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Two huge blows were dealt to the company in 2009: first, the then-new Disney chairman Rich Ross trimmed the number of films Disney released in a year to eight. This business plan resulted in planned sequels for Touchstone hits being cancelled, and many more flops to come for Disney in general (he left after the failures of ''John Carter'' and ''Mars Needs Moms''); the last Touchstone film released solo, without distributing for others, was ''You Again''. Meanwhile, Disney eventually stopped producing adult-oriented but family-friendly films after ''Old Dogs'' flopped with critics (though it did reasonably well at the box office). After all this, Touchstone began merely distributing films for [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]], [[Miramax Films|Miramax]], and [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks Studios]] (except the EMEA region and India), as well as foreign films and titles Disney didn't see value in. It didn't help either that Disney was beginning to release their Marvel and ''Star Wars'' films under the respective [[Marvel Studios]] and Lucasfilm brands. The final blow came with the critical and commercial failure of ''Strange Magic'', with them only distributing ''Bridge of Spies'' and ''The Light Between Oceans'' since then, the latter ultimately being the company's final film. | Two huge blows were dealt to the company in 2009: first, the then-new Disney chairman Rich Ross trimmed the number of films Disney released in a year to eight. This business plan resulted in planned sequels for Touchstone hits being cancelled, and many more flops to come for Disney in general (he left after the failures of ''John Carter'' and ''Mars Needs Moms''); the last Touchstone film released solo, without distributing for others, was ''You Again''. Meanwhile, Disney eventually stopped producing adult-oriented but family-friendly films after ''Old Dogs'' flopped with critics (though it did reasonably well at the box office). After all this, Touchstone began merely distributing films for [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]], [[Miramax Films|Miramax]], and [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks Studios]] (except the EMEA region and India), as well as foreign films and titles Disney didn't see value in. It didn't help either that Disney was beginning to release their Marvel and ''Star Wars'' films under the respective [[Marvel Studios]] and Lucasfilm brands. The final blow came with the critical and commercial failure of ''Strange Magic'', with them only distributing ''Bridge of Spies'' and ''The Light Between Oceans'' since then, the latter ultimately being the company's final film. | ||
Disney | Disney retired the label on December 20, 2017<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/media/disney-streaming-service-ricky-strauss.html</ref> after the expiration of their DreamWorks deal in August 2016 (since they went back to [[Amblin Partners]] and [[Universal Pictures]] for distribution) and their eventual acquisition of [[21st Century Fox]] in 2019. Its slate has since been taken over by Walt Disney Pictures (for most Disney style films), [[20th Century Studios]] (for non-Disney style films and several mid-budget adult films), and [[Searchlight Pictures]] (for low-budget, independent and third-party films), while several other Disney divisions have produced or are developing television series and films based on previous Touchstone properties for [[Disney+ Originals|Disney+]] and [[Hulu]]. However, the 2018 film ''Sherlock Gnomes'', the sequel and spin-off to ''Gnomeo & Juliet'', was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] instead of Disney. Although the 2019 film ''Glass'' was rumored to be released by Touchstone outside of the United States, it was instead released under the revived [[Buena Vista International]] label. Today, Touchstone is in a similar place as Disney's other former mature label, [[Hollywood Pictures]], existing solely as an in-name-only unit to hold the copyright of their films. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black/{{color|salmon}} gradient background, we see a {{color|blue}} ball with 2 {{color|gold|yellow}} thunderbolts cut into it diagonally. Underneath it is the text: | '''Logo:''' On a black/{{color|salmon}} gradient background, we see a {{color|blue}} ball with 2 {{color|gold|yellow}} thunderbolts cut into it diagonally. Underneath it is the text: | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare | '''Availability:''' Very rare. Only seen on ''Splash''. Retained on TV airings and VHS and DVD prints of said film as well as on [[Disney+ Originals|Disney+]], but some late-1980s to mid-1990s issues plaster it with the early version of the 3rd logo. Pre-theatrical prints and test screenings of the film have the first Walt Disney Pictures logo instead. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This was most likely a placeholder logo, as Disney introduced the Touchstone name and logo less than a month before its release, which explains its static nature. | '''Legacy:''' This was most likely a placeholder logo, as Disney introduced the Touchstone name and logo less than a month before its release, which explains its static nature. | ||
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'''Logo:''' We start on a {{color|blue}} background, which then shrinks into a ball on a black background that zooms out into the upper center portion of the screen. After it takes a small dip, it heads toward the background where it flashes and turns into the thunderball from the 1st logo. The thunderbolts shine as the background lightens up with salmon concentric circles, which get dimmer the farther out they go. The text from before then fades in below. | '''Logo:''' We start on a {{color|blue}} background, which then shrinks into a ball on a black background that zooms out into the upper center portion of the screen. After it takes a small dip, it heads toward the background where it flashes and turns into the thunderball from the 1st logo. The thunderbolts shine as the background lightens up with salmon concentric circles, which get dimmer the farther out they go. The text from before then fades in below. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} oblong moves from the right side of the screen to the left. As it shrinks to the left of the screen, the stacked text "{{color|blue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''TOUCHSTONE PICTURES'''}}}}" slides next to it. After the oblong morphs into a {{color|blue}} ball, the text shines from right to left before hitting the ball, which flashes and glows orange, gaining the thunderbolt from the last two logos on it. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} oblong moves from the right side of the screen to the left. As it shrinks to the left of the screen, the stacked text "{{color|blue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''TOUCHSTONE PICTURES'''}}}}" slides next to it. After the oblong morphs into a {{color|blue}} ball, the text shines from right to left before hitting the ball, which flashes and glows orange, gaining the thunderbolt from the last two logos on it. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, the lightning bolt from the previous logo flashes and zooms back onto a grey-blue 3D sphere. After that, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|TOUCHSTONE PICTURES}}" zooms out, and a shadow then is lit up. The lightning bolt also lets out orange streaks that die down when the text settles in place. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the lightning bolt from the previous logo flashes and zooms back onto a grey-blue 3D sphere. After that, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|TOUCHSTONE PICTURES}}" zooms out, and a shadow then is lit up. The lightning bolt also lets out orange streaks that die down when the text settles in place. | ||
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'''Legacy:''' A well-liked CGI effort. | '''Legacy:''' A well-liked CGI effort. | ||
===Copyright | ===Copyright stamp=== | ||
*1984-2010: Copyright © by Touchstone Pictures Inc | *1984-2010: Copyright © by Touchstone Pictures Inc | ||