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## 20th Century Studios

### Predecessors:

Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Pictures

### Founder:

Joseph M. Schenck
Darryl F. Zanuck
William Fox
Spyros Skouras

### Formerly:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1935–2020)

### Subsidiaries:

20th Century Studios Home Entertainment
20th Television
20th Century Fox Television

## Background

In 1935, 20th Century Pictures, Inc. and Fox Film Corporation merged together to form Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (the hyphen between "Century" and "Fox" was dropped in 1985), or more simply 20th Century Fox. During the Golden Age of Hollywood it was one of the "Big Five" studios (the others were MGM, Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures and Warner Bros.). From 2013-2019, it was a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox Inc., which was a company formed when News Corporation split up into two companies. As of July 2018, their two most financially successful films are *Avatar*, released in 2009, and *Titanic* (under international rights), released in 1997. Both films were directed by James Cameron. Fox's most highly acclaimed film, according to review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes (jointly owned by Universal and Warner Bros.), is *All About Eve*, released in 1950 and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 20th Century Fox also has a specialty division named Fox Searchlight Pictures (currently known as Searchlight Pictures) which the unit's titles were distributed internationally through 20th Century Fox until 2019.

On December 14, 2017, The Walt Disney Studios announced its plans to buy most of 21st Century Fox's assets, which included a bidding war with Comcast; the acquisition 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, 2020. As of December 4, 2020, 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 early-2020, titles from 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures are released internationally through Buena Vista International.

## Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

### 1st Logo (November 8, 1935-October 1968)

Prototype versionB&W versionOpen matte B&W versionEarly color versionColor versionOpen matte color version

**Nicknames:** "The Searchlights", "Fox Structure", "Majestic Tower", "Futuristic Structure", "20th Structure", "20th Century Fox Structure", "'30s/'40s Structure"

**Visuals:** Almost the same as the 1933 20th Century Pictures logo, except that the words "**PICTURES, INC.**" are replaced with "**FOX**".

**Trivia:** Like the 20th Century Pictures logo, this was also designed by the late Emil Kosa Jr.

**Variants:**

* On *The Black Swan* (1942), the logo has a sepia tint.
* On colorized prints, depending on the coloring, the logo would have different colors.
* The logo would either take place at a daytime or nighttime sky background.
* Fox Movietown News newsreels have the 1935 print logo in the opening credits with the word "***presents***" underneath.
* On early color releases (except for *The Little Princess*), the structure is sepia toned, the left searchlights are pink, the right searchlights are yellow and blue, the "stack" is blue, the middle searchlights are green and the sky background is dark purple.
* On current prints of *Les Miserables*, the logo fades to the NTA logo.
* A prototype version exists where the "**0**" is a bit more circular and has a bigger hole and the searchlights have very different positions. This can be seen on the 2002 restoration of the 20th Century Fox Hour.

**Closing Title:** Superimposed on a special background or sometimes the last scene of the movie, the words "The End" fade in, with the font varying on each film with either of the four texts: "Released through Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation" or "Produced and Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation".

**Technique:** Cel animation.

**Audio:** A redone version of the 20th Century Pictures fanfare, once again composed by the late Alfred Newman, which became one of the most famous music pieces in the world.

**Audio Variant:** On the prototype version, a different fanfare and a male announcer are heard.

**Availability:** Very common. It's saved on about every Fox release, with a few exceptions. The first film to use this logo was *Metropolitan*. The last film to use this logo was *Deadfall*.

**Legacy:** The majestic fanfare and the unique design makes this one of the most iconic logos of all time.

### 2nd Logo (September 16, 1953-December 11?, 1987)

***Opening Variants***

Original version1968 versionVersion with "®" symbolGolden Structure versionLater Golden Structure version
***Closing Variants***

20th Century Fox 1953-1981 logo20th Century Fox (1976)20th Century Fox (1980)**Nicknames:** "The Searchlights II", "Fox Structure II", "Majestic Tower II", "Futuristic Structure II", "Slanted Zero", "20th Structure II", "20th Century Fox Structure II", "2*0*th Century Fox", "'50s/'60s/'70s Structure", "Golden Structure"

**Visuals:** A redrawn and much clearer version of the previous logo. This time, the sky background is different, the structure is a bit shortened and the "***0***" in the structure is now tilted at an angle. Also, the two front searchlights have been removed.

