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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In 1935, [[Twentieth Century Pictures|'''Twentieth Century''' Pictures, Inc.]] and [[Fox Film|'''Fox''' Film Corporation]] merged to form '''Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation''' (the hyphen was dropped in 1984). During the Golden Age of Hollywood, it was one of the "Big Five" studios (the others were [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[RKO Radio Pictures]], and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]). From 2013 to 2019, it was a subsidiary of [[21st Century Fox|Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.]], which was formed when News Corporation split into two companies. As of January 2023, their three most financially successful films are ''Avatar'', released in 2009, its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', released in 2022, and ''Titanic'' (under international rights), released in 1997 (all of which were directed by James Cameron). 20th Century Fox also has a specialty division named [[Searchlight Pictures|Fox Searchlight Pictures]] (currently known as Searchlight Pictures). | In 1935, [[Twentieth Century Pictures|'''Twentieth Century''' Pictures, Inc.]] and [[Fox Film|'''Fox''' Film Corporation]] merged to form '''Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation''' (the hyphen was dropped in 1984). During the Golden Age of Hollywood, it was one of the "Big Five" studios (the others were [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[RKO Radio Pictures]], and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]). From 2013 to 2019, it was a subsidiary of [[21st Century Fox|Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.]], which was formed when News Corporation split into two companies. As of January 2023, their three most financially successful films are ''True Lies'', released in 1994, ''Avatar'', released in 2009, its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', released in 2022, and ''Titanic'' (under international rights), released in 1997 (all of which were directed by James Cameron). 20th Century Fox also has a specialty division named [[Searchlight Pictures|Fox Searchlight Pictures]] (currently known as Searchlight Pictures). | ||
On December 14, 2017, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced its plans to buy most of 21st Century Fox's assets,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230625002718/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000095015719000301/ex99-1.htm</ref> which included a bidding war with Comcast. The process was completed on March 20, 2019, with the last pre-Disney release from the studio being ''Alita: Battle Angel'', released on February 14, 2019. The remaining assets Disney didn't acquire, notably the Fox network and Fox News, were spun-off into a new company called Fox Corporation. On January 17, 2020, Disney announced that it would be dropping the word "Fox" from the company name, presumably to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation, renaming it to '''20th Century Studios''', along with [[Searchlight Pictures]]. Nevertheless, Disney continues to own perpetual rights to the 20th Century Fox name for the studio's legacy film library. However, the studio was still legally incorporated and traded as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation until December 4. As of that day, the company has been using 20th Century Studios, Inc. as copyright for 20th Century Studios and [[Searchlight Pictures]], while the company has been using 20th Television, Inc. for the copyright of [[20th Television]] productions as a Disney subsidiary. As of that early year, titles from 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures are released internationally through [[Buena Vista International]]. | On December 14, 2017, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced its plans to buy most of 21st Century Fox's assets,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230625002718/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000095015719000301/ex99-1.htm</ref> which included a bidding war with Comcast. The process was completed on March 20, 2019, with the last pre-Disney release from the studio being ''Alita: Battle Angel'', released on February 14, 2019. The remaining assets Disney didn't acquire, notably the Fox network and Fox News, were spun-off into a new company called Fox Corporation. On January 17, 2020, Disney announced that it would be dropping the word "Fox" from the company name, presumably to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation, renaming it to '''20th Century Studios''', along with [[Searchlight Pictures]]. Nevertheless, Disney continues to own perpetual rights to the 20th Century Fox name for the studio's legacy film library. However, the studio was still legally incorporated and traded as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation until December 4. As of that day, the company has been using 20th Century Studios, Inc. as copyright for 20th Century Studios and [[Searchlight Pictures]], while the company has been using 20th Television, Inc. for the copyright of [[20th Television]] productions as a Disney subsidiary. As of that early year, titles from 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures are released internationally through [[Buena Vista International]]. | ||
