20th Century Studios

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, often called simply 20th Century Fox, is a motion picture studio and distributor located in southern California. The studio was involved in the development of the original Star Wars trilogy and was responsible for the distribution of the prequel trilogy.

20th Century Fox was actually George Lucas's third choice for a distibutor of the film, preceded by Universal Studios and another company, both of whom turned his offer down. Lucas convinced Fox, or more specifically Alan Ladd Jr., to supply the financing for Star Wars, due primarily to Ralph McQuarrie's artwork. In 1977, the company's risky investment paid off when Star Wars became a enormous hit. Fox's stock sky-rocketed and, despite the sale of Star Wars merchandising and sequel rights to Lucas, the company still made strong profits.

Today, with the final Star Wars film finished, Fox is still rolling in dough from the movies and will continue doing so due to the coming re-releases of the film. When those are over, some fans have speculated that the company will approach George Lucas for a sequel trilogy to continue the success of the saga.