**Trivia:**

* This logo was designed by Rocky Longo.
* The 1977 "Golden Structure" version was designed by the late Hal Needham.
* The reason for the "Slanted Zero" was to accommodate the then-new wide aspect ratio.

**Variants:**

* September 16, 1953-1967: The CinemaScope logo. The searchlights are slimmed down and the structure is centered. The logo fades to "TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS A **CINEMASCOPE** PRODUCTION/PICTURE".
* 1957-December 11, 1987: The slanted zero version of the logo, but without the CinemaScope card and instead fades out.
* An extended version of the slanted zero version of the logo was only used on two films: *High Anxiety* (1977) and *History of the World, Part I* (1981). It loops in reverse like the next logo.
* 1968-December 11, 1987: The logo is off-centered and shifted to the left. Starting in 1976, a "®" symbol was added to the logo.
* A short version exists.
* The logo would take place either in a daytime or a nighttime sky backdrop.
* On older international prints of *Chariots of Fire* (including a recent TV airing) and *Breaking Away*, the logo is zoomed in, due to those films being shot in open matte and the logo was not adjusted for widescreen.
* On *Quintet*, the logo fades to a snowstorm, which starts the movie.
* An ultra-dark version exists, due to film deterioration. This can be seen on older prints of *The Omen*.
* A deteriorated version that only shakes once also exists.
* Some 4:3 prints of widescreen films have background colors filling in empty space. Some early 2000s HBO airings have a blue fill. The 1992 Fox Video release of *M\*A\*S\*H* has a green fill.
* On a 35mm Soviet release of *The 300 Spartans*, the CinemaScope card was replaced with a blue background with text reading "**ПРОИЗВОДСТВО 20-Й ВЕК ФОКС США**", translating to "PRODUCTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY FOX USA".
* December 17, 1977-March 4, 1978: The logo is brighter with four searchlights. Also, one of the searchlights is now placed on a different base on the further right. The logo also looks more cartoonish.
* March 4, 1978-November 10, 1981: The 1977 variant was slightly modified by making it look darker with five searchlights.
* The Golden Structure variant has the words "**1993** CALENDAR" above.
* A rare version exists where the logo has a brownish tint.

**Closing Title:** The closing variant has the original variant placed inside a red box outline on a black background with the words "FOR SEVENTY-SEVEN" underneath. Other than that, the print logo would be used.

**Technique:** Cel animation.
**Audio:**

* November 5, 1953-1960: The 1953 recording of the short Fox fanfare, which debuted on *How to Marry a Millionaire*.
* April 30, 1954-1967: The fanfare was extended for CinemaScope, conducted by the late Alfred Newman, which debuted on *River of No Return*.
* March 9, 1960: A different recording of the fanfare, conducted by the late Nelson Riddle, was only used on *Can-Can*.
* 1965-October 31, 1981: The 1935 recording of the short Fox fanfare from the previous logo.
* December 21, 1979?-December 11, 1987: A re-orchestrated version of the 1935 fanfare. The first film to use this fanfare was believed to be *Scavenger Hunt*. This fanfare is also used on the next logo.
* May 21, 1980: A new recording of the long Fox fanfare, conducted by John Williams, which carries onto the Lucasfilm logo. This was only used on *The Empire Strikes Back*. It would also be used on the next logos for all future Fox-owned *Star Wars* films.
* In other cases, none or the opening theme of the film.

