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History

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1970s

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  • According to screenwriter Manfred Wong, Raymond Chow asked composer Joseph Koo to compose a small opening theme for the Golden Harvest intro[1]

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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  • In November 2007, Chow sold his stake in Golden Harvest to Chengtian Entertainment Group[5][6]
  • Following Chengtian's complete takeover, the company renamed itself to Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Holdings in July 2009[7]
  • In September 2010, Orange Sky Golden Harvest invested $25 million in Legendary Pictures, giving it 3.3% of the latter company's common stock[8][9]
  • Wu: "I think that anybody trying to get into the China market should go to Hong Kong first."[10]
  • The following month, Orange Sky denied a report from The Wall Street Journal that the company was going to finance Village Roadshow[11][12]
  • In August 2011, Andrew Mao became the CEO of Orange Sky; Mao joined the company in May as an executive director and chief financial officer[13]
  • The previous CEO, Kelvin Wu, stepped down to manage Legendary East, a Chinese production company owned by Legendary Pictures
  • In October 2017, Orange Sky bought Village Roadshow's stake in Golden Village to become the Singaporean chain's sole owner[14]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Mok, Hong-yu 莫匡堯 (5 January 2023). "經典開畫音樂由顧嘉煇相贈 資深編劇文雋曾訪鄒文懷嘉禾標誌由來". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ Couch, Aaron (2 April 2015). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Untold Story of the Movie 'Every Studio in Hollywood' Rejected". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ Siegel, Alan (31 March 2020). "Green Screen: The Oral History of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'". The Ringer. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Inside Moves". Variety. 15 July 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (1 November 2007). "Chow sells stake in Golden Harvest". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ Landreth, Jonathan (2 November 2007). "Golden Harvest reaps as it sells". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Chengtian completes takeover of Golden Harvest". Screen Daily. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ Fritz, Ben (28 September 2010). "Legendary Pictures gets $25-million investment from Hong Kong's Orange Sky". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave (27 September 2010). "Orange Sky invests in Legendary". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ Landreth, Jonathan (26 October 2010). "Wu: Road to China goes through H.K." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ Das, Anupreeta (27 October 2010). "Village Roadshow in Financing Talks with Orange Sky Golden Harvest". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  12. ^ Landreth, Jonathan (28 October 2010). "Orange Sky Golden Harvest Denies Village Roadshow Investment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ^ Frater, Patrick (1 August 2011). "Mao is new force at Golden Harvest". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. ^ Frater, Patrick (1 October 2017). "Village Roadshow Sells Singapore Cinema Chain to Orange Sky Golden Harvest". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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