ˈæftɚ nˌɪɹli fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ɪnðə sˈeɪm dʒˈɑːb, zˈɪskɪn ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌm fˈɑːks tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd wɪðˌɪn ɐ mˈʌnθ hæd ɐ pɹədˈʌkʃən dˈiːl æt kəlˈʌmbiə pˈɪktʃɚz.
After nearly five years in the same job, Ziskin resigned from Fox 2000 in November 1999 and within a month had a production deal at Columbia Pictures.