Chris Morgan (filmmaker)

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Chris Morgan
Born (1970-12-05) December 5, 1970 (age 53)
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, Producer
Known for Fast & Furious franchise

Chris Morgan (born December 5, 1970, in Los Angeles, California) is an American screenwriter and producer. His writing credits include multiple screenplays in the Fast & Furious franchise, Wanted , and the Fox crime drama Gang Related . [1] [2] Morgan's production company, Chris Morgan Productions, signed a first-look deal with Universal in 2011. [3] In 2013, Morgan launched a TV production company with a first-look deal at Fox. [4] He was spoofed in a video in The Onion in which he was played by a five-year-old. [5]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterProducerDirector(s)
2004 Cellular YesNo David R. Ellis
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift YesNo Justin Lin
2008 Wanted YesNo Timur Bekmambetov
2009 Fast & Furious YesNoJustin Lin
2011 Fast Five YesNo
2013 Fast & Furious 6 YesExecutive
47 Ronin YesNoCarl Rinsch
2015 Furious 7 YesExecutive James Wan
The Vatican Tapes StoryYes Mark Neveldine
2017 The Fate of the Furious YesYes F. Gary Gray
The Mummy NoYes Alex Kurtzman
2018 Bird Box NoYes Susanne Bier
2019 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw YesYes David Leitch
Witches in the WoodsNoExecutiveJordan Barker
2022A ciegasNoYesDavid Pastor
Àlex Pastor
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods YesNo David F. Sandberg
Fast X [6] NoExecutive Louis Leterrier
Red One YesYes Jake Kasdan
Bird Box Barcelona NoYesDavid Pastor
Álex Pastor
TBAFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ReyesYesYesTBA
Other credits
YearTitleRoleDirector
2001 Lloyd Electric swingmanHector Barron
2003 S.W.A.T. Script revisions Clark Johnson

Television

Year(s)TitleCreatorExecutive
Producer
WriterNotes
2009−2013 The Troop YesYesNo
2013Big ThunderN/AYesNoTV movie
2014 Gang Related YesYesYesWrote 2 episodes
2019−2021 Fast & Furious Spy Racers NoYesNo

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  5. "Interview with Chris Morgan" at The Onion
  6. "Fast X".