-Johnson | |
2017 | Logan[3] | James Mangold | |
The Mummy[3] | Alex Kurtzman |
Television
Year | Title | Writer | Creator | Producer | Notes |
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2014 | Legends | Yes | Developer | Consulting | |
2020 | Defending Jacob | Yes | Yes | Executive | Miniseries |
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Source: "Mark Bomback", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 23rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bomback.
Further Reading

Ben Hecht

Robert Towne

Brian Helgeland

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Charlie Kaufman

John Chambers (make-up artist)

John L. Balderston

Matt Reeves

Planet of the Apes (1968 film)

Planet of the Apes (2001 film)

Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes
References
- ^ Mark Bomback Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Screenwriter's Utopia
- ^ "Mark Bomback". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b c d e f Siegel, Tatiana (August 3, 2017). "How Planet of the Apes Writer Mark Bomback Got His Improbable Hollywood Start". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (September 6, 2018). "Film Review: Chris Pine in 'Outlaw King'". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
External links
- Mark Bomback at IMDb
- Mark Bomback entry at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Night Caller at Movies.com
- Interview with Mark Bomback at Scripts & Scribes
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