The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939): The shield is apricot and is surrounded by vines and plants. The latter has the lighter concept.
Rope (1948): The WB logo is superimposed on the opening shot. The shield is unnaturally pale.
Under Capricorn (1949): It appears as usual, but the word "Presents" is absent.
A Star is Born (1954) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955): The Warner Bros. logo is above Los Angeles at night. On the latter, the shield is brighter and the city lights are slightly different.
Land of the Pharaohs (1955): The logo is made of stone and has a rectangular outline.
New York Confidential (1955): The logo is metallic and just like Under Capricorn, "Presents" is absent.
The Wrong Man (1956):
- In-Film: The shield, except for the banner, is outlined.
- DVD & Blu-ray: The 1998 logo, in both opening and closing variants, is in black and white, bookending the movie.
The Searchers (1956): The shield is either on a gray or a rustic orange brick background, depending on the quality of the print.
Girl on the Run (1958): The logo looks metallic and odd.
The Young Philadelphians (1959): The logo is white on a black background. It then morphs and shrinks to become a circle.
John Paul Jones (1959): The WB shield is in a gold/safety orange/old burgundy color scheme, and the word "Presents" is absent.
The Nun's Story (1959): Uses the same shield from The Young Philadelphians on a black background. The logo zooms in as it fades in. Often plastered with a recent WB logo on some newer prints.
A Summer Place (1959): The Warner Bros. shield is superimposed over a beach at sunset.
The Sundowners (1960): The WB shield is in a 30's style and has no banner around it. It is superimposed on an Australian grassland background.
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961): We see a black and white WB shield on a black background. It then morphs into the outline of Angie Dickinson's character, Rachel Cade.
Splendor in the Grass (1961): The shield is carved onto a granite background.
Gay Purr-ee (1962): The WB shield is inside a blue rounded rectangle with "PRESENTS" in a red rounded rectangle, amongst other colorful rounded rectangles.
Adventures of the Road Runner (1962): The bannerless WB shield is on a red-orange sign, and the words "WARNER BROS. PICTURES", in a cartoon-ish font, are on a bright red sign, with the word "Presents" in a red script font below.
The Music Man (1962): We see a very large array of uniformed marchers moving forward, two further in front who are carrying on either side a wide red banner with the Warner Bros. logo on it. The camera then zooms in on the banner to show the usual logo.
Gypsy (1962): We start out with an orchestra on a stage. When the music starts, the outline of the shield is formed on a curtain, and then the inside afterward. The shield is gold.
Critic's Choice (1963): Cartoon posters of musicals appear one by one until they make up the background. Then the white shield from The Young Philadelphians fades in.
Kingdom of Saguenay (1963): The shield's banner is metallic. Also, the shield is in the middle of the screen and "PRESENTS" is absent.
My Fair Lady (1964): The logo is colored shadow brown and is on a flowerbed background, with the words in Edwardian Script font.
The Great Race (1965): The bannerless WB shield is on a completely different background, with "PRESENTS" in the "Posse" font, used in the opening credits for the 1959-1973 series Bonanza.
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965): The 3D shield from the 1950s appears on a different sky background. The shield is now metallic, and looks slightly different from the previous version.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966): The shield is put on a black background and is in black & white like film itself.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967): The shield is put on a black background and is sepia toned.
The Omega Man (1972): The WB shield is superimposed over Charlton Heston driving a car. The banner reads "A KINNEY LEISURE SERVICE".
What's Up, Doc? (1972): Both variants have the logo in gold on a brown book:
- Opening: As we zoom out, we see a hand opening the book to the inside cover, and then to text which says "Warner Bros., A Warner Communications Company Presents".
- Closing: The final page reads "Distributed by Warner Bros.". The book is then closed.
Blazing Saddles (1974): The 1948-1967 WB shield on a black background burns up to start the movie. The words "WARNER BROS. PICTURES" are also glowing. Seen after the 1972 logo.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974): The 1948 WB shield is used, accompanied with the start of "You'll Never Know", as performed by Alice Faye in the 1943 film Hello, Frisco, Hello. Seen after the 1972 logo and the David Susskind credit.
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976): On American Heroes Channel airings, the current logo with the TimeWarner byline is still and is tinted in sepia.
The Late Show (1977): The logo features the 1937 shield without Jack L. Warner's name and "Presents". Apparently, this film was supposed to be a modern-day detective story with a 1940s feel to it.
