Trilogy Entertainment Group In Hollywood Densham and Watson founded Trilogy Entertainment Group. They were employed as creative consultants on films such as
Rocky II and
Footloose. In 1988 Densham directed Trilogy's first studio feature,
The Kiss, for
Tri-Star. In 1990 Densham re-envisioned the Robin Hood story, creating a new characterization and adding new concepts. Densham and Watson sold their spec script for
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and produced the film for
Morgan Creek Productions and
Warner Brothers. The film became one of Warner Brothers' largest grossing movies ever, spinning off games, toy lines and the No. 1 music single from
Bryan Adams, "
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". In the same year they were producers on
Backdraft with
Ron Howard directing for
Imagine Entertainment and
Universal Pictures.
Backdraft generated one of the longest-lasting attractions at the
Universal Studios Tour. Inspired by the loss of his mother, Densham wrote and directed a personal version of
Moll Flanders for
MGM and
Spelling Entertainment, based loosely on the novel by
Daniel Defoe, starring
Morgan Freeman and
Robin Wright. Densham also wrote and directed Houdini, an $8 million TNT feature for television starring
Johnathon Schaech,
Mark Ruffalo and
Emile Hirsch. In 1992, Trilogy Entertainment Group jumped into its television foray by signing it with
RHI Entertainment, with potential off-net syndication rights handled by
Columbia Pictures Television. In television Densham wrote and supervised the re-franchising of
The Outer Limits science fiction anthology series, which he executive-produced with his partners for its award-winning seven-year-run on American television. In the process Densham earned the unique distinction of being named number eight in the 50 Most Powerful People in Science Fiction list compiled by
Cinefantastique magazine. In 2003 he re-introduced
The Twilight Zone fantasy anthology series to American audiences on
UPN.
Emergence as an author Densham became a published author with his book about screenplay writing and selling creativity in Hollywood,
Riding the Alligator: Strategies for a Career in Screenplay Writing (And Not Getting Eaten), published by Michael Wiese Books in January 2011. The title comes from the cover photo of Densham at the age of four astride a live seven-foot alligator in one of his parents' theatrical short films. Written with the goal of supporting emerging creative people finding their own voice and path through the Hollywood industry as well as artistic endeavors in general, the book includes supportive essays by professional screenwriters
Shane Black,
Nia Vardalos,
Andrea Berloff,
Eric Roth, John Watson,
Robin Swicord,
Todd Robinson,
Alan McElroy,
Anthony Peckham,
Ron Shelton and
Laeta Kalogridis. The book received positive reviews from Academy Award-winning writer-director-producers like
Paul Haggis and
Ron Howard, as well as actors like
Jeff Bridges,
Morgan Freeman,
Robin Wright and
Emile Hirsch. ==Filmography==