Fox Studios Australia
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Fox Studios Australia (which occupies the site of the former Sydney Showground) is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia. Since opening in May 1998, the studio has been involved in the production of a number blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, Mission Impossible II, ', ' and Superman Returns.
Features
Located ten minutes from the Sydney city centre, the 132,000 square metre (32 acre) site on the site of the old Sydney Showground, includes eight stages, production offices and workshops, and a community of over 60 independent businesses. These businesses provide services such as equipment hire, travel and freight, casting, postproduction, and special effects.An adjacent precinct provides restaurants and cafes, a retail complex, parklands, entertainment venues, and sporting facilities. The adjancent precinct was previously known as simply Fox Studios, however has since been renamed The Entertainment Quarter
Ownership
Fox Studios Australia is owned by the media conglomerate News Corporation, under the terms of a 99-year lease from the New South Wales State Government.Films
The studio has been involved in a number of movies including:- Dark City - 1996-1997
- - 1998
- The Matrix - 1998
- Farscape – Series 1 - 1999 (TV)
- - 1999
- Holy Smoke - 1999
- Moulin Rouge! - 1999-2000
- La Spagnola - 2000
- - 2000
- Kangaroo Jack - 2001
- The Quiet American - 2001
- The Matrix Reloaded - 2001-2002
- The Matrix Revolutions - 2001-2002
- The Night We Called It a Day - 2002
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood aka (Looking for Natalie Wood) - 2003
- - 2003-2005
- Son of the Mask - 2004
- Stealth - 2004
- Superman Returns - 2005
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