**Availability:** Very common.

* The first film to use this logo was *The Robe*.
* The original version can be seen on films, such as *How to Marry a Millionaire*.
* The 1976 version with the "®" symbol first appeared on *The Omen*.
* The logo possibly made its final official appearance on *Wall Street*, as it appears on the VHS release, but current prints update it with the next logo. It is currently unknown if this appeared on theatrical prints as well.
* It was also used as a de-facto home video logo from 1982 to 1983.

**Legacy:** The tilted zero can be an eyesore to look at for some, but it's still a majestic logo. The extended fanfare will be then used for the company's future logos. The 1960 and 1980 fanfares are known to be wasted; since they only appear on the aforementioned films above.

### 3rd Logo (February 16, 1956-December 16, 1967)

Original versionOriginal CinemaScope cardOpen matte original versionEnhanced versionEnhanced CinemaScope card20th Century Fox - CinemaScope 55 (1956)20th Century-Fox (1960)**Nicknames:** "The Searchlights III", "Fox Structure III", "20th Century Fox Structure III" "'50s/'60s Structure", "CinemaScope Structure"

**Visuals:** A redrawn version of the previous logo, but with a different sky background and the "**0**" is not slanted, similar to the 1st logo.

**Trivia:** Like the previous logo, this was also designed by Rocky Longo.

**Variants:**

* March 9, 1960-December 19, 1967: Films shot in 70mm/Todd-AO have an enhanced version of the non-slanted zero tower with an improved sky background and tweaked colors in the structure and searchlights. After five seconds, the logo fades to the words "TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS". On *The Bible* (1966), the text reads "A TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX RELEASE" with copyright info underneath.
* February 16, 1956-1967: The logo does not have the CinemaScope card and instead fades out.
* The non-slanted zero variant also had the text "A CINEMASCOPE PICTURE IN **CINEMASCOPE 55**". In 1961, *The King and I* was released with a 70mm version called "**GRANDEUR 70**".

**Technique:** Cel animation.

**Audio:** The 1954 fanfare from the previous logo.

**Availability:** Seen on large-format (70mm, CinemaScope 55 films).

* The logo can be found on films, such as *The King and I* (1956)
	+ The original version made its first known appearance on *Carousel*.
	+ The enhanced version made its first appearance on *Can-Can* and made its final appearance on *Doctor Dolittle* (1967).

**Legacy:** None.

### 4th Logo (August 28, 1981-August 5, 1994)

***Opening Variants***

Open matte version***Closing Variants***

1982 closing version1986 closing version

**Nicknames:** "The Searchlights IV", "Fox Structure IV", "Majestic Tower III", "Futuristic Structure III", "20th Structure III", "20th Century Fox Structure IV", "'80s Structure"

**Visuals:** Another redrawn version of the last logo. Once again, the "**0**" is now straightened again like the 1st logo. Also, the sky background is different again and the structure is as off-centered as the late-'60s variant of the previous logo and the text is now in a modified Franklin Gothic Heavy font. The design of the structure would serve as a template for all future Fox logos.

**Trivia:**

* Like the previous two logos, this was also designed by Rocky Longo.
* This logo is actually traced over the 1953 logo if you line up both logos together.

**Variants:**

* On some films, such as *Porky's Revenge!*, the front-left searchlight is pink.
* Some films had a dark, washed out structure.
* On letterboxed films, the logo would be squeezed to fit the standard 1.33:1 aspect ratio and then stretched with projector lenses to fit the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, though the first two *Die Hard* films had a version where the 4:3 version is stretched to 16:9.
* Another scope version had the 16:9 version cropped to 2.39:1 on films shot in Super 35.
* On a few scope films, the logo is in extreme close up.
* On a couple of films, the logo is placed at a very far distance.
* A B&W version exists.
* A 4:3 anamorphically-squished version was used on the 1989 CBS/Fox Video release of *Die Hard* and TV spots for *The Fly* (1986). It was also seen on a Soviet release of *Die Hard II*.
* On a Soviet print of *Mrs. Doubtfire*, the logo has a red tint, possibly due to a film processing error.

