Derek Connolly

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    'Star Wars 9': Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly retain 'story by' credit on 'The Rise of Skywalker'

    It looks like JJ Abrams and Chris Terrio didn't completely ditch Colin Trevorrow's vision for Episode IX when he left the project.

  • NewsVariety

    ‘Jurassic World’ Scribe Derek Connolly to Write ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Film (EXCLUSIVE)

    Derek Connolly, who penned the box-office smash “Jurassic World” as well as the film’s upcoming sequel, has been brought on to write the latest draft of Sony’s “Metal Gear Solid” adaptation. Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Connolly’s collaborator on “Kong: Skull Island,” will direct the feature film. Avi Arad is producing. Created by Hideo Kojima, the “Megal Gear […]

  • NewsRyan Leston

    Jurassic World Scribe Will Write Pacific Rim 2

    It looks as though ‘Pacific Rim 2’ has found its writer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Jurassic World’ writer Derek Connolly in on board for the upcoming ‘Pacific Rim’ sequel. ‘Pacific Rim’ was the 2013 American-Japanese monster film, which largely features enormous robotic ‘Jaegers’ battling the monstrous ‘Kaiju’ who appeared through a portal in the Pacific Rim.

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Jurassic World Writer Boards Kong: Skull Island

    It seems that working on the script for Universal’s monster smash ‘Jurassic World’ must have given screenwriter Derek Connolly a taste for all things monstrous. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Connolly has been hired to do rewrites on Max Borenstein’s script for ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ a fresh take on the 1933 giant ape classic which started it all, which is also being produced by Universal and production house Legendary Entertainment. Reportedly Connolly won’t have long to get the job done