Mark Morgan (producer)
Mark Morgan is an American film producer who has been a producer and executive producer on films including the The Twilight Saga film series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and the Agent Cody Banks films.
Career
Mark Morgan began his producing career at New Regency and Warner Brothers as a story editor on various films (A Time to Kill, Murder at 1600, L.A. Confidential, and Heat). He moved on to be Director of Development and later Vice President of Production at Orion/ MPCA, where he was involved in the development and production of film projects such as Ringmaster. When Orion/ MPCA split off to form Destination Films, Morgan served as Executive Vice President of the company and produced films including Beautiful
,Slackers, and The Wedding Planner.
Morgan moved on to become the CEO of Maverick Films, founded by Guy Oseary and Madonna. He optioned the manuscript Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. It later became The New York Times bestselling novel and The Twilight Saga. He also produced Agent Cody Banks, Agent Cody Banks II,Sam's Lake, The Gravedancers, Frostbite, Cruel World,My Sassy Girl, Material Girls, and Hit and Run. Morgan executive produced the TV series "The Riches,” starring Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver for Fox Television Studios and FX.