**Closing Title:** Same as the previous logo, but the text reads either "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation" or "Released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation". In 1990, the text reads either "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century Fox" or "Released by Twentieth Century Fox". On *The Abyss* and *My Cousin Vinny*, the print logo (the 1982 one for the former title and the 1986 one for the latter title) is shown with "Released by" above. On *FernGully: The Lost Rainforest*, the 1986 print logo is shown underneath the words "distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation".

**Technique:** Cel animation. One should note that the searchlights usually do particular movements (two right searchlights line up in the back while the left back searchlight moves away to the left. While the second right back searchlight leans further to the right, either of these crosses between the first two back searchlights occur: an "A" cross, a slanted "A" cross or a slanted "X" cross). They're often looped/reversed.

**Audio:**

* August 28, 1981-October 1, 1993: A slightly enhanced version of the 1979 fanfare, last heard on *Freaked*. It was used in tandem with the long version until that year; most films would have the short version, silent or the opening theme.
* August 6, 1982-July 1, 1994: A re-orchestration of the long Fox fanfare, conducted by the late Lionel Newman. The first film to use this fanfare was *The Pirate Movie* and the last to use it was *Baby's Day Out*.
* In other cases, the opening theme of the film or none.

**Audio Variants:**

* On a Soviet print of *Die Hard*, the 1982 fanfare is in a slightly higher pitch and there is a male voice-over at the beginning the logo.
* On some films, such as *Porky's II: The Next Day*, the 1935 fanfare is heard.
* From 1989 to 1990, a different arrangement of the fanfare, conducted by David Newman (who also conducted the 1997, 1998 and 2016 fanfares).
* A slightly enhanced version of the 1982 fanfare was used in the '90s.
* Starting in 1991, a different arrangement of the fanfare, conducted by the late James Horner is heard.

**Availability:** Very common. This logo allegedly first appeared on *Chu Chu and the Philly Flash*, as seen on the VHS release (there are theatrical copies in existence with the previous logo) and made its final appearance on *Airheads*, while the next logo debuted on *True Lies*. It can also be seen on films, such as *Home Alone* and *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York*. As a de-facto home video logo, it was also seen on *The Missouri Breaks* and the rental-exclusive version of *A Fistfull of Dollars*.

**Legacy:** A return to the more accurately drawn Fox tower. This would serve as a template for the next logo below.

### 5th Logo (1992)

**Nicknames:** "20th Century Fox Structure V", "Early '90s Structure", "CGI Searchlights"

**Visuals:** Pretty much the same as the previous logo, but cheaply redone in CGI.

**Technique:** CGI, done by Novocom.

**Audio:** TBA

**Availability:** Unused. The only known appearance of this logo is an image found on Novocom's website.

**Legacy:** None.

### 6th Logo (July 15, 1994-January 22, 2010)

* 1994
* 1994-2010

Prototype versionPrototype version #2

Original versionOriginal open matte versionOriginal open matte version without News Corporation bylineOriginal open matte version without "®" symbol and News Corporation bylineDVD version2005 recolor version2005 recolor version without "®" symbol and News Corporation byline2007 enhanced version20th Century Fox (1994) (4K)20th Century Fox DVD (2001)
**Nicknames:** "CGI Searchlights II", "Ultra Majestic Tower", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights", "The Searchlights V", "Majestic Tower IV", "Futuristic Structure IV", "Fox Structure V", "20th Structure IV", "20th Century Fox Structure VI", "'90s/2000s Structure", "News Corporation Structure"

**Visuals:** We start out on a black background. Then, a searchlight swoops down from the left while the screen fades in to reveal a top view of the Fox structure, now redone in CGI and in the same font as the previous logo. Then, another one swoops down from the right side. Two searchlights then swoop up across the screen on both sides. The camera pans down to reveal a Los Angeles city skyline against a starry and cloudy blue/purple/orange evening sky background. Then, the camera pans across the structure to the right as the sun appears on the bridge on the right side of the structure. We then get to a familiar position, as the searchlights continue moving. The structure looks similar to the 1981 logo.

