Mark Bomback

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]

This article is about the screenwriter. For the baseball player, see Mark Bomback (baseball).
Mark Bomback
Born (1971-08-29) August 29, 1971
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Alma materWesleyan University

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), 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
YearFilmCreditNotes
1998 The Night Caller Written by Written with George Saunders and Frank Rehwaldt
2004 Godsend Written by, co-producer
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Screenplay by, story by Co-wrote story with David Marconi
2008 Deception Written by
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Screenplay by Co-wrote screenplay with Matt Lopez
2010 Unstoppable Written by
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Uncredited script work[3] Co-wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
2012 Total Recall Screenplay by Co-wrote screenplay with Kurt Wimmer
2013 The Wolverine Screenplay by Co-wrote with Scott Frank
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Written by, executive producer Co-wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Uncredited script work[3] Co-wrote with Kelly Marcel
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Screenplay by Co-wrote with Brian Duffield and Akiva Goldsman
2017 Logan Uncredited script work[3] Co-wrote with James Mangold & Scott Frank and Michael Green
The Mummy Uncredited script work[3] Co-wrote with David Koepp and Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman
War for the Planet of the Apes Written by, executive producer Co-wrote with Matt Reeves
2018 Outlaw King Additional writing by[4] Co-wrote with David Mackenzie, Bathsheba Doran, James MacInnes and David Harrower
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain Written by

Television:

References
  1. Mark Bomback Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Screenwriter's Utopia
  2. "Mark Bomback". The New York Times.
  3. 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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