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.Mark Bomback Screenwriter's Utopia
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).
Bomback lives in Chappaqua, New York with his wife and four children. He is neighbors with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Filmography
Films Year Title Director Notes1998The Night Caller Robert Malenfant2004GodsendNick HammAlso co-producer 2007 Live Free or Die Hard Len Wiseman2008DeceptionMarcel Langenegger2009Race to Witch Mountain Andy Fickman2010Unstoppable Tony Scott2012Total Recall Len Wiseman2013The Wolverine James Mangold2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Matt ReevesAlso executive producer2015The Divergent Series: Insurgent Robert Schwentke2017War for the Planet of the Apes Matt ReevesAlso executive producer2018Outlaw King David MackenzieAdditional writing2019The Art of Racing in the RainSimon Curtis2024White BirdMarc Forster
Uncredited Year Title Director Notes 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rupert Wyatt 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson2017 Logan James Mangold The Mummy Alex Kurtzman
Television Year Title Writer Creator Producer Notes 2014 Legends 2020 Defending Jacob Miniseries
References
External links
Mark Bomback entry at Rotten Tomatoes The Night Caller at Movies.com Interview with Mark Bomback at Scripts & Scribes