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Peter Rice | |
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| Occupation(s) | Chairman of Fox Broadcasting Company,Inc since March 2009 |
Peter Rice was born in the United Kingdom in 1967, graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1989, and began his career with Fox Film Entertainment in 1985 as an intern in the U.S. distribution and marketing office.
Early life
Peter Rice was born in 1967 and raised in Britain. He earned a degree from the University of Nottingham in 1989. Rice's father was a business associate of Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch had acquired half of the film studio 20th Century-Fox in 1985. The family connection allowed Peter Rice to land an internship that same year with the head of U.S. distribution and marketing for Fox Filmed Entertainment Tom Sherak. [1]
Career at Twentieth Century Fox
Peter Rice rose from his internship in 1985 through the company ranks until he became the Senior Vice President of Production for Twentieth Century Fox. Rice was named the director of acquisitions at Fox in October 1994. Then, he became a director of production and was further promoted to vice president and finally senior vice president for Twentieth Century Fox. Rice served as a creative executive on films such as, Independence Day and Alien Ressurection. The chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment Bill Mechanic described Peter Rice's career at Twentieth Century Fox by commenting: "Peter Rice began his career at Fox and made his mark by finding and working with exciting new directors on innovative projects." [2]
At Fox, Rice had cultivated relationships with some of the most talented young filmmakers of the time, including Danny Boyle, Bryan Singer, Baz Lurhman, Alex Proyas and the Hughes Brothers. Peter Rice worked as a creative executive on director Danny Boyle's A Life Less Ordinary and oversaw the director's The Beach. Rice also worked with director Baz Luhrman in the development and production of his films, the musical Moulin Rouge and modern-day adaptation William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Peter Rice developed From Hell, a film vehicle chronicling the investigation of the Jack the Ripper murders for the Hughes Brothers to direct. Rice also functioned as the supervising creative executive on X-Men, the superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. [2]
Career at Fox Searchlight
- Description of films he was involved with
Career at Fox Atomic
Beginning in 2006, Peter Rice oversaw a new Fox film division - Fox Atomic. Fox Atomic was officially formed in January 2007 around former chief operating officer John Hegeman and label head Debbie Liebling. [3] The new division was intended to target a younger audience by producing comedies and thrillers. Fox had positioned Atomic as a marketing venture with a purpose of attracting audiences that were not as influenced by mainstream television advertising. Peter Rice's success at Fox Searchlight made him the ideal candidate to head such a film division. After a string of under-performing releases, including Turistas, 28 Weeks Later, The Rocker, The Comeback, and Miss March, Fox Atomic surrendered its marketing operations in January of 2008 and was folded back into Fox's other film divisions. [4]
Career at Fox Television Network
- Description of shows signed off on,etc.
In a broad shake up of senior News Corp. management, Fox Searchlight film chief Peter Rice is being put in charge of the Fox television network.[5]
Something strange is happening this summer. Small-scale movies with no pre-sold elements whatsoever are breaking through the summer-movie blitz and drawing diverse audiences. [6]
Fox television's top entertainment executive, Peter Rice, will probably see his responsibilities grow beyond the flagship broadcast network into cable programming as part of a management restructuring at News Corp., according to people familiar with the situation.[7]
News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch today announced a restructuring of the Los Angeles-based Fox businesses to capitalize on management strength and to position the businesses for future creative and economic growth. [8]
References
- ^ "Encyclopedia of World Biography", President of Fox Searchlight and Fox Atomic Peter Rice, Advameg, Inc., 2010. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.
- ^ a b "Peter Rice Named President of Production, Fox Searchlight Pictures", Business Wire, 2000-01-19. Retrieved on 2010-11-23.
- ^ Fleming, Michael. "Fox Folding Atomic Label", Variety, 2009-04-19. Retrieved on 2010-11-23.
- ^ Wyatt, Edward. "Fox's Low-Key New Boss Is Looking Beyond 'Idol'", New York Times, 2009-04-07. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn. Eller, Claudia. "Peter Rice to head Fox network", Los Angeles Times, 2009-03-12. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.
- ^ Thompson, Anne. "Sly Fox", New York Magazine, New York Media LLC, 2003-07-21. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.
- ^ James, Meg. "Bigger roles ahead for Fox's Peter Rice", Los Angeles Times, 2010-01-12. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.
- ^ Seidman, Robert. "Changes at FOX Peter Ligouri out, Peter Rice In", TV by the Numbers, 2009-03-12. Retrieved on 2010-11-07.