Derek Connolly

Derek Connolly

Miami, Florida, USA 15 Credits

Biography

Derek Connolly (born c. 1976) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Colin Trevorrow. He has written the films Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and its sequels Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Detective Pikachu (2019). He also co-wrote the unproduced original draft of Star Wars: Duel of the Fates, which became Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2...

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

2027

Writer

Writing

A live-action adaptation of the Legend of Zelda video game series.

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

2025

Writer

6.7
Writing

Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, s...

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

2022

Story

6.7
Writing

Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the fut...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Story

6.3
Writing

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Writer

6.5
Writing

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Cla...

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island

2017

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks

2016

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect hi...

The 4th

The 4th

2016

as Partygoer

4.6
Acting

It's the Fourth of July in Los Angeles, and Jamie, a broke illustrator who is behind on his rent, tries to throw a cookout while his overbearing roomm...

Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally en...

Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed

2012

Producer, Writer

6.8
Producing Writing

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Gary: Under Crisis

Gary: Under Crisis

2005

Writer

Writing

A young cartoonist's life is covered by a 24-hour news network in his own mind.

Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie

N/A

Writer

Writing

Following the events of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," the Autobots team up with the G.I. Joes to go against their archenemies, the Decepticons a...

Eternal Champions

Eternal Champions

N/A

Writer

Writing

Based on the beloved Sega video game of the same name, nine fighters from different time periods and backgrounds are resurrected by an enigmatic entit...

Metal Gear Solid

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

A film adaptation of the popular video game series.