Known for Writing
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 (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Connolly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Birthplace
Miami, Florida, USA
Filmography
13 films
showing 4 of 5 films


Deep Cover
2025 · 1h 39m
country: United States
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, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.


Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · 2h 9m
country: United States
Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.


Safety Not Guaranteed
2012 · 1h 26m
country: United States
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
2005 · 22m
country: Unknown
A young cartoonist's life is covered by a 24-hour news network in his own mind.