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Pinewood Shepperton to build film and TV studio in US.

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| April 29, 2013 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Guardian Unlimited)

Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond films, is to build its first film and TV studio in the US in a deal backed by the owners of the Chick-fil-A fast food chain.

The UK studios business is embarking on a joint venture with River Rock, an independently managed trust run by fast food moguls the Cathy family, which owns the Chick-fil-A chain, to develop land south of the city of Atlanta to tap into fiscal incentives offered to producers by the state of Georgia.

"This new studio will target US productions," said Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive of Pinewood, which will hold a 40% stake in the venture. "Georgia has excellent fiscal …

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