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The 1998 logo actually ended in 2020; Per passed RfC.
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|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(1976)_'A_Star_Is_Born'_(Opening).png|10th Logo (February 7, 1973-1989)
|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(1976)_'A_Star_Is_Born'_(Opening).png|10th Logo (February 7, 1973-1989)
|D2412535-3232-41C2-A209-B5CC6090CFE4.jpeg|11th Logo (April 13, 1984-February 2, 2001)
|D2412535-3232-41C2-A209-B5CC6090CFE4.jpeg|11th Logo (April 13, 1984-February 2, 2001)
|Wb2018.png|12th Logo (January 16, 1998-March 18, 2022)
|Wb2018.png|12th Logo (January 16, 1998-November 26, 2020)
|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(2020,_Open_Matte).png|13th Logo (14th logo placeholder) (August 26, 2020-June 29, 2021)
|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(2020,_Open_Matte).png|13th Logo (14th logo placeholder) (August 26, 2020-June 29, 2021)
|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(2022,_WBD_Byline,_B).png|14th Logo (January 14, 2021-)
|Warner_Bros._Pictures_(2022,_WBD_Byline,_B).png|14th Logo (January 14, 2021-)
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'''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness".
'''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness".


===12th Logo (January 16, 1998-March 18, 2022)===
===12th Logo (January 16, 1998-November 26<!-- Per passed RfC, this is the actual retirement date of this logo. Do not change this to March 18, 2022. See [[AVID:Requests for Comment/Change Lifespan Dates to the Initial Start and End Dates]] for consensus. -->, 2020)===
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* December 12, 2003-August 24, 2018: "A {{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}} Company" (with "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}}" in its own custom font, called Bodoni BE Regular, while the rest of the byline is in FF Meta)
* December 12, 2003-August 24, 2018: "A {{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}} Company" (with "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}}" in its own custom font, called Bodoni BE Regular, while the rest of the byline is in FF Meta)
** On the [[Warner Animation Group]] films ''Storks'' and ''The LEGO Batman Movie'', the byline (excluding "TimeWarner") is in the Proxima Nova font and is smaller.
** On the [[Warner Animation Group]] films ''Storks'' and ''The LEGO Batman Movie'', the byline (excluding "TimeWarner") is in the Proxima Nova font and is smaller.
* July 22, 2018-March 18, 2022: "A WARNER{{color|gray|'''MEDIA'''}} Company", with "WARNER{{color|gray|'''MEDIA'''}}" in its own logo font, called AT&T Aleck Sans Bold, while the rest of the byline is in the standard variation of the same font. The shadow behind "'''{{color|gray|MEDIA}}'''" is also absent.
* July 22, 2018-November 26, 2020: "A WARNER{{color|gray|'''MEDIA'''}} Company", with "WARNER{{color|gray|'''MEDIA'''}}" in its own logo font, called AT&T Aleck Sans Bold, while the rest of the byline is in the standard variation of the same font. The shadow behind "'''{{color|gray|MEDIA}}'''" is also absent.
* October 29, 2019; March 24, 2021: "a '''Warner'''Media company", with "'''Warner'''Media" in its own logo font, called AT&T Aleck Sans (modified), while the rest of the byline is in the standard variation of the same font. It was seen on ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' (albeit using a custom variant) and strangely, it uses the 14th logo at the end. It was also spotted in the first trailer for ''Tom & Jerry (2021)'' and at [[HBO Max Originals|HBO Max]]'s unveiling at the 2019 WarnerMedia Day on October 29, 2019.)
* October 29, 2019: "a '''Warner'''Media company", with "'''Warner'''Media" in its own logo font, called AT&T Aleck Sans (modified), while the rest of the byline is in the standard variation of the same font. It was seen on ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' (albeit using a custom variant) and strangely, it uses the 14th logo at the end. It was also spotted in the first trailer for ''Tom & Jerry (2021)'' and at [[HBO Max Originals|HBO Max]]'s unveiling at the 2019 WarnerMedia Day on October 29, 2019.)
* Sometimes, the logo doesn't have a byline, like the [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] logo. This was seen on the 2003 DVD of ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''.
* Sometimes, the logo does not have a byline, like the [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] logo. This was only seen on the 2003 DVD of ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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'''Closing Variants:'''
'''Closing Variants:'''
* 1998-February 2, 2001, May 17, 2002, March 5, 2004: Same as the previous logo.
