History
Village Roadshow Studios opened on 3 June 1991 adjacent to the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park. Despite their physical proximity and operational links, the studios and theme park are separate entities.
The theme park, and the studios' management have no involvement with productions and, as such, do not recommend cast, crew or extras. This is done independently by the production. However, experienced Warner Bros. Movie World staff are often involved in productions filmed at the studios. The studios are not open to the general public and as the productions are independently owned, permission to go on-set can only be obtained from the production itself.
In June 2004, a fire in Sound Stage 8, during the production of House of Wax, destroyed the sound stage and resulting in the loss of millions of dollars worth of film equipment.
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