Derek Connolly

Derek Connolly (born around 1976) is an American screenwriter and film producer who was slated to write Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. He is known for his numerous collaborations with Trevorrow, having wrote the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed, the 2015 film Jurassic World and its 2018 sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He has also written other films, such as the 2018 film Pacific Rim: Uprising (starring John Boyega) and the 2019 film Pokémon Detective Pikachu On August 1, 2017, Connolly was replaced by Jack Thorne as the film's writer.