Fox Studios Australia
Fox Studios Australia is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park. Since opening in May 1998, the studio has been involved in the production of a number of blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, Mission Impossible II, Star Wars Episode II, Star Wars Episode III and Superman Returns.
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Features
Located ten minutes from the Sydney city centre, the 132,000 square metre (32 acre) site includes eight stages, production offices and heavy industrial workshops, and a community of over 60 independent businesses. These businesses provide services such as equipment hire, travel and freight, casting, postproduction, and explosives/pyrotechnic factory, adjoining residential properties.
An adjacent precinct provides restaurants and cafes, a retail complex, parklands, entertainment venues, and sporting facilities. The adjacent precinct was previously known as simply 'Fox Studios Entertainment Precinct', 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
- Babe: Pig in the City - 1998
- The Matrix - 1998
- Farscape – Series 1 - 1999 (TV)
- Mission: Impossible II - 1999
- Holy Smoke - 1999
- Moulin Rouge! - 1999-2000
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- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones - 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
- aka (Looking for Natalie Wood) - 2003
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - 2003-2005
- Son of the Mask - 2004
- Stealth - 2004
- Superman Returns - 2005
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Buildings & Structures | Convention and Exhibition Centre · Finger Wharf · Queen Victoria Building · Observatory · Mint · Opera House · Entertainment Centre · Harbour Bridge · Sydney Tower · Star City Casino · Town Hall |
Precincts | Bondi Beach · Chinatown · Darling Harbour · Kings Cross · The Rocks |
Nature and Parks | Bicentennial Park · Centennial Park · Chinese Garden of Friendship · The Domain · Hyde Park · Royal Botanic Gardens · Sydney Park |
Cultural Institutions | Art Gallery of New South Wales · Australian Museum · Australian National Maritime Museum · Luna Park · Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum of Sydney · Powerhouse Museum · Sydney Aquarium · Taronga Zoo |
Sports | Football Stadium · Cricket Ground · Olympic Park · Telstra Stadium |
Transportation | Central Station · Kingsford Smith International Airport · Monorail · Underground Railway |