Craig Derrick

Moby ID: 9981

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Craig Derrick is an accomplished, creative executive with a proven track record for developing award-winning, blockbuster games, including the fastest-selling LEGO game in history, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, launching one of the biggest hits in mobile gaming, the $1.5B+ top-grossing Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, and his leadership across storied Lucasfilm franchises - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Monkey Island.

In his role at The Walt Disney Company, Craig drives the product vision, strategy, operations, and execution for a multi-year, high-profile portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands. He directs and leads a team of producers while overseeing all aspects of production across multiple development partners, ensuring IP quality and consistency, for Lucasfilm Games, including Quantic Dream's upcoming cinematic action-adventure game Star Wars Eclipse, the untitled Indiana Jones game from Bethesda, the squad-based multiplayer game Star Wars: Hunters, and the long-awaited, Return to Monkey Island.

Before re-joining Lucasfilm, Craig co-founded and directed Fifth Journey's development slate, focusing on bridging Western and Asian markets to Hollywood studios and high-profile talent, including Kevin Hart; he previously ran production at TinyCo, where he was instrumental in producing the Studio's first licensed games and creating the playbook to turn entertainment brands into hit mobile games, and spent seven years at LucasArts incubating and nurturing blockbuster IPs, including Star Wars 1313. He began his career at Parallax Software, creators of the revolutionary first-person shooter series Descent.

Craig is a member of the Producers Guild of America and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He actively contributes to the film, game, and academic communities, has spoken at Star Wars Celebration, the Game Developers Conference, and San Diego Comic-Con, and has been interviewed by Bloomberg, Venture Beat, USA Today, and other online & print news sites.

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Return to Monkey Island (2022, Windows) Executive Producer
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022, Windows) Executive Producer
LEGO Star Wars Battles (2021, iPad) Executive Producer
Thimbleweed Park (2017, Windows) Special Thanks to
ADR1FT (2016, Windows) Thank You
Kinect Star Wars (2012, Xbox 360) Executive Producers
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010, PlayStation 3) Special Thanks
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition (2010, Windows) Project Lead
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God (2009, Windows) Producer
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition (2009, Windows) Special Thanks
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (2009, Windows) Special Thanks to Lucasarts
Lucidity (2009, Windows) Special Thanks
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan (2009, Windows) Special Thanks to LucasArts
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay (2009, Windows) Special Thanks to LucasArts
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2009, Windows) Project Lead
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (2009, Windows) Special Thanks to LucasArts
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2006, PSP) Special Thanks
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land (2005, Game Boy Advance) Producers
2 in 1: DreamWorks Shark Tale + Shrek 2 (2005, Game Boy Advance) Project Manager
Batman Begins (2005, Game Boy Advance) Project Manager

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