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Derek Connolly is a American film producer and screenwriter. He was one of the screenwriters for the Pacific Rim: Uprising after Steven S. DeKnight was hired as director.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Connolly attended Palmetto High School in Miami and NYU Film School.[2]
Career[]
Connolly is best known for his screenplay for the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed. He won a Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award[3] and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.[4]
In 2012, Connolly replaced Brad Copeland as the screenwriter for remake of the film Flight of the Navigator and is currently the screenwriter for an upcoming Pixar film with Teddy Newton.[5] Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012.[6]
Connolly often collaborates with director Colin Trevorrow, who directed Saftey Not Guarnteed. He also co-wrote Jurassic World with Trevorrow[7], and is currently slated to write the screenplay for Star Wars IX with Trevorrow as director. In August 2015, Connolly was hired to rewrite Kong: Skull Island for Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures.[8]
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References[]
- ↑ Connolly: College partnership leads to 'Guaranteed' success
- ↑ Safety Not Guaranteed: Miami Screenwriter Derek Connolly Turned an Internet Meme Into an Indie Film Success Story
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Winners List
- ↑ New Pixar Movie Coming From ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Writer Derek Connolly and ‘Day & Night’ Director Teddy Newton
- ↑ VARIETY'S 10 SCREENWRITERS TO WATCH
- ↑ Jurassic Park 4 delayed
- ↑ 'Jurassic World' Writer Heads to 'Kong: Skull Island' (Exclusive)
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