Colin Trevorrow made his feature directorial debut with the science fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (2012). It starred Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass and was an indie gem that impressed many. Trevorrow achieved mainstream recognition for his work on the new entries of the Jurassic Park franchise. This began when he co-wrote and directed Jurassic World in 2015. The idea was an entirely new theme park was built on the site of the old one and that a hybrid dinosaur Indominus Rex was created. The film starred Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt. After it grossed over $1 billion word-wide, Trevorrow co-wrote the 2018 sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and then co-wrote and directed the upcoming third instalment Jurassic World Dominion (2022). The third film has a blending of new and legacy characters from the franchises as Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill return. Trevorrow was also 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 (2019).