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File:1947-06-04.jpg|Original version | File:1947-06-04.jpg|Original version | ||
File:Tcf 1940.png|1940 version | File:Tcf 1940.png|1940 version | ||
File:20th Century Fox - The Gang’s All Here (1943).jpg|Pink version | File:20th Century Fox - The Gang’s All Here (1943).jpg|Pink version | ||
File:20th Century Fox 1935 Color.jpg|Color version | File:20th Century Fox 1935 Color.jpg|Color version | ||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | ||
File:20th Century Fox Logo (1953; Cinemascope).jpg|alt='How to Marry a Millionaire" variant|Scope version | File:20th Century Fox Logo (1953; Cinemascope).jpg|alt='How to Marry a Millionaire" variant|Scope version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1954).png|alt=20th Century Fox logo from 1954|1954 version | File:20th Century Fox (1954).png|alt=20th Century Fox logo from 1954|1954 version | ||
File:20th Century Fox 1953 Color2.jpg|alt=20th Century Fox logo from 1955|1955 version | File:20th Century Fox 1953 Color2.jpg|alt=20th Century Fox logo from 1955|1955 version | ||
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File:20th Century Fox (1955).png|Cropped scope version | File:20th Century Fox (1955).png|Cropped scope version | ||
File:986a4651151696d68ccdc9094795ae48.png|Widescreen version | File:986a4651151696d68ccdc9094795ae48.png|Widescreen version | ||
File:20th Century Fox ( | File:20th Century Fox (1982).png|1976 version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (Alien).png|1976 scope version | File:20th Century Fox (Alien).png|1976 scope version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1976) (Fullscreen).png|1976 fullscreen version | File:20th Century Fox (1976) (Fullscreen).png|1976 fullscreen version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1976) (Zoomed-In).png|1976 zoomed-in version | File:20th Century Fox (1976) (Zoomed-In).png|1976 zoomed-in version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1953-1987) blue filll.png|Pan-and-scan version with blue fill | File:20th Century Fox (1953-1987) blue filll.png|Pan-and-scan version with blue fill | ||
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File:20th Century Fox 1994 Prototype Logo.jpg|1994 prototype version | File:20th Century Fox 1994 Prototype Logo.jpg|1994 prototype version | ||
File:Storyboard 1994 FOx.png|Storyboard draft | File:Storyboard 1994 FOx.png|Storyboard draft | ||
File: | File:20th Century Fox (1994-2010) Open Matte Version.png|Open matte version | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1994, Bylineless).jpg|Open matte bylineless version | File:20th Century Fox (1994, Bylineless).jpg|Open matte bylineless version | ||
File:Tcf 1994.png|Scope version | File:Tcf 1994.png|Scope version | ||
File:20th Century Fox logo (2001 - Don't Say A Word (2001)).png|Scope version #2 | File:20th Century Fox logo (2001 - Don't Say A Word (2001)).png|Scope version #2 | ||
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File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) 2007 Enhanced Version.png|2007 enhanced version | File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) 2007 Enhanced Version.png|2007 enhanced version | ||
File:20th Century Fox logo (2008 - Jumper).png|2007 enhanced version #2 | File:20th Century Fox logo (2008 - Jumper).png|2007 enhanced version #2 | ||
20th Century Fox (1994, Bylineless + Full Screen).png|Bylineless fullscreen version | 20th Century Fox (1994, Bylineless + Full Screen).png|Bylineless fullscreen version | ||
File:476A4503-448D-4917-87D7-B3E30264D0B2.jpeg|Bylineless version | File:476A4503-448D-4917-87D7-B3E30264D0B2.jpeg|Bylineless version | ||
File:20thcentury end 02.jpg|Closing variant | File:20thcentury end 02.jpg|Closing variant | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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File:20th Century Fox Film Corporation.jpg | File:20th Century Fox Film Corporation.jpg | ||
File:20th Century Fox 1994 (Alt).jpg | File:20th Century Fox 1994 (Alt).jpg | ||
File:D9ljlk6-54d0b258-fe40-4230-9a29-b244f564a944.jpg | File:D9ljlk6-54d0b258-fe40-4230-9a29-b244f564a944.jpg | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) Corporate Version 3.jpg | File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) Corporate Version 3.jpg | ||
File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) Full Corporate Version.png | File:20th Century Fox (1994 - 2010) Full Corporate Version.png | ||
File:VERY RARE 20th Century Fox logo.jpg | File:VERY RARE 20th Century Fox logo.jpg | ||
File:20th Century Fox - Profile Picture 2.jpg | File:20th Century Fox - Profile Picture 2.jpg | ||
File:20th Century Fox (Corporate Version).jpg | File:20th Century Fox (Corporate Version).jpg | ||
