Derek Connolly | |
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| Born | c. 1976 (age 48–49) Miami,Florida, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Tisch School of the Arts |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Derek Connolly (born c. 1976)[1] is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmakerColin Trevorrow, and has written the filmsSafety Not Guaranteed (2012),Jurassic World (2015) and its sequelsJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) andJurassic World Dominion (2022),Kong: Skull Island (2017) andDetective Pikachu (2019). He also co-wrote the unproduced original draft ofStar Wars: Duel of the Fates, which becameStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Connolly attendedMiami Palmetto Senior High School inMiami andNew York University Tisch School of the Arts.[2]
Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012.[3] Connolly rewroteKong: Skull Island (2017), forWarner Bros. andLegendary Pictures.[4] Connolly co-wrote early (and ultimately uncredited) drafts ofPacific Rim: Uprising withGuillermo del Toro,Jon Spaihts andZak Penn; the final screenplay was by Steven S. DeKnight,Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder andT.S. Nowlin; based on characters byTravis Beacham and del Toro[5] Connolly and his writing partnerColin Trevorrow co-wrote the screenplays forJurassic World (2015) and its sequelJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and by February 2018, had written a story treatment forJurassic World Dominion, was released on June 10, 2022.[6] Connolly and Trevorrow also co-wrote the first draft ofStar Wars: Duel of the Fates, the final film ofStar Wars sequel trilogy, but both left after Trevorrow stepped down as director, they were later replaced byStar Wars: The Force Awakens directorJ. J. Abrams (who eventually replaced Trevorrow as director) andChris Terrio; however Connolly and Trevorrow received a story credit with Abrams and Terrio onStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Connolly was reported to be working on aremake of the filmFlight of the Navigator,[7] as well as writing an upcoming originalPixar film directed byTeddy Newton[8] and a live actionLegend of Zelda film directed byWes Ball and produced byShigeru Miyamoto andAvi Arad.[9] Connolly has been tapped to pen the script for aMetal Gear film.[10]
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| 2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Nominated –Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Nominated –Saturn Award for Best Writing |
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