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Derek Connolly (born c. 1976[1] in Miami, Florida) is an American screenwriter and film producer, mostly known for his collaborations with director Colin Trevorrow on the films Safety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Derek Connolly
Born	c. 1976 (age 45–46) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tisch School of the Arts
Years active	2005–present
Notable works	Safety Not Guaranteed Jurassic World Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Connolly attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Miami and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

Career

Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012.[3] Connolly rewrote Kong: Skull Island (2017), for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.[4] Connolly co-wrote early (and ultimately uncredited) drafts of Pacific Rim: Uprising with Guillermo del Toro, Jon Spaihts and Zak Penn; the final screenplay was by Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder and T.S. Nowlin; based on characters by Travis Beacham and del Toro[5] Connolly and Trevorrow co-wrote the screenplay for the sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and by February 2018, had written a story treatment for Jurassic World Dominion, set for release on June 10, 2022.[6]

Connolly was reported to be working on a remake of the film Flight of the Navigator,[7] as well as writing an upcoming Pixar film directed by Teddy Newton.[8] Connolly has been tapped to pen the script for a Metal Gear film.[9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Safety Not Guaranteed	Written by, producer	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
2015	Jurassic World	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Colin Trevorrow, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver based on a story by Jaffa and Silver and Characters by Michael Crichton Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Writing
2016	Monster Trucks		Wrote screenplay based on a story by Matthew Robinson, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
2017	Kong: Skull Island		Co-wrote screenplay with Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein; based on a story by John Gatins and King Kong by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
2018	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Written by	Co-wrote screenplay with Colin Trevorrow, based on Characters by Michael Crichton
2019	Pokémon Detective Pikachu	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, and Rob Letterman
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Story by	Co-wrote story with Colin Trevorrow, J. J. Abrams & Chris Terrio; screenplay by J. J. Abrams & Chris Terrio; Based on Characters by George Lucas
2022	Jurassic World Dominion		Co-wrote story with Colin Trevorrow; screenplay by Colin Trevorrow and Emily Carmichael; based on Characters by Michael Crichton

Unproduced screenplay

• Star Wars: Duel of the Fates (co-written with Colin Trevorrow)

References

External links

• Derek Connolly at IMDb

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[de] Derek Connolly

Derek Connolly (* 1976 in Miami, Florida) ist ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent.

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