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* On international prints of ''Titanic'', the text reads "Produced and Released by [[Paramount Pictures]] and Twentieth Century Fox". The North American prints only swapped the studio names the other way around. | * On international prints of ''Titanic'', the text reads "Produced and Released by [[Paramount Pictures]] and Twentieth Century Fox". The North American prints only swapped the studio names the other way around. | ||
*On ''The Magic Pudding'', the print logo is seen instead of the "Twentieth Century Fox" text, alongside the logos for [[Icon Productions]] and Energee Entertainment. | *On ''The Magic Pudding'', the print logo is seen instead of the "Twentieth Century Fox" text, alongside the logos for [[Icon Productions]] and Energee Entertainment. | ||
*On '' | *On ''Cast Away'', the text reads "Distributed by TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION". | ||
*On ''In the Mix'', the print logo scrolls in the credits along with the [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Films]] logo. | *On ''In the Mix'', the print logo scrolls in the credits along with the [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Films]] logo. | ||
*On ''The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer'', the entire logo is used as a closing logo for some reason. | *On ''The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer'', the entire logo is used as a closing logo for some reason. | ||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | ||
File:20CENTURY 2009 A.png|alt=Prototype logo from an Avatar trailer|Prototype from an ''Avatar'' trailer | File:20CENTURY 2009 A.png|alt=Prototype logo from an Avatar trailer|Prototype from an ''Avatar'' trailer | ||
File:G9yc97Uz6hTTeXyZGDxe Q38974.jpg|Prototype from video games | File:G9yc97Uz6hTTeXyZGDxe Q38974.jpg|Prototype from video games | ||
File:20th Century Fox 2009 Prototype B.png|alt=Another prototype logo|Prototype from a Blue Sky Studios development reel | File:20th Century Fox 2009 Prototype B.png|alt=Another prototype logo|Prototype from a Blue Sky Studios development reel | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
*This logo made its first appearance on a trailer for ''Avatar'' on August 10, 2009, before making its official theatrical debut with said film on December 10. | *This logo made its first appearance on a trailer for ''Avatar'' on August 10, 2009, before making its official theatrical debut with said film on December 10. | ||
*Like the previous logo, if one looks very close in the far right-hand corner before approaching the main structure, | *Like the previous logo, if one looks very close in the far right-hand corner before approaching the main structure, the same Hollywood sign (not very big, but still visible if one looks hard enough) from the previous logo can be seen. | ||
**One can also see an ''Ice Age'' billboard, cars in the city, and stars at the end of the logo, but there are fewer than the previous logo. | **One can also see an ''Ice Age'' billboard, cars in the city, and stars at the end of the logo, but there are fewer than the previous logo. | ||
<li>Following the release of ''Avatar'', Fox's movies used the 1994 logo until the movie ''Tooth Fairy'', released on January 22, 2010.</li> | <li>Following the release of ''Avatar'', Fox's movies used the 1994 logo until the movie ''Tooth Fairy'', released on January 22, 2010.</li> | ||
*The "Celebrating 75 Years" variant for TCF's 75th anniversary is a contemporary throwback of--and a contemporary homage to--the 20th Century Fox CinemaScope logo, where the 20th logo faded after 10 seconds into the CinemaScope logo; the overall branding for the "Celebrating 75 Years" anniversary including the text included in the logos was created in collaboration with Struck Librarian, an agency in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information on the collaboration, including various unused designs, can be found [https://www.behance.net/gallery/29361715/75th-Anniversary-Logo-20th-Century-Fox here.] | *The "Celebrating 75 Years" variant for TCF's 75th anniversary is a contemporary throwback of--and a contemporary homage to--the 20th Century Fox CinemaScope logo, where the 20th logo faded after 10 seconds into the CinemaScope logo; the overall branding for the "Celebrating 75 Years" anniversary including the text included in the logos was created in collaboration with Struck Librarian, an agency in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information on the collaboration, including various unused designs, can be found [https://www.behance.net/gallery/29361715/75th-Anniversary-Logo-20th-Century-Fox here.] | ||
*Furthermore, on September 16, 2014, 20th Century Fox posted a compilation of the logos and its variants (including the "William Fox Presents" version of the [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]] logo), backed by the 1998 re-recording of the 1997 fanfare (albeit with the drum roll played twice), as a promotion of the new Fox Movies website, on the studio's YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspzzsMRl-E here]. | *Furthermore, on September 16, 2014, 20th Century Fox posted a compilation of the logos and its variants (including the "William Fox Presents" version of the [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]] logo), backed by the 1998 re-recording of the 1997 fanfare (albeit with the drum roll played twice), as a promotion of the new Fox Movies website, on the studio's YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspzzsMRl-E here]. | ||
