# Morgan Creek Entertainment

> Morgan Creek Entertainment is an independent film and television studio in Los Angeles, founded in 1988. Its library holds 71 feature films and 3 television series, with a catalog of original film scores through Morgan Creek Records.

This file is generated from the studio's own catalog on every request. Titles, credits, runtimes and synopses are the studio's record of its own work; where a film's rights are being confirmed the entry states facts only.

## Films

- [Film library](https://morgancreek.com/films/): the 71 feature films in the library, each with its own page.
- [Film index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/films.txt): every film with year, director, cast, genre, runtime and synopsis in one file.

## Series

- [Series](https://morgancreek.com/series/): 3 series, aired and in development.
- [Series index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/series.txt): every series with its network, credits, seasons and episodes.
- [Dead Ringers](https://morgancreek.com/series/dead-ringers/): Aired · Prime Video · 2023.
- [The Exorcist](https://morgancreek.com/series/the-exorcist/): Aired · Fox Broadcasting Company · 2016.
- [Stay Tuned](https://morgancreek.com/series/stay-tuned/): In Development.

## Music

- [Morgan Creek Records](https://morgancreek.com/music/): 14 scores and soundtrack cues published online.
- [Music index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/music.txt): every cue with its composer, film and license route.
- [Finkle & Einhorn](https://morgancreek.com/music/finkle-einhorn/): Ira Newborn · Ace Ventura Pet Detective.
- [Flying Fish](https://morgancreek.com/music/flying-fish/): Hans Zimmer and John Powell · Chill Factor.
- [A Stimulating Bath](https://morgancreek.com/music/a-stimulating-bath/): Randy Edelman · Diabolique.
- [Main Title](https://morgancreek.com/music/main-title/): Howard Shore · Dead Ringers.
- [Pennant Fever](https://morgancreek.com/music/pennant-fever/): James Newton Howard · Major League.
- [Dream](https://morgancreek.com/music/dream/): Danny Elfman · Nightbreed.
- [Part II](https://morgancreek.com/music/part-ii/): Hans Zimmer · Pacific Heights.
- [(Everything I Do) I Do It For You](https://morgancreek.com/music/everything-i-do-i-do-it-for-you/): Bryan Adams · Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
- [Marian at the Waterfall](https://morgancreek.com/music/marian-at-the-waterfall/): Michael Kamen · Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
- [Elk Hunt](https://morgancreek.com/music/elk-hunt/): Trevor Jones · Last of the Mohicans.
- [You're So Cool](https://morgancreek.com/music/youre-so-cool/): Hans Zimmer · True Romance.
- [Off to the Island](https://morgancreek.com/music/off-to-the-island/): Paddy Moloney and Nick Glennie-Smith · Two if by Sea.
- [The Campfire](https://morgancreek.com/music/the-campfire/): Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks · Young Guns.
- [Blaze of Glory](https://morgancreek.com/music/blaze-of-glory/): Jon Bon Jovi · Young Guns II.
- Licensing a cue: client.services@kobaltmusic.com, or the music door on https://morgancreek.com/licensing/

## News

- [Studio news](https://morgancreek.com/news/): announcements and press coverage.
- [‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ Trailer Unveiled at NYCC: Scarlett Johansson Stars in Horror Sequel From Mike Flanagan](https://morgancreek.com/news/exorcist-martyrs-trailer-variety/): 2026-10-09, Tanya Fedak.
- [‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ Trailer: Scarlett Johansson Hunts A Demonic Killer In Mike Flanagan’s Take On Horror Classic](https://morgancreek.com/news/exorcist-martyrs-trailer-deadline/): 2026-10-09, Glenn Garner.
- [Say Your Prayers: An Exclusive First Look at Scarlett Johansson in ‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’](https://morgancreek.com/news/exorcist-martyrs-first-look/): 2026-10-06, Anthony Breznican.
- [Mike Flanagan Adds 11 Frequent Collaborators To New ‘Exorcist’ Movie](https://morgancreek.com/news/mike-flanagan-adds-11-frequent-collaborators-to-new-exorcist-movie/): 2026-03-05, Matt Grobar.
- [John Leguizamo Joins Scarlett Johansson in New ‘The Exorcist’ Horror Movie](https://morgancreek.com/news/john-leguizamo-joins-scarlett-johansson-in-new-the-exorcist-horror-movie/): 2026-03-04, Borys Kit.
- [Sasha Calle Latest To Join Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’](https://morgancreek.com/news/sasha-calle-latest-to-join-mike-flanagans-the-exorcist/): 2026-03-02, Matt Grobar.
- [Laurence Fishburne Joins Scarlett Johansson in ‘The Exorcist’](https://morgancreek.com/news/laurence-fishburne-joins-scarlett-johansson-in-the-exorcist/): 2026-02-05, Matt Donnelly.
- [Chiwetel Ejiofor Reteams With Mike Flanagan For ‘The Exorcist’](https://morgancreek.com/news/chiwetel-ejiofor-reteams-with-mike-flanagan-for-the-exorcist/): 2026-02-04, Anthony D'Alessandro.
- [Diane Lane Joins Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’](https://morgancreek.com/news/diane-lane-joins-mike-flanagans-the-exorcist/): 2026-01-27, Matt Grobar.
- [Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson Sets Release Date for March 12, 2027](https://morgancreek.com/news/mike-flanagans-the-exorcist-movie-starring-scarlett-johansson-back-on-schedule-for-2027/): 2026-01-16, Patrick Hipes.