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979): A replica of the 1936-1964 Merrie Melodies cartoon intro (including red rings and a blue center) is used with the red and white WB shield and Bugs Bunny on the top of it saying "Eat your heart out, Burt Reynolds!" Only seen at the end of the movie.
The Main Event (1979): The 1972 logo is on a purple background.
Time After Time (1979): The 1948-1967 WB shield zooms in on a cloudy background while the classic 30's fanfare plays in the background. Seen after the 1979 Orion/WB logo.
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982): It starts with the regular logo, then it has the \\' logo with a circle of the 1940s cartoon logo which comes out of the \\'.
The Killing Fields (1984): The 1984 logo starts off bylineless. Then, the byline fades in.
City Heat (1984), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), and Heartbreak Ridge (1986): The logo is in black and white. However, on Under the Cherry Moon, the logo starts in color but fades to B&W.
The Goonies (1985): The logo fades to a skull with crossbones.
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) and Here's Looking at You (TV Movie):
Note: the opening and closing credits only apply to Follow That Bird.
- Opening: We get a brief 2-D animated segment where a cartoon Big Bird finds an air pump and a balloon. He inflates the balloon and it turns out to be a "W", which pops off and flies into the sky, where it morphs into the "W" in the "WB" shield as the rest of the shield forms around it. While this happens, Big Bird announces that "Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters W and B."
- Closing: The closing in-credit logo is yellow.
- This also appears on the latter title, with John Williams' Superman theme playing over it.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985): The theme music starts over it. The inside of the shield has a forest green tint.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985): The "PRESENTS" variant of the normal logo (with the fanfare) makes a cameo at the beginning of the overblown film adaptation of Pee-wee Herman's adventure to find his bike. Pee-wee is visiting with the hobo character and his pals when it appears on the screen in the background.
The Color Purple (1985): The logo has a very slight maroon tint.
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985): At the very end of the film, instead of the regular 1972 closing logo, we see the "Distributed by" WB shield bug seen on movie posters from 1985-90, tinted in rainbow like the credits, and scrolling with the credits.
One Crazy Summer (1986): The logo turns crudely drawn, with wiggling clouds. The byline & clouds dissipate as an evil-looking animated pink bunny, who wears a red-white striped helicopter cap (like the one seen in the following movie) and has the picture of a No Rhino sign on his body, opens the shield from inside. He laughs, and then we zoom into his mouth, seeing the opening title zoom in toward us, transitioning to the opening.
Who’s That Girl? (1987): The Warner Bros. logo with byline appears as animated on a granite background. We zoom up to the logo, the shield opens like a door, and out comes a cartoon Madonna, who closes the shield and poses sexy for the camera. The logo goes up and she moves down to make way for the opening credits.
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988): The 1984 logo starts with only the sky background, but then the shield zooms in as it would on Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies, stopping at its usual place, and then the byline fades in. A re-orchestrated version of the fanfare from the LT short Porky's Preview starting with a roaring sound as the shield zooms in plays over. This comes directly after the Daffy Duck short Night of the Living Duck, which opens the film.
Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992): The WB shield is a metallic orange and the byline is in a different font. The background fades to the opening shot and the logo fades out.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990): Instead of the normal shield logo, a replica of the classic 1936-1964 WB "circles" cartoon logo comes up, with its text and minus the shield ("PICTURES, INC." is removed in favor of "A TIME WARNER COMPANY"). The shield then zooms up with Bugs Bunny riding it, and the text fades out. Daffy Duck then comes on screen, angrily pushes him off the shield ("50 years of you hogging the spotlight is ENOUGH!"), and tries to ride it... well, it doesn't work as good for him. They also have another Looney Tunes-style ending after the credits, with Porky doing the usual "That's all Folks!" ending before Daffy, like before, complains of Porky hogging (no pun intended) the spotlight, saying "60 years of hogging the end title is enough". Daffy tries to say the end line, but like before, is stopped when the shield with Chuck Jones' credit comes out, hitting him in the face. He gets back up and weakly says "Fade out."
Warner Home Video movie intro (1990): The logo begins as usual (with Max Steiner's fanfare playing), until Bugs Bunny interrupts. He pops into the logo and tells the audience that the movie can't begin until you wish him a Happy Birthday. It then cuts to various Looney Tunes clips as a chorus sings "Happy Birthday to You". It then cuts