Mark Paul Morgan is an American film producer. He has been a producer and executive producer on films including ''

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'' film series, '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'', and the ''

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'' films.

Career

Morgan began his producing career at

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and

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as a story editor on such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A Time to Kill'', and ''

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. He moved on to be Director of Development and later Vice President of Production at

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/ MPCA, where he was involved in the development and production of film projects such as '' Ringmaster''. When Orion/ MPCA split off to form

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, Morgan served as Executive Vice President of the company and produced films including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

The Wedding Planner ''The Wedding Planner'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, in his feature film directorial debut, written by Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. Plot Ambitious Sa ...

''. Morgan moved on to become the CEO of

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,''Variety''
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and

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. He optioned the manuscript ''

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'' by

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. It later became ''The New York Times'' bestselling novel and ''

''. He also produced ''

'', '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Frostbite, ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Morgan executive produced the TV series ''

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'', starring

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and

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for

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and FX. In 2008, Morgan co-founded

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''Variety'' (AUGUST 17, 2008) and produced ''

'', directed by Katherine Hardwick, for

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. He also produced the '' Twilight Saga'' sequels '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'', and '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2''. Morgan continued his successful book-to-film adaptations by executive producing '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' and the sequel '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters''. Morgan was head of the film and television production company Outlier from 2012–2014; in 2013 he signed on to produce the film ''Savage'', based on an acclaimed

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. Morgan founded Mount Diablo Entertainment in August 2014.

Awards

In 2009, Morgan won the Vision Award for "A Producer of Vision" and the 2009

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's Golden Popcorn for Best Movie of the Year for ''Twilight''. He received the MTV Award again the following year for ''New Moon''.

Filmography

* '' Slightly Single in L.A.'' (2013) * '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (2013) * ''

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked ''Hansel & Gretel Get Baked'' (also known as ''Black Forest: Hansel and Gretel and the 420 Witch'') is a 2013 American comedy horror film from Mark Morgan, producer of ''The Twilight Saga'' film series, inspired by the German fairy tale "Hansel a ...

'' (2013) * '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' (2012) * '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (2011) * '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' (2010) * '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010) * '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' (2009) * '' The Stepfather'' (2009) * ''The Industry'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2007–2008) * ''Alyx'' (2008) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

Chasing Christmas ''Chasing Christmas'' is a 2005 contemporary re-telling of the 1843 Charles Dickens novella ''A Christmas Carol''. This ABC Family film, written by Todd Berger and directed by Ron Oliver, stars Tom Arnold as Jack Cameron, who is a man with a Sc ...

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''20 Days Until I'm Famous'' (2004) * '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'' (2004) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Ringmaster'' (1998)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Mike American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)