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* Starting with ''Dolphin Tale'' in 2011, the logo has been enhanced. The shield is sleeker, the banner is shinier, the byline is {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold|yellow}}, and the animation revealing the shield has more detail. Some films like ''The Dark Knight Rises'', ''Gangster Squad'' and most foreign films released by the company at the time used the 2003 version, with the last film overall using that version being the Chinese film ''Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal'', released in 2015. The shield rotating was reanimated as the rippling animation is zoomed in. In the scope version, it's zoomed in even more. | * Starting with ''Dolphin Tale'' in 2011, the logo has been enhanced. The shield is sleeker, the banner is shinier, the byline is {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold|yellow}}, and the animation revealing the shield has more detail. Some films like ''The Dark Knight Rises'', ''Gangster Squad'' and most foreign films released by the company at the time used the 2003 version, with the last film overall using that version being the Chinese film ''Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal'', released in 2015. The shield rotating was reanimated as the rippling animation is zoomed in. In the scope version, it's zoomed in even more. | ||
* On TV airings of ''Miss Congeniality'', the byline underneath the 2001 version of the logo is blurred and reads "'''A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY'''" in the Arial font. It is unknown whether or not this variant was remade by technicians. | * On TV airings of ''Miss Congeniality'', the byline underneath the 2001 version of the logo is blurred and reads "'''A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY'''" in the Arial font. It is unknown whether or not this variant was remade by technicians. | ||
* On FX, FXX and FXM airings of ''The Negotiator'', the 2003 version of the logo with the | * On FX, FXX and FXM airings of ''The Negotiator'', the 2003 version of the logo with the Time Warner byline is still. | ||
* A promotional tape has the shield replaced with a shinier 2D shield with "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS. STUDIOS'''}}" instead of "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS. PICTURES'''}}" on the banner. | * A promotional tape has the shield replaced with a shinier 2D shield with "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS. STUDIOS'''}}" instead of "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS. PICTURES'''}}" on the banner. | ||
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* 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 Studios|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 Studios|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 | ** December 12, 2003-August 24, 2018 (official Time Warner 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-November 26, 2020, March 31, 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, March 31, 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. | ||
*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. | ||
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* This logo also appeared on the international theatrical prints for ''Man on the Moon'' and ''Wonder Boys'' (both produced by [[Mutual Film Company]]), although the logo does not appear on the home video releases. | * This logo also appeared on the international theatrical prints for ''Man on the Moon'' and ''Wonder Boys'' (both produced by [[Mutual Film Company]]), although the logo does not appear on the home video releases. | ||
* Strangely, this also appeared on season 3, episode 10 of ''Suddenly Susan'' on The Roku Channel. The chimes from the 1998 Warner Bros. Television logo were also audibly heard before the logo even appears. | * Strangely, this also appeared on season 3, episode 10 of ''Suddenly Susan'' on The Roku Channel. The chimes from the 1998 Warner Bros. Television logo were also audibly heard before the logo even appears. | ||
* Surprisingly, the 2011 enhanced | * Surprisingly, the 2011 enhanced Time Warner version is retained on current prints of ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' where it is preceded by the 2013 [[Universal Pictures]] logo. | ||
* This was used in tandem with the next logo until November 26, 2020. | * 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 may or may not appear on Italian prints of [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]-distributed films. | ||