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
Safe
(2012)
Director
Uptown Girls
(2003)
Director
Remember the Titans
(2000)
Director
Max
(2015)
Director
Fresh
(1994)
Director
Boarding School
(2018)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Fresh
(1994)
Director
A Price Above Rubies
(1998)
Director
Remember the Titans
(2000)
Director
Uptown Girls
(2003)
Director
Death in Love
(2008)
Director
Safe
(2012)
Director
Max
(2015)
Director
Boarding School
(2018)
Director
Aviva
(2022)
Director
Once Again (for the very first time)
(2023)
Director
Acting
Writing
The Punisher
(1989)
Writer
The Rookie
(1990)
Screenplay
Fresh
(1994)
Writer
A Price Above Rubies
(1998)
Screenplay
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
(1999)
Story
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
(2004)
Screenplay
Death in Love
(2008)
Writer
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(2010)
Screenplay
Safe
(2012)
Writer
Now You See Me
(2013)
Screenplay and Story
Max
(2015)
Writer
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
Characters
Max 2: White House Hero
(2017)
Characters
Boarding School
(2018)
Writer
The Harder They Fall
(2021)
Screenplay
Aviva
(2022)
Writer
Production