**Trivia:**

* The first prototype version was animated at Image Savant.
* This logo was designed by the late Kevin Burns and animated at Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix, the former who also animated the 1986-2003 Paramount Pictures, the 1990-1998 Universal Pictures logo and the 1992 20th Television logo.
* If one looks closely at the skyline as we pan down, you can see a Hollywood sign on the right side. It is not very big, but is visible if one looks hard enough. Also, you can see cars in the city and stars in the BG at the end of the logo. There are also fictional names of restaurants and stores, such as "Steve's Place" and "Chernin's". There's also a sign reading "STUDIO PRODUCTIONS", as well as one for Topix, of course referencing this logo's makers.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY**" in the Adobe Garamond Pro font.

**Variants:**

* A prototype version with a different sky background appeared on a 1993 demo reel and the documentary film *20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years*. In this variant, the camera zooms in to the structure and then pans up into the starry sky. Also, the structure is set at a lower angle.
* There is another prototype version where the rear searchlights animate differently and the front right searchlight leans more. Also, the Hollywood sign is pushed directly to the back of the structure and the Hollywood hills look different. The News Corporation byline also fades in late. This can be seen on a demo reel from Flip Your Lid Animation. Another demo reel version had this version bylineless.
* On the "Special Edition" remasters of the *Star Wars* trilogy from 1997 onward and the *Star Wars* prequel trilogy, there is no camera panning animation, thus making the only animation being the searchlights and sky background moving. Also, it just stays in place before fading to the Lucasfilm logo, which is shown on the fanfare extension.
* A short version appears on *The Making of the Pagemaster* and the CBS television special *I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash*. Also seen on trailers and TV spots for many Fox films.
* There is an unedited open matte version without neither the News Corporation byline nor the "®" symbol. It also runs at a smoother frame rate because it wasn't transferred to film yet. It can be seen on a different version of a Flip Your Lid Animation demo reel and at the end of *20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years*. The ending of it was also used on the 1995 domestic 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo.
* Open matte and bylineless versions exist.
* On fullscreen prints of many films from 1999 onward, starting with *Never Been Kissed*, the logo is letterboxed.
* A German version exists. Here, the sky background is replaced with the German flag. This was spotted on Fox's pre-Disney German website. A similar French variant was used with the background being the French flag.
* On international releases of *The Art of War*, the fullscreen version is stretched to widescreen.
* On DVD prints of *Speed* (1994, plastering the previous logo), the logo shifts up and down during the camera panning sequence.
* Starting with *Robots*, released on March 11, 2005, the colors in the logo were adjusted.
* The logo was enhanced with brighter colors on July 27, 2007 starting with *The Simpsons Movie* (albeit using a variant). Used in tandem with the previous variant.
* A DVD version of the logo exists. Here, the tower looks cheaper and is on a black background with a bit of red on the right.

**Closing Variants:**

* Like the previous logo, until *Idiocracy*, there is a text that reads "Released by Twentieth Century Fox" or "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century Fox".
* On international prints of *Titanic*, the text reads "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Pictures".
* On *The Magic Pudding*, the 1986 print logo is seen instead of the "Twentieth Century Fox" text, alongside the 1994 Icon Productions and Energee Entertainment logos.
* On *The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer*, the full logo is used as a closing variant for some reason.
* At the end of the first two *X-Men* movies and *Death Sentence*, the 1986 print logo is shown.

**Technique:** CGI, done by Image Savant for the first prototype version and Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix for the second prototype and final versions.

