Fox Studios Australia facts for kids
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Film |
Founded | 1 May 1998 |
Headquarters |
Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
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Australia ()
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Parent | 20th Century Studios (Walt Disney Studios) |
Fox Studios Australia is a film and television studio in Sydney currently part of The Walt Disney Company since 2019, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park. The studio opened in May 1998 by 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios), and is now owned by The Walt Disney Studios.
Occupying a 32-acre-site, and 15 minutes from the Sydney CBD, the movie studio features eight sound stages, several production offices, workshops and around 60 independent entertainment industry businesses.
The studio has been involved in the production of a number of blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, Mission: Impossible 2, Star Wars Episodes II and III, and Superman Returns.
Movies
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
- La Spagnola - 2000
- 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
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood 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
- Australian Idol - 2007
- Australia (2008 film) - 2007