Mark Bomback
Born (1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 52)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Alma materWesleyan 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]

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]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Notes
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 Marc Forster

Uncredited

Year Title Director Notes
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
2014 Legends Yes Developer Consulting
2020 Defending Jacob Yes Yes Executive Miniseries

References

  1. ^ Mark Bomback Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Screenwriter's Utopia
  2. ^ "Mark Bomback". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter (September 6, 2018). "Film Review: Chris Pine in 'Outlaw King'". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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