**Audio:**

* July 15, 1994-January 30, 1998: A re-orchestration of the long Fox fanfare, conducted by Bruce Broughton in the same stage where the original 1935 fanfare was recorded. The orchestra is now three times bigger and there is more reverberation/echo and larger brass and string sections than other recordings of the fanfare. The last film to (officially) use this fanfare was *Great Expectations*. However, *The Object of Affection* (released in October 1998), *Wing Commander* (released in 1999), some prints of *Lake Placid 2* (released in 2007) and German productions, such as *Krabat* (released in 2008) and *John Rabe* (released in 2009) use this fanfare instead of the 1997/98 one for some reason.
* November 21, 1997-January 22, 2010: A slightly slower re-orchestration of the long Fox fanfare, conducted by David Newman in the 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra. According to the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast, this fanfare was made to coincide the re-opening of the Newman Scoring Stage in the Fox Studios Lot in Los Angeles, which also happened in 1997. This fanfare was first used on *Anastasia*. After the release *Anastasia*, Fox films kept using the 1994 fanfare until January 1998.

**Audio Variants:**

* The first prototype version has the opening theme of the demo reel (the first fourteen seconds of "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest).
* The fanfare seen in the second prototype version has noticeably more echo than the final logo.
* On *Anastasia* (the 1997 fanfare's debut film), *Ever After: A Cinderella Story*, some dubs of *X2: X-Men United* and *Joy Ride 3: Roadkill*, the fanfare has a slightly different arrangement than the one that's currently used.
* On some films, such as *X2*, the 1998 fanfare is low-pitched.

**Availability:** Very common.

* The original version made its first appearance on *True Lies*.
* The recolor version made its first appearance on *Robots* and made its final appearance on *Tooth Fairy*.
* It was also seen on Blue Sky Studios films from *Ice Age* (its debut film) to *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*.
* It can also be seen on films, such as *X2*.
* The DVD version can be seen on DVD releases, such as the first two *Die Hard* films and *Cleopatra*.
* On certain films, the filmed version is "plastered" with a videotaped version (an example is current prints of *Independence Day*).

**Legacy:** This logo had amazing CGI that still holds up decently well, and it ultimately became a favorite of many logo fans.

### 7th Logo (December 18, 2009-January 10, 2020)

* 2009-2017
* 2009-2013
* 2013-2020

Prototype versionOpen matte prototype version20th Century Fox Games variantBlue Sky Studios development reel version

News Corporation byline variantFullscreen open matte News Corporation byline variantOpen matte News Corporation byline variant75 years version (showing the structure)75 years version (the finished product)Open matte 75 years version

Bylineless versionOpen matte bylineless version2016 enhanced version20th Century Fox (2009-Prototype) Avatar Version20th Century Fox 2009 Games Logo20th Century Fox (Avatar)20th Century Fox Film Corporation logo (Celebrating 75 Years) (2010-2011)20th Century Fox (2019)**Nicknames:** "CGI Searchlights III", "Ultra Majestic Tower II", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights II", "The Searchlights VI", "Majestic Tower V", "Futuristic Structure V", "20th Structure V", "Fox Structure VI", "2010s Structure", "20th Century Fox Structure VII", "Enhanced City Skyline Searchlights", "75 Years of 20th Century Fox", "Anniversary Structure", "News Corporation Structure II"

**Visuals:** It's a more realistic and redone version of the previous logo. This time, it is in a dark/orange evening sky environment. Also added to the logo are palm trees near the structure and an extra searchlight on the back of the structure, which is in the same font as the previous two logos. Like the previous logo, this structure also looks similar to the 4th logo.

**Trivia:**

* This logo was designed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha and Steve Martino. The CG models of the logo were done by Dave Strick. It was animated at the now-defunct Blue Sky Studios.
* Like the previous logo, if you look closely at the city skyline when panning down from the structure, you can see a Hollywood sign. It's still not very big, but is visible if one looks hard enough. Also, if you look closely, you can see cars in the city and stars at the end, but there are fewer than the previous logo.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, the following byline fades in.

