13 Facts About Colin Trevorrow

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Colin Trevorrow made his feature directorial debut with the science fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed to critical and commercial success.

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Colin Trevorrow was the co-writer and director of Star Wars: Duel of the Fates until his departure in 2017, although he retained story credit when the project was re-envisioned as The Rise of Skywalker.

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Colin Trevorrow's father was a musician in a country rock band and his mother was a photographer who operated a day-care center.

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Colin Trevorrow graduated from Piedmont High School in Piedmont, California and later graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1999.

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Colin Trevorrow sold his first spec script titled Tester to DreamWorks in 2006.

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Colin Trevorrow said that the experience was so enjoyable that he decided to give up solo screenwriting and work with Connolly.

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Colin Trevorrow co-wrote and directed Jurassic World, and provided his voice for the film's character of Mr DNA.

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Connolly and Colin Trevorrow co-wrote the screenplay for its sequel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which was released in June 2018 and for which Colin Trevorrow is an executive producer.

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The film was released by Focus Features on June 16,2017, to generally negative reviews, although Colin Trevorrow stood by the film.

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In March 2015, it was announced that Colin Trevorrow would be directing the sci-fi thriller film Intelligent Life, which was bought by DreamWorks.

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Colin Trevorrow wrote the screenplay with Connolly, while Colin Trevorrow, Frank Marshall, Big Beach, and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment were announced as producing the film.

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Colin Trevorrow donated residuals he earned from the film to charity.

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On March 30,2018, it was announced that Colin Trevorrow would be returning to the Jurassic Park franchise, directing Jurassic World Dominion.