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in 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. | in 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. | ||
Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[Warner Bros Pictures|Warner Bros]]/[[New Line Cinema]] (for Blade), [[Universal Studios]] (for Hulk), 20th Century Fox (for X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra, and Fantastic Four), [[Paramount Pictures]] (for Iron Man and The Avengers), [[Columbia Pictures]]/[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (for Spider-Man and Ghost Rider), and the mini-major studio Lionsgate Films (while Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment also distributed outside of U.S. for The Punisher) for films and television. | Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[Warner Bros Pictures|Warner Bros]]/[[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Studios]] (for ''Hulk''), [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (for ''X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra,'' and ''Fantastic Four''), [[Paramount Pictures]] (for ''Iron Man'' and ''The Avengers''), [[Columbia Pictures]]/[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (for Spider-Man and Ghost Rider), and the mini-major studio Lionsgate Films (while Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment also distributed outside of U.S. for The Punisher) for films and television. | ||
On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced to acquire Marvel Entertainment; the transaction was finalized on December 31. However, due to grandfathered contracts, Fox retained the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises until 2019, when the rights went back to Marvel due to Disney’s purchase of Fox. | On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced to acquire Marvel Entertainment; the transaction was finalized on December 31. However, due to grandfathered contracts, Fox retained the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises until 2019, when the rights went back to Marvel due to Disney’s purchase of Fox. | ||
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*An in-credit variant is seen at the end of ''X-Men'' and ''X2: X-Men United''. | *An in-credit variant is seen at the end of ''X-Men'' and ''X2: X-Men United''. | ||
*A still logo is seen on the GBA version of ''Fantastic Four''. | *A still logo is seen on the GBA version of ''Fantastic Four''. | ||
*Open-matte versions exist. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The pages flipping downward, the forming and zooming of the Marvel logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' The pages flipping downward, the forming and zooming of the Marvel logo. | ||
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* It was also used as a de-facto home entertainment logo on the DVD/Blu-Ray releases of ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' (along with the Paramount Home Media Distribution logo). | * It was also used as a de-facto home entertainment logo on the DVD/Blu-Ray releases of ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' (along with the Paramount Home Media Distribution logo). | ||
* After ''Thor: The Dark World'' introduced the new Marvel Studios logo below and Marvel Studios regained control of Spider-Man in 2015 and the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool characters in 2019 (as a result of Disney's purchase of Fox), the only * Marvel films still using this logo are those released by Sony, like ''Venom'' and ''Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse''. | * After ''Thor: The Dark World'' introduced the new Marvel Studios logo below and Marvel Studios regained control of Spider-Man in 2015 and the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool characters in 2019 (as a result of Disney's purchase of Fox), the only * Marvel films still using this logo are those released by Sony, like ''Venom'' and ''Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse''. | ||
* The last MCU film to use this logo is ''Iron-Man 3'', while the final X-Men film to use this logo is ''The New Mutants''. | * The last MCU film to use this logo is ''Iron-Man 3'', while the final ''X-Men'' film to use this logo is ''The New Mutants''. | ||
* It was also spotted in ''The Avengers'' table of Zen Studios' ''Marvel Pinball'' series within the ''Pinball FX / Zen Pinball'' series. | * It was also spotted in ''The Avengers'' table of Zen Studios' ''Marvel Pinball'' series within the ''Pinball FX / Zen Pinball'' series. | ||
* Since Marvel Studios assumed control of 20th Century Fox's Marvel film rights and will implement them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's likely that the only films still using this logo will be ''Sony's Spider-Man Universe.'' | * Since Marvel Studios assumed control of 20th Century Fox's Marvel film rights and will implement them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's likely that the only films still using this logo will be ''Sony's Spider-Man Universe.'' | ||