At an original cost of only 13 million 1977 dollars, that makes Star Wars an incredible steal for studio 20th Century Fox.
"We are ecstatic, " said Chris Aronson, senior vice-president for distribution at film studio 20th Century Fox.
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In 1948, McCarthy found himself in Hollywood working as a producer for Darryl Zanuck at 20th Century-Fox.
The books, written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, were optioned this week by 20th Century Fox for 21 Laps Entertainment, Levy's production company, and Fey is currently negotiating to join him as co-producer on the live-action feature.
It was originally set to be ready for this July, but last may 20th Century Fox (which is co-financing the film with DreamWorks, and Disney's Touchstone distributing) announced it would be pushed to April 2014.
"As the shooting evolved, he realised he would have to move to Los Angeles and Vancouver for at least a year, " said a 20th Century Fox spokesman.
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Within minutes of snagging a fifth Emmy for Arrested Development at the 2004 award show, 20th Century Fox Television's marketing chief Steven Melnick was on the phone with his counterpart at Fox Home Entertainment.
's 20th Century Fox studio, which makes shows for both the Fox network and rival broadcasters.
Its current owner, the former 20th Century Fox mogul Marvin Davis, has a knack for buying and selling the property at just the right moments.
Its current owner, former 20th Century Fox Film mogul Marvin Davis, has a knack for buying and selling the property at just the right moments.
In June, 20th Century Fox transformed downtown New Orleans into post-apocalyptic San Francisco for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Mexico, after the failed presidency of Vicente Fox, risks a lurch back to the populist stridency that took it down for much of the 20th century.
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