Derek Connolly (born c. 1976) is an American screenwriter and film producer credited as co-writing the story for Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.[1] having written the original script with Colin Trevorrow.[2][3]
Connolly and Trevorrow also worked on the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed, the 2015 film Jurassic World and its 2018 sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Connolly has also written other films, such as the 2018 film Pacific Rim: Uprising (starring John Boyega) and the 2019 film Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawrence, Gregory (2019-11-15). Exclusive: 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Final Writing Credits Revealed. Collider. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020.
- ↑ Chitwood, Adam (2016-01-12). 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Director Colin Trevorrow Promises "Satisfying" Answer to Rey Theories. Collider. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved on February 27, 2016.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (2017-08-01). 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Gets a New Writer (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved on August 1, 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
Derek Connolly on Wikipedia- Derek Connolly at the Internet Movie Database
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