Derek Connolly

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Miami, Florida, USA

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Deep Cover Review: Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom improvise a surprisingly good action-comedy

Posted 12 months ago

Nick Mohammed, Sean Bean, and Ian McShane round out the ensemble of this better than expected Prime Video original.

Derek Connolly, Transformers, G.I. Joe, crossover

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Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie to be written by Jurassic World’s Derek Connolly

Posted 2 years ago

Jurassic World writer Derek Connolly will pen the script for the upcoming Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie.

Netflix developing anime series around Pacific Rim, Altered Carbon

Posted 8 years ago

Audiences have sat through two PACIFIC RIM movies since the first one from Guillermo del Toro arrived in 2013, and after ingesting all that carnage and robot-monster blockbuster action it’s time for the series to go down the route it...

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Ex. Steven DeKnight on Pacific Rim future (and past), next projects & more!

Posted 8 years ago

As a fan of the first PACIFIC RIM, I was excited to see where they would take the sequel and although I was disappointed not to have Charlie Hunnam back, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING ended up being a really fun robot-smashing...

Colin Trevorrow returns to direct Jurassic World 3

Posted 8 years ago

Well, it looks like JURASSIC WORLD director Colin Trevorrow is jumping back behind the camera for the recently announced JURASSIC WORLD 3, says executive producer Steven Spielberg. Yes, Spielberg told EW today that while Trevorrow sat out the newest installment...

Weekend Box Office Report: March 23-25, 2018

Posted 8 years ago

Pacific Rim Uprising battles to the top! Gigantic mechs stomped back into theaters with the sequel PACIFIC RIM UPRISING and took control of the box office this weekend with an estimated $28 million! The kaiju-fighting machines led by STAR WARS...

Pacific Rim Uprising director would love to helm a retro Doom Patrol movie

Posted 8 years ago

Whether you grooved on the film or not, PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is the talk of the town, this Friday afternoon. And seeing as the iron is rather hot, at the moment, this feels like as good a time as any to drop...

Pacific Rim Uprising director already has an idea for a third movie

Posted 8 years ago

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is officially in theaters now, and fans who have been waiting five long years for more robot-monster bashing can get their fix right now. Those same fans may not have to wait as long for a third...

Review: Pacific Rim Uprising

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Ten years after the Battle of the Breach seemingly ended the Kaiju threat, Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), the son of the legendary Stacker Pentecost, lives on the margins, eeking out a living stealing old jaeger parts and selling them...

We Talk Pacific Rim: Uprising with John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and more!

Posted 8 years ago

This week, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING is crashing into theatres, and it is very likely to please fans of the original. With directing duties going to Steven S. DeKnight – who is making his feature film directorial debut – this is a fun continuation to...

Check out a handful of Kaiju-rific clips from Pacific Rim: Uprising

Posted 8 years ago

The world will once again find itself threatened by the monstrous Kaiju when PACIFIC RIM UPRISING hits theaters in just a few short weeks. The upcoming sequel to Guillermo del Toro's colourful and extremely entertaining original will find John Boyega...

Jurassic World 3 release date & screenwriter announced!

Posted 8 years ago

Well, that didn’t take long… We are still months away from the June release of director J.A. Bayona’s sequel JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM and already we have the announcement that the third entry JURASSIC WORLD 3 will officially hit theaters...

New Pacific Rim Uprising trailer showcases IMAX-worthy spectacle

Posted 8 years ago

We can sit here all day and talk about the characters and the story, but the whole reason to pay for a ticket to see PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is to watch massive robots bash even bigger monsters. The brand-new trailer...

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