*This logo also appeared on a season 3 episode of ''This Is Us'' (despite [[20th Century Fox Television]] producing that show) as well as the ''Family Guy'' season 20 episode, "All About Alana". | *This logo also appeared on a season 3 episode of ''This Is Us'' (despite [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]] producing that show) as well as the ''Family Guy'' season 20 episode, "All About Alana". | ||
'''Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:''' | '''Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:''' | ||
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**In addition, this logo was plastered with the [[Pearl Studio|Oriental DreamWorks]] and [[CJ Entertainment]] logo on Chinese and Korean releases of DWA films respectively. Additionally, ''Kung Fu Panda 3'' has the [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co., Ltd.]] logo precede the former on Chinese prints. | **In addition, this logo was plastered with the [[Pearl Studio|Oriental DreamWorks]] and [[CJ Entertainment]] logo on Chinese and Korean releases of DWA films respectively. Additionally, ''Kung Fu Panda 3'' has the [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co., Ltd.]] logo precede the former on Chinese prints. | ||
*This also precedes the [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]] logo on Malaysian theatrical prints of ''UglyDolls'', similar to [[Videoville Showtime|VVS Films]] on Canadian prints. | *This also precedes the [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]] logo on Malaysian theatrical prints of ''UglyDolls'', similar to [[Videoville Showtime|VVS Films]] on Canadian prints. | ||
* This additionally plasters the previous logo on ''Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace'' (3D prints only) and international prints of ''Titanic'' since 2012, and the 1981 logo on ''Predator'' (3D prints only) since 2013. | * This additionally plasters the previous logo on ''Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace'' (3D prints only) and international prints of ''Titanic'' since 2012, and the 1981 logo on ''Predator'' (3D prints only) since 2013. | ||
*Similar to current prints of ''Titanic'' as stated above, this plasters the 2012 Paramount logo on British prints of ''Selma''. | *Similar to current prints of ''Titanic'' as stated above, this plasters the 2012 Paramount logo on British prints of ''Selma''. | ||
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==20th Century Studios== | ==20th Century Studios== | ||
===Logo (February 21 | ===Logo (February 21, 2020-)=== | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
2020-2021= | 2020-2021= | ||
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mb_20th-century_20230123_2x.jpg|Rare 2021 banner version | mb_20th-century_20230123_2x.jpg|Rare 2021 banner version | ||
File:20th Century Studios (2021, Scope).png|Scope version with enhanced 2009 sky | File:20th Century Studios (2021, Scope).png|Scope version with enhanced 2009 sky | ||
File:20th Century Studios (2020) (16x9).png|16:9 version with enhanced 2009 sky | |||
File:20th Century Studios (2021, No Registered Symbol).png|2:1 version with enhanced 2009 sky and no ® symbol | File:20th Century Studios (2021, No Registered Symbol).png|2:1 version with enhanced 2009 sky and no ® symbol | ||
File:20th Century Studios (2021, Widescreen 16x9).png|16:9 version with enhanced 2009 sky and no ® symbol | File:20th Century Studios (2021, Widescreen 16x9).png|16:9 version with enhanced 2009 sky and no ® symbol | ||
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*On Picturemill's Spring 2020 reel and on movies starting with ''Free Guy'', an enhanced version of the sky backdrop from the final 20th Century Fox logo is used. | *On Picturemill's Spring 2020 reel and on movies starting with ''Free Guy'', an enhanced version of the sky backdrop from the final 20th Century Fox logo is used. | ||
*An open matte version exists. | *An open matte version exists. | ||
*Starting with ''Vacation Friends'' (except for ''Death on the Nile''), the "®" symbol is removed. | *Starting with ''Vacation Friends'' (except for ''Death on the Nile'' and the 2022 re-release of ''Avatar''), the "®" symbol is removed. | ||
*A 48fps version exists on ''Avatar'' (plastering the final TCF logo on the 2022 re-release), the international prints of the 25th Anniversary re-release of ''Titanic'' (plastering the 1994 and 2009 TCF logos), and on films starting with ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', for both 2D and 3D versions. | *A 48fps version exists on ''Avatar'' (plastering the final TCF logo on the 2022 re-release), the international prints of the 25th Anniversary re-release of ''Titanic'' (plastering the 1994 and 2009 TCF logos), and on films starting with ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', for both 2D and 3D versions. | ||