Turnaround (film)

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In film production, turnaround is the process where the rights to a project one studio has developed are sold to another studio in exchange for the cost of development.

Examples of films put into turnaround include: E.T. (from Columbia to Universal); Speed (Paramount to Fox); and Forrest Gump (sold by Warner Bros. to Paramount in exchange for the rights to Executive Decision and $600,000 in cash).

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