* December 18, 2009-June 28, 2013: "**A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY**" (in the News Corporation font.)
* July 17, 2013-January 10, 2020: (bylineless)

**Variants:**

* February 12, 2010-March 3, 2011: During this logo's official year, 2010, when the animation is almost finished, the camera pans up into the sky with a number "75" forming and then "CELEBRATING" wipes in above and "YEARS" fades in below. Also, the "®" symbol and News Corporation byline are engraved on parts of the structure. The front searchlight that we usually pass also leans further to the left before going off-screen.
* The prototype version has a much more reddish sunset sky, harder shading and different searchlight positions.
* Another prototype version has the logo looking similar to the final logo, but with a much different sky background, the front-left searchlight having a slightly different position and wireframes surrounding the structure at the end. Also, the flash when the first searchlight swoops in is not present. There is a version with the 1987 Blue Sky Studios print logo and a copyright stamp (dated to 2008) and another where it starts off blurred with Dave Strick's name and email and then gains focus. This can be seen on two environment reels from Dave Strick.
* A shorter version with a portion of the animation appears on some video games, such as *Rio: The Video Game*, *Aliens vs. Predator* and *Snoopy's Grand Adventure*.
* A still print version can be seen on some other video games, such as *Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games*.
* On some movies with this logo, like *Avatar*, there is a slight error with the opening searchlights during the fanfare's drumroll. Also, the camera panning animation is slightly different.
* The final half of the logo's camera panning sequence appears at the beginning of *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D* (plastering the previous logo and before the 1996 Lucasfilm logo).
* Starting in 2013, the logo is bylineless for the first time since the 3rd logo. This is due to the split of News Corporation to 21st Century Fox on June 28, 2013.
* An open matte version exists. This was only used on *The Peanuts Movie* (albeit using a variant) and video games based on 20th Century Fox properties.
* An enhanced variant of this logo exists. This variant has an improved searchlight opening sequence, more detailed textures and wider beams of light. Also, the "**X**" in "**FOX**" is brighter than usual. This was seen exclusively on the Blue Sky films *Ice Age: Collision Course*, *Ferdinand* and *Spies in Disguise*. It was also used on *Murder on the Orient Express* and as a closing variant on *Terminator: Dark Fate*.
* A sped-up version of the 75 years variant with the ending theme playing over it was spotted at the end of a Polish television broadcast of the Warner Bros./Regency film *Under Siege 2: Dark Territory*.
* On some films, such as international prints of *My Name is Khan* (domestic prints use the 1997 Fox Searchlight Pictures logo instead) and *Joy*, the logo cuts to black.

**Closing Variants:** For the most part, none. There are a few closing variants, however.

* A short version without camera panning was seen at the end of *Lincoln*, *Poltergeist* (2015), DreamWorks Animation films from 2013 to 2017, *Terminator: Dark Fate* and the specials *Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas* and *Ice Age: The Great Egg-scapade* (TV airings only). It also appeared on the short films *The Longest Daycare*, *Almost Home* and *Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe* as an opening variant. It was also used on many trailers and TV spots.
* At the end of *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D*, the "Released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation" text from the previous two logos is used.
	+ *The Book of Life* also uses this closing variant, but without the words "Film Corporation".
* At the end of *Parental Guidance*, the 1986 print logo is shown.
* At the end of many films starting in 2012, the text "The making and authorized distribution of this film supported over a certain number of jobs and involved hundreds of thousands/over one million work hours." is shown.

**Technique:** CGI, done by Blue Sky Studios.

**Audio:** A slightly enhanced version of the 1998 fanfare from the previous logo.

**Audio Variants:**

* The Dave Strick environment reel version has a shorter version of the fanfare.
* Starting in 2013, the fanfare was enhanced again.
* On *Rio 2*, a samba-style version of the fanfare plays.
* On *The Peanuts Movie*, it starts with the normal drumroll, but then the fanfare is played by a piano.

