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In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Studios|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 Studios|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 [[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''), [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (for ''Spider-Man and Ghost Rider''), and the mini-major studio [[Lionsgate Films]] (while | Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[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''), [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]] (for ''Spider-Man and Ghost Rider''), and the mini-major studio [[Lionsgate Films]] (while SPE also distributed outside of the US for ''The Punisher'') for films and television. | ||
On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced | In 2005, Marvel signed a distribution deal with Paramount to initially distribute at least 10 movies based on their properties. As part of the deal, Marvel secured funding from a seven-year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch. Later on, Marvel signed a deal with Universal to distribute ''The Incredible Hulk''. Marvel later signed distribution deals with [[Concorde Film]] in Germany, [[Société Nouvelle de Distribution|SND]] in France, [[Sony Pictures Releasing International]] in Spain and Japan among others to distribute films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
On August 31, 2009, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced that it would 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. | |||
In 2010, Paramount transferred distribution rights to ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' (except in Germany) to [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]. | |||
Marvel/Disney made a deal with Sony to share control of ''Spider-Man'' in 2015 while the rest of the characters' licenses lapsed and reverted back to Disney. Coincidentally, Disney already had the rights to the Marvel Productions library due to their acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide eight years before the purchase. | Marvel/Disney made a deal with Sony to share control of ''Spider-Man'' in 2015 while the rest of the characters' licenses lapsed and reverted back to Disney. Coincidentally, Disney already had the rights to the Marvel Productions library due to their acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide eight years before the purchase. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Current and common. It's seen on all Marvel-based movies, TV shows, and video games from 2002 onward, beginning with ''Spider-Man''. | '''Availability:''' Current and common. It's seen on all Marvel-based movies, TV shows, and video games from 2002 onward, beginning with ''Spider-Man''. | ||
* 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 Entertainment]] 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 Entertainment]] logo). | ||
* After ''Thor: The Dark World'' and ''Doctor Strange'' introduced new Marvel Studios logos described 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'' and ''Doctor Strange'' introduced new Marvel Studios logos described 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 Pictures, like ''Venom'' and ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. | ||
* The last MCU film to use this logo is ''Iron Man 3'', and the final ''X-Men'' film to use this logo is ''The New Mutants'' (also the only Marvel film to use the new [[20th Century Studios]] logo). | * The last MCU film to use this logo is ''Iron Man 3'', and the final ''X-Men'' film to use this logo is ''The New Mutants'' (also the only Marvel film to use the new [[20th Century Studios]] logo). | ||
* 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. | ||
* It was seen on the trailers for ''Punisher: War Zone'' (with the movie and later trailers itself use the [[Marvel Knights]] logo) | * It was seen on the trailers for ''Punisher: War Zone'' (with the movie and later trailers itself use the [[Marvel Knights]] logo) | ||
* Since Marvel Studios assumed control of [[20th Century Studios|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 the ''Sony's Spider-Man Universe'' and the animated ''Spider-Verse'' films. | * Since Marvel Studios assumed control of [[20th Century Studios|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 the films set in ''Sony's Spider-Man Universe'' and the animated ''Spider-Verse'' films. | ||
'''Legacy:''' A favorite among Marvel fans. | '''Legacy:''' A favorite among Marvel fans. | ||
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'''Closing Variants:''' | '''Closing Variants:''' | ||
* A still version with the finished product of the logo appeared at the end of ''Doctor Strange''. | * A still version with the finished product of the logo appeared at the end of ''Doctor Strange''. | ||
* A still version with a solid {{color|red}} background and solid white text appears at the end of every MCU film starting with ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', except for ''Spider-Man'' films in the MCU, as they are distributed by Sony. This is followed by a black screen with white text reading "Distributed by WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES". | * A still version with a solid {{color|red}} background and solid white text appears at the end of every MCU film starting with ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', except for ''Spider-Man'' films in the MCU, as they are distributed by Sony Pictures. This is followed by a black screen with white text reading "Distributed by WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES". | ||
'''Technique:''' Advanced CGI effects and animation; both the main and Special Presentation variants were done by PERCEPTION. | '''Technique:''' Advanced CGI effects and animation; both the main and Special Presentation variants were done by PERCEPTION. | ||