* 1998-February 2, 2001, May 17, 2002, March 5, 2004: Same as the previous logo.
* February 16, 2001-March 18, 2022: This closing logo features the 1984 shield with the banner inscription updated to match that of the current opening logo; the words "Distributed by" (in the font depending on the version of the closing variant) appear over the shield with the "www.warnerbros.com" URL address underneath the byline (also depending on the version). This is pretty much a modified version of the 2001 [[Warner Bros. Television]] logo.
* February 16, 2001-November 26, 2020: This closing logo features the 1984 shield with the banner inscription updated to match that of the current opening logo; the words "Distributed by" (in the font depending on the version of the closing variant) appear over the shield with the "www.warnerbros.com" URL address underneath the byline (also depending on the version). This is pretty much a modified version of the 2001 [[Warner Bros. Television]] logo.
** February 16, 2001-December 5, 2003 (AOL Time Warner and prototype Time Warner bylines): The text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Distributed by'''}}" is in Garamond, like its television counterpart, while the "'''www.warnerbros.com'''" URL address is in bold below the byline reading either "{{font|Times New Roman|'''An AOL Time Warner Company'''}}" or "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A Time Warner Company'''}}".
** February 16, 2001-December 5, 2003 (AOL Time Warner and prototype Time Warner bylines): The text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Distributed by'''}}" is in Garamond, like its television counterpart, while the "'''www.warnerbros.com'''" URL address is in bold below the byline reading either "{{font|Times New Roman|'''An AOL Time Warner Company'''}}" or "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A Time Warner Company'''}}".
** December 12, 2003-August 24, 2018 (official TimeWarner byline): When the byline was changed to "A {{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}} Company", the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Distributed by'''}}" was updated to the custom Didot/Bodoni hybrid font with the URL in FF Meta. Also, starting with this version, the sky background is different, however some films such as ''TMNT'', ''IT'', ''The LEGO Batman Movie'', ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'' and ''Ready Player One'' used the old sky background instead.
** December 12, 2003-August 24, 2018 (official TimeWarner byline): When the byline was changed to "A {{font|Times New Roman|'''TimeWarner'''}} Company", the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''Distributed by'''}}" was updated to the custom Didot/Bodoni hybrid font with the URL in FF Meta. Also, starting with this version, the sky background is different, however some films such as ''TMNT'', ''IT'', ''The LEGO Batman Movie'', ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'' and ''Ready Player One'' used the old sky background instead.
** July 22, 2018-March 18, 2022 (WarnerMedia byline): Once again, the text above and below the logo and the byline was changed in favor of the byline change to "A '''WARNER{{color|gray|MEDIA}}''' Company". Here, both "Distributed by" and the "www.warnerbros.com" URL are now in AT&T Aleck Sans typeface. Like the opening variant, the shadow behind "'''{{color|gray|MEDIA}}'''" is not there.
** July 22, 2018-November 26, 2020 (WarnerMedia byline): Once again, the text above and below the logo and the byline was changed in favor of the byline change to "A '''WARNER{{color|gray|MEDIA}}''' Company". Here, both "Distributed by" and the "www.warnerbros.com" URL are now in AT&T Aleck Sans typeface. Like the opening variant, the shadow behind "'''{{color|gray|MEDIA}}'''" is not there.
*On ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' and ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'', it cuts in and cuts out instead of fading in and out.
*On ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' and ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'', it cuts in and cuts out instead of fading in and out.
* There's an alternate scope version with the shield being further zoomed out, much like the IMAX variant. This was spotted on ''We Are Marshall''.
* There's an alternate scope version with the shield being further zoomed out, much like the IMAX variant. This was spotted on ''We Are Marshall''.
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'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:'''
* January 16-December 18, 1998: A wind-blowing chime theme that samples the first seconds of the Non-Stop Music library track "Journey to Chung King", composed by Holly Anderson, followed by a sampled sound from the E-MU Emulator III.
* January 16-December 18, 1998: A wind-blowing chime theme that samples the first seconds of the Non-Stop Music library track "Journey to Chung King", composed by Holly Anderson, followed by a sampled sound from the E-MU Emulator III.
