Mark Bomback
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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 | |
| 2024 | 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
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External links
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- Mark Bomback entry at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Night Caller at Movies.com
- Interview with Mark Bomback at Scripts & Scribes
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American male screenwriters
- American male television writers
- American television writers
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Writers from New Rochelle, New York