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20th Century Fox was the former name of the current 20th Century Studios. It started off as two companies -- Fox Film Corporation (founded in 1915) and 20th Century Pictures (founded in 1933). The two companies merged together on May 31, 1935, resulting in the founding of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.



1935-1966

20th Century Fox (1935)

Although it's a very old logo, it is still available on all films from November 8, 1935 to July 30, 1966 (though much less commonly as of 1953). Examples are Ramona (1936) (the studio's first Technicolor film), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), All About Eve (1950), Decision Before Dawn (1951), and With a Song in My Heart (1952). The last official film to use this logo was Batman: The Movie (1966). So if you're a fan of movies from the 1940s and 1950s, you will very much often see this logo before the film.

1953-1987

20th Century Fox (1953) 20th Century Fox (1965)

This is the CinemaScope logo, debuted on September 16, 1953 with The Robe. There were actually two versions of this logo -- one with a slanted 0, and the other with a straight 0. This was also the home video logo for 20th Century Fox tapes during most of 1982, except with a voiceover, with the company name known as 20th Century-Fox Video. The last official film to use this logo was Wall Street (1987), though the logo became much less common as of 1981.

This logo was only seen in the original theatrical releases of the first two Star Wars films in the original trilogy, and also on the 1995 VHS prints of both films.

1981-1994

20th Century Fox (1981)

The logo is redrawn and redone here. The last film to use this logo was Airheads (1994), which was released on VHS on January 4, 1995.

1994-2010

20th Century Fox (1994)

For 19 years until June 2013, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation was recognized as a News Corporation company. The logo made its VHS debut on January 11, 1995 with the film to first use this logo, True Lies.

The last film to use this logo was Tooth Fairy, first seen in theaters on January 22, 2010, and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on May 4, 2010.

The first film with this logo premiered on FOX on February 11, 1997, and was later seen on many over-the-air and cable networks throughout the years, especially on Spike TV, where the original Star Wars trilogy most recently aired.

2009-2019

20th Century Fox (2009-A) 20th Century Fox (2009-B) 20th Century Fox (2011)

When 20th Century Fox Film Corporation was about to turn 75 years old, an early "Celebrating 75 Years" version of this logo (left) began in use, starting with Avatar, which premiered on December 18, 2009. The logo in its entirety made its home video debut on April 22, 2010. This logo was last seen on Gulliver's Travels, which was released on December 25, 2010. The standard variant was first seen on Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son on February 18, 2011, and made its home video debut on June 14, 2011. It was also used on Rio (2011), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and Epic (2013).

The fanfare music for this logo is the same as the 1994 logo (as of November 21, 1997).

When News Corporation became defunct on June 28, 2013, the last film with its byline on the 20th Century Fox logo was released in theaters -- The Heat (2013). At the same time, 21st Century Fox was established and became News Corporation's successor. Turbo was the first film without the old byline, and was released in theaters on July 17, 2013.

As of March 21, 2019, 20th Century Fox has now been owned by The Walt Disney Company. This resulted in a loss of one major film studio from Hollywood. The last R-rated film from 20th Century Fox before Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures took over was Widows, which was released on November 16, 2018.

Blue Sky Studios

Blue Sky Studios (2009) Blue Sky Studios (2013)

Blue Sky Studios is the main distributor for family-oriented animated films from 20th Century Fox. Prior to Disney's acquisition, the studio has distributed 12 films, each within one different calendar year.

The logo seen on the left was used on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Rio, and Ice Age: Continental Drift, all following the 20th Century Fox logo, while the second logo seen on the right was used on films starting with Epic, which was released on May 24, 2013.

A lot of events occurred to Blue Sky Studios' films alongside production of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

During development of Season 1...
  • Blue Sky Studios was currently working on Rio (April 8, 2011).
During development of Season 2...
During development of Season 3...
  • Blue Sky Studios announced Leafmen (May 17, 2013; later May 24). The following year, the film was retitled Epic.
During development of Season 4...

These films were in development:

  • Rio 2 (April 11, 2014; originally scheduled for release in March 2014)
  • Peanuts film (November 6, 2015)



Other events:

  • Further production of DreamWorks Animation's films were moved from Paramount Pictures to 20th Century Fox.
During development of Season 5...

These films were in development:

  • The Peanuts Movie (November 6, 2015)
  • The fifth and final Ice Age film (July 15, 2016)
  • Ferdinand (April 7, 2017)
  • Anubis (March 23, 2018; originally scheduled for release on July 15, 2016)
During development of Season 6...

These films were in development:

  • Ice Age: Collision Course (the fifth and final Ice Age film) (July 22, 2016)
  • Ferdinand (April 7, 2017)
  • Anubis (March 23, 2018)
During development of Seasons 7–8...

These films were in development:

  • Ferdinand (July 21, 2017; later pushed back to December 2017)
  • Anubis (March 23, 2018)
  • "Pigeon Impossible" (January 18, 2019)



Other events:

  • Blue Sky Studios permanently shelved Anubis on June 30, 2017.
During development of Season 9...
  • Blue Sky Studios was still working on "Pigeon Impossible", later known as "Spies in Disguise". The film was also pushed back to April 19, 2019, then to two later dates.
  • In May 2018, a bidding war between The Walt Disney Company and Comcast began, for the sale of 20th Century Fox. As a result, Ferdinand became the company's last film before the acquisition, as Anubis has already been canceled.

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