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I did watch "Under Siege 2" yesterday morning on AMC, and the first logo is indeed silent on that film.
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'''Regency Enterprises''' is a Los Angeles-based motion picture production company formed by Arnon Milchan and Joseph P. Grace. It was founded in 1982 as Embassy International Pictures with international sales being handled by [[Producers Sales Organization]] (with some titles being released internationally by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]), but the company's name was changed to Regency International Pictures to avoid confusion with Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio's [[Embassy Films Associates|Embassy Pictures]]' global division Embassy Pictures International. | '''Regency Enterprises''' is a Los Angeles-based motion picture production company formed by Arnon Milchan and Joseph P. Grace. It was founded in 1982 as Embassy International Pictures with international sales being handled by [[Producers Sales Organization]] (with some titles being released internationally by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]), but the company's name was changed to Regency International Pictures to avoid confusion with Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio's [[Embassy Films Associates|Embassy Pictures]]' global division Embassy Pictures International. | ||
In 1991, Milchan | In 1991, Milchan joined Scriba & Deyle and [[Canal+]], forming a joint venture between the three to finance 20 films in five years. As a result, Regency International Pictures was rebranded to Regency Enterprises and a subsidiary of the company known as [[New Regency Productions]] was formed, acting as its production and sales arm. Its films were distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] until 1998, and by 20th Century Fox (later under their parent company [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]) from 1999 onward (with some released by [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Focus Features]], [[A24]], and [[Amazon MGM Studios]], among others) and with the distribution deal (initially signed in 1997 and was extended twice), Fox bought a 20% stake in the company. This stake remained even after Fox's merger with Disney in 2019, with the deal extended again in late 2021 under Disney's watch. | ||
International home video distribution was handled by [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI Video]], which later became [[Cannon Video]], which later sold the Thorn EMI library to [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]]. [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]], Weintraub's international home video distributor, later acquired the worldwide video rights outright from Weintraub, and today the library is distributed by Disney through the subsidiary now known as 20th Century Studios. [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video]] released the sole title Regency outright owned in North America during the '80s, ''The King of Comedy'', and television rights were handled by [[Viacom Productions|Viacom International]]. Warner Bros. has retained distribution rights to select titles released during the Warner partnership, including ''JFK'', ''Heaven & Earth'', ''Natural Born Killers'', and ''Tin Cup''. | International home video distribution was handled by [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI Video]], which later became [[Cannon Video]], which later sold the Thorn EMI library to [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]]. [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]], Weintraub's international home video distributor, later acquired the worldwide video rights outright from Weintraub, and today the library is distributed by Disney through the subsidiary now known as 20th Century Studios. [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video]] released the sole title Regency outright owned in North America during the '80s, ''The King of Comedy'', and television rights were handled by [[Viacom Productions|Viacom International]]. Warner Bros. has retained distribution rights to select titles released during the Warner partnership, including ''JFK'', ''Heaven & Earth'', ''Natural Born Killers'', and ''Tin Cup''. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, a {{color|blue}} glowing light draws a stylized "{{color|blue|R}}". As the camera pans out, the glowing emitting from it slowly dims, and "{{color|blue|{{font|Times New Roman| | '''Visuals:''' Over a black background, a {{color|blue}} glowing light draws a stylized "{{color|blue|R}}". As the camera pans out, the glowing emitting from it slowly dims, and "{{color|blue|{{font|Times New Roman|'''R E G E N C Y'''}}}}" turns toward the camera under it as the logo shines. | ||
'''Trivia:''' On the audio commentary of ''Gone Girl'' (2014), director David Fincher comments at the beginning of the film that it became profoundly aware to him and others during editing that Regency needed to get a new logo (this being before the company did indeed debut a new logo). | '''Trivia:''' On the audio commentary of ''Gone Girl'' (2014), director David Fincher comments at the beginning of the film that it became profoundly aware to him and others during editing that Regency needed to get a new logo (this being before the company did indeed debut a new logo). | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* | * On most films released during the logo's early years (a example being ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory''), it is silent. The regular theme debuted on ''Bogus'' (1996). | ||
* On some films (e.g. ''Heat''), the opening theme plays instead. | * On some films (e.g. ''Heat''), the opening theme plays instead. | ||
* On <u>''Free Willy 3: The Rescue''</u>, the music starts a little earlier | * On <u>''Free Willy 3: The Rescue''</u>, the music starts a little earlier than the logo itself. | ||
* On <u>''The Negotiator''</u>, the whooshing sounds are louder, a rumbling sound is heard when the text rises up, and a cymbal for the shine. | * On <u>''The Negotiator''</u>, the whooshing sounds are louder, a rumbling sound is heard when the text rises up, and a cymbal for the shine. | ||
* On a couple 1999-2002 films, the very beginning of the music plays alongside the tail end of the [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo's music as said logo fades to black. | * On a couple 1999-2002 films, the very beginning of the music plays alongside the tail end of the [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo's music as said logo fades to black. | ||
* On <u>''Fantastic Mr. Fox''</u>, the music fades in a second before the visuals appear. | * On <u>''Fantastic Mr. Fox''</u>, the music fades in a second before the visuals appear. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on any film produced by Regency from 1994 to 2015. | '''Availability:''' Seen on any film produced by Regency from 1994 to 2015. It also appeared on licensed games, such as ''Fight Club''. | ||
*This logo first appeared on ''The Client'', and made its final appearance on ''The Revenant''. | *This logo first appeared on ''The Client'', and made its final appearance on ''The Revenant''. | ||
*It makes a surprise appearance as a de-facto home video logo on the PAL DVD release of Ridley Scott's ''Legend'' instead of the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo. | *It makes a surprise appearance as a de-facto home video logo on the PAL DVD release of Ridley Scott's ''Legend'' instead of the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo. | ||
*Another early Regency title, ''The King of Comedy'', has this plastered over the 20th Century Fox logo on the [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] release. | *Another early Regency title, ''The King of Comedy'', has this plastered over the 20th Century Fox logo on the [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] release. | ||
* | *It also appears at the start of the 2000 Showtime TV movie ''Noriega: God's Favorite''. | ||
===2nd Logo (November 10, 2016-)=== | ===2nd Logo (November 10, 2016-)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gray|dark gray}} background with a light | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gray|dark gray}} background with a light, the top of a redesigned version of the "R" from the previous logo forms and it zooms down showing both the rest of the top and the bottom form and the logo zooms out to show the full thing, similar to the last logo, but {{color|silver}} color fills in. Then the company name in Blair appears from right to left in the same color. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Audio:''' The 1996 theme from the previous logo. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie. | '''Audio:''' The 1996 theme from the previous logo. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It first appeared on the trailer for the film adaptation of ''Assassin's Creed''. The fully animated version debuted on both ''Rules Don't Apply'' and the aforementioned film itself and has appeared on every film since. The version with the theme debuted on ''Little Women'' (2019) and was later seen on ''Barbarian'' and ''Amsterdam''. | ||
{{Navbox-WaltDisney}} | {{Navbox-WaltDisney}} | ||
{{Movie-Navbox}} | {{Movie-Navbox}} | ||
{{American film logos}} | |||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:American film logos]] | [[Category:American film logos]] | ||
[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:New Regency]] | [[Category:New Regency]] | ||