**Availability:** Very common, despite no longer being current.

* Seen on every 20th Century Fox film from 2009 to 2020.
	+ The News Corporation byline version made its first appearance on *Avatar* and made its final appearance on *The Heat*.
	+ The 75 years version made its first appearance on *Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* and made its final appearance on *Love-Carrot 3*.
	+ The bylineless version made its first appearance on *Turbo* and made its final appearance on *Underwater*.
	+ The enhanced version made its first appearance on *Ice Age: Collision Course* and made its final appearance on *Spies in Disguise*.
* It was also seen at the beginning and end of DreamWorks Animation films from *The Croods* to *Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie*.
* It was also seen on Blue Sky Studios films from *Rio* to *Spies in Disguise* (its final film).
* The prototype version can be seen on trailers for *Avatar*.
* The video game variant can be seen on video games for Fox properties.

**Legacy:** It's a suitable successor to 20th Century Fox's original CGI searchlights. The enhanced version is known to be wasted.

## 20th Century Studios

### (February 21, 2020- )

* 2020-2021
* 2021-

Original version without "®" symbolOriginal versionOriginal open matte versionOriginal home entertainment version

Version with enhanced 2009 skyVersion with enhanced 2009 sky and no "®" symbol

**Nicknames:** "CGI Searchlights IV", "Ultra-Majestic Tower III", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights III", "Enhanced City Skyline Searchlights II", "The Searchlights VI", "Majestic Tower VI", "2020s Structure", "Futuristic Structure VI", "20th Structure VI", "20th Century ~~Fox~~", "20th Century Studios Structure"

**Visuals:** Almost the same as the previous logo, but the word "**FOX**" is replaced with "**STUDIOS**", the word "**CENTURY**" is slightly taller to accommodate the text, the logo is also enhanced with more realistic lighting and textures, a slightly different sky backdrop, different palm trees, the searchlights being sleeker and shinier and a larger and more detailed Los Angeles city skyline. Also, the text is now in a modified Proxima Nova Black font.

**Trivia:** This logo was animated at Picturemill, who also animated the 2011 version of the 1998 Warner Bros. Pictures logo.

**Variants:**

* A shorter version exists where it starts with the camera panning halfway across the structure. This was used on home video releases.
* On Picturemill's spring 2020 reel and on films starting with *Free Guy*, a somewhat enhanced version of the sky background from the previous logo is used.
* On trailers for *The Call of the Wild* (2020) and on films starting with *Vacation Friends* (save for *Death on the Nile*), the "®" symbol is absent.

**Closing Title:** The same "The making and authorized distribution of this film supported over a certain number of jobs and involved hundreds of thousands/over one million work hours." text from the previous logo. This was not used on *Ron's Gone Wrong* and *No Exit*.

**Technique:** CGI, done by Picturemill.

**Audio:** A third enhanced version of the 1998 fanfare from the previous two logos. The short version has the shortened fanfare from the 2010 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo.

**Audio Variant:** Starting in 2022 with *Prey*, the 2016 arrangement of the fanfare is used.

**Availability:** Current and common. The original version made its first appearance on *The Call of the Wild* (2020). The 2021 version made its first appearance on *Free Guy*. Don't expect this to be seen on some animated films, such as *The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild*, as they use the 2006 Disney logo instead. It was also used as a de-facto home video logo beginning in 2020. It can also be seen on films, such as *Avatar: The Way of Water*.

**Legacy:** This is quite a nice update to the last 20th Century Fox logo, although the name change can be annoying and divisive to some. Regardless, this is an excellent logo.

## Copyright Stamps

* 1935-1985: Copyright © [YEAR] Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
* 1985-2020: Copyright © [YEAR] Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
* 2020- : Copyright © [YEAR] 20th Century Studios, Inc.

## External Links

* 20th Century Studios on Wikipedia
* Official Website for 20th Century Studios
* 20th Century Studios filmography on IMDb
* 20th Century Fox filmography on IMDb

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