* February 12, 1999-March 18, 2022: An 8-note piano tune that builds into a powerful, moving fanfare, based on the theme from ''Casablanca'', "As Time Goes By" (originally used in the Broadway musical ''Everybody's Welcome''). It is a shortened version of an instrumental of "As Time Goes By" that appeared in a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary promo that had been shown theatrically a year earlier. The fanfare made its debut in ''Message in a Bottle''. The fanfare uses "Crescendo Finale" from Peter Siedlaczek's Orchestral Colors, and maybe an unknown cymbal sample (probably SampleCell II or Big Fish Audio Prosonus).
* February 12, 1999-November 26, 2020: An 8-note piano tune that builds into a powerful, moving fanfare, based on the theme from ''Casablanca'', "As Time Goes By" (originally used in the Broadway musical ''Everybody's Welcome''). It is a shortened version of an instrumental of "As Time Goes By" that appeared in a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary promo that had been shown theatrically a year earlier. The fanfare made its debut in ''Message in a Bottle''. The fanfare uses "Crescendo Finale" from Peter Siedlaczek's Orchestral Colors, and maybe an unknown cymbal sample (probably SampleCell II or Big Fish Audio Prosonus).
* In other cases, it uses the opening theme of the movie or silence.
* In other cases, it uses the opening theme of the movie or silence.


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'''Availability:''' Very common.
'''Availability:''' Very common.
* It first debuted on ''Fallen'' and appeared on most of the company's films from this era until it was retired in 2022, with the final film to use this logo being the British film ''The Nan Movie''.
* It first debuted on ''Fallen'' and appeared on most of the company's films from this era until it was officially retired in 2020, with the final film to use this logo being ''Superintelligence''.
* The 75th Anniversary variant first appeared on ''Fallen'' and last appeared on ''You've Got Mail''. However, probably due to the 75th Anniversary wordings, it is almost always plastered with the 2003 version on newer prints of such films, although some releases may retain it. It is also removed on Star prints of ''The Negotiator'', as it just cuts to the Regency logo.
* The 75th Anniversary variant first appeared on ''Fallen'' and last appeared on ''You've Got Mail''. However, probably due to the 75th Anniversary wordings, it is almost always plastered with the 2003 version on newer prints of such films, although some releases may retain it. It is also removed on Star prints of ''The Negotiator'', as it just cuts to the Regency logo.
* The 1999-2000 version was also spotted plastering older logos on some 1999-2001 prints of older films, such as the May 2001 DVD of ''Superman II'' (where it plasters the 1972 logo).
* The 1999-2000 version was also spotted plastering older logos on some 1999-2001 prints of older films, such as the May 2001 DVD of ''Superman II'' (where it plasters the 1972 logo).
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* Strangely, this appeared on season 3, episode 10 of ''Suddenly Susan'' on The Roku Channel. The chimes from the 1998 Warner Bros. Television logo was audibly heard before the logo even appears.
* Strangely, this appeared on season 3, episode 10 of ''Suddenly Susan'' on The Roku Channel. The chimes from the 1998 Warner Bros. Television logo was audibly heard before the logo even appears.
* Surprisingly, the 2011 enhanced TimeWarner version is retained on 2010s-present prints of ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' where it is preceded by the [[Universal Pictures|2013 Universal Pictures logo]].
* Surprisingly, the 2011 enhanced TimeWarner version is retained on 2010s-present prints of ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' where it is preceded by the [[Universal Pictures|2013 Universal Pictures logo]].
* This was used in tandem with the next logo, and later on the 14th logo until March 18, 2022.
* This was used in tandem with the next logo until November 26, 2020.
* This may or may not appear on Italian prints of [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]-distributed films. This notably appears on Italian prints of ''Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), preceding the [[Sony Pictures Classics]] logo.
* This may or may not appear on Italian prints of [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]-distributed films. This notably appears on Italian prints of ''Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), preceding the [[Sony Pictures Classics]] logo.
* The logo made a strange reappearance on the British film ''The Nan Movie'', released on March 18, 2022.
* The closing variant of the 2003 Warner Bros Pictures logo also recently appeared at the end of a December 23, 2022 affiliate KNBC airing of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (1966), plastering the 1960 MGM Television logo.
* The closing variant of the 2003 Warner Bros Pictures logo also recently appeared at the end of a December 23, 2022 affiliate KNBC airing of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (1966), plastering the 1960 MGM Television logo.


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