## Studio

- [About](https://morgancreek.com/about/): the studio's history, told as a timeline.
  - 1988 Morgan Creek is founded: James Robinson founds Morgan Creek Productions in Los Angeles, superseding his earlier company Independent Productions, Inc. The name comes from Preston Sturges's comedy The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
  - 1988 Young Guns, the first release: Christopher Cain's Young Guns opens on August 12, 1988, as the first Morgan Creek production, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It took $45,661,556 worldwide on an $11 million budget. https://morgancreek.com/films/young-guns/
  - 1988 Dead Ringers: David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, released that September, is the studio's second feature and a co-production with Telefilm Canada. It would come back as a television series thirty-five years later. https://morgancreek.com/films/dead-ringers/
  - 1989 Major League: David S. Ward's baseball comedy opens on April 7, 1989, and takes $49,797,148 worldwide on an $11 million budget. It becomes one of the library's most reworked titles. https://morgancreek.com/films/major-league/
  - 1989 Three Academy Award nominations: Paul Mazursky's Enemies, A Love Story is nominated three times at the 62nd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for both Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin, and Best Adapted Screenplay. https://morgancreek.com/films/enemies-a-love-story/
  - 1990 The Exorcist III: William Peter Blatty directs The Exorcist III from his own novel, Legion. It begins the studio's long stewardship of the Exorcist franchise. https://morgancreek.com/films/the-exorcist-iii/
  - 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Kevin Reynolds' Robin Hood grosses $390,493,908 worldwide on a $48 million budget and remains the studio's highest-earning film. Its score became the music behind the Morgan Creek logo. https://morgancreek.com/films/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves/
  - 1992 The Last of the Mohicans: Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans takes $75,505,856 worldwide on a $40 million budget. Morgan Creek handled international distribution, with 20th Century Fox releasing in North America. https://morgancreek.com/films/the-last-of-the-mohicans/
  - 1993 True Romance: Tony Scott directs True Romance from Quentin Tarantino's first sold screenplay. It made $12,281,551 in cinemas and became one of the library's most durable cult titles. https://morgancreek.com/films/true-romance/
  - 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective: Made for $12 million, Tom Shadyac's Ace Ventura grosses $107,217,396 worldwide and makes Jim Carrey a leading man. It launches the studio's most exploited franchise. https://morgancreek.com/films/ace-ventura-pet-detective/
  - 1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls: The sequel takes $212,385,533 worldwide on a $30 million budget — the biggest-earning film Morgan Creek produced outright. https://morgancreek.com/films/ace-ventura-when-nature-calls/
  - 1999 The King and I: Morgan Creek announced an animation division in 1996. The King and I, released in 1999, was its only animated feature, and the company did not return to animation. https://morgancreek.com/films/the-king-and-i/
  - 2004 Exorcist: The Beginning: Renny Harlin's prequel is released on August 20, 2004, and grosses $78,000,586 worldwide. Paul Schrader's earlier, abandoned version of the same script came out separately in 2005 as Dominion. https://morgancreek.com/films/exorcist-the-beginning/
  - 2014 International rights sold to Revolution Studios: Morgan Creek sells the international distribution rights and copyrights to its film library to Revolution Studios for $36.75 million, keeping remake and television rights to the Ace Ventura, Major League, Young Guns and Exorcist franchises.
  - 2016 The Exorcist comes to television: Fox orders Jeremy Slater's Exorcist pilot in January 2016. The series runs two seasons and twenty episodes, made with 20th Century Fox Television and executive produced by James Robinson and David Robinson. https://morgancreek.com/series/the-exorcist/
  - 2017 Morgan Creek Productions becomes Morgan Creek Entertainment: The company rebrands in October 2017 under president David Robinson, with a stated push into television, features and digital, and a plan to reboot Young Guns, Ace Ventura and Major League.
  - 2021 The $400 million Exorcist deal: Universal Pictures and Peacock close a deal worth more than $400 million for worldwide rights to a new three-film Exorcist franchise, produced with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, with Ellen Burstyn returning.
  - 2023 Dead Ringers returns as a series: The Dead Ringers miniseries, starring and produced by Rachel Weisz and made with Amazon Studios, Astral Projection and Annapurna Television, arrives thirty-five years after the Cronenberg film. https://morgancreek.com/series/dead-ringers/
  - 2023 The Exorcist: Believer: The first film of the new trilogy, directed by David Gordon Green and produced by Jason Blum with James and David Robinson, opens on October 6, 2023, and grosses $136,998,069 worldwide.
  - 2025 Stay Tuned comes to Hulu: Morgan Creek partners with Weed Road Pictures on a Hulu series reboot of Stay Tuned starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, written by Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan and Greg Lessans. https://morgancreek.com/news/josh-gad-andrew-rannells-to-star-in-stay-tuned-comedy-series-at-hulu/
- [Contact](https://morgancreek.com/contact-us/): 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 675, Los Angeles, CA 90025 · (310) 432-4848

## Licensing

- [Licensing](https://morgancreek.com/licensing/): clips and footage, music, formats and remakes, merchandise.
- Clips and footage: MorganCreek@visual-icon.com
- Music and scores: client.services@kobaltmusic.com
- Merchandise: licensing@evomgt.com
- Press: press@morgancreek.com
- Business affairs (remake, sequel and format rights): ba@morgancreek.com

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## Optional

- [Whole site, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/llms-full.txt): every page, film, series, cue and story in one file.
- [Film index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/films.txt)
- [Series index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/series.txt)
- [Music index, plain text](https://morgancreek.com/music.txt)
- [XML sitemap](https://morgancreek.com/sitemap.xml)