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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 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. | 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:''' 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. | ||
'''Variant:''' On fullscreen versions of ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', as that film was shot in 2.35:1, the logo was squeezed vertically to fit the standard TV aspect ratio, so the circle became | '''Variant:''' On fullscreen versions of ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', as that film was shot in 2.35:1, the logo was squeezed vertically to fit the standard TV aspect ratio, so the circle became a vertical oval. | ||
'''Technique:''' 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. | '''Availability:''' Common. | ||
* Seen on all Touchstone releases starting with the debut of ''Signs'' in 2002, and ending with ''The Light Between Oceans'' in 2016. | * Seen on all Touchstone releases starting with the debut of ''Signs'' in 2002, and ending with ''The Light Between Oceans'' in 2016. | ||
* Despite the logo appearing as early as 2002, the previous logo continued to be used until 2003, | * Despite the logo appearing as early as 2002, the previous logo continued to be used until 2003, when this logo's use became more widespread, starting with ''Bringing Down the House'', released on March 7. | ||
* Also seen at the start of [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] films from ''I Am Number Four'' to ''The Light Between Oceans'' (on US prints), and at the end of trailers for those films, as well as American prints of ''The Wind Rises''. | * Also seen at the start of [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] films from ''I Am Number Four'' to ''The Light Between Oceans'' (on US prints), and at the end of trailers for those films, as well as American prints of ''The Wind Rises''. | ||