Boaz Yakin

Biography

Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין‎, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.

Known for

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2013	Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Broken Theater	Executive Producer
2024	Lady in the Lake	Executive Producer
2023	Once Again (for the very first time)	Director
2023	Once Again (for the very first time)	Producer
2023	Once Again (for the very first time)	Writer
2022	Aviva	Director
2022	Aviva	Producer
2022	Aviva	Writer
2021	The Harder They Fall	Screenplay
2018	Boarding School	Writer
2018	Boarding School	Director
2017	Max 2: White House Hero	Characters
2016	Now You See Me 2	Characters
2015	Max	Director
2015	Max	Writer
2015	Max	Executive Producer
2013	Now You See Me	Executive Producer
2013	Now You See Me	Story
2013	Now You See Me	Screenplay
2012	Safe	Writer
2012	Safe	Director
2011	Bombay Beach	Producer
2010	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Screenplay
2008	Death in Love	Writer
2008	Death in Love	Director
2007	Hostel: Part II	Executive Producer
2005	Hostel	Executive Producer
2005	2001 Maniacs	Producer
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Screenplay
2003	Uptown Girls	Director
2003	Uptown Girls	Executive Producer
2000	Remember the Titans	Director
1999	From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money	Story
1998	A Price Above Rubies	Director
1998	A Price Above Rubies	Screenplay
1994	Fresh	Director
1994	Fresh	Writer
1990	The Rookie	Screenplay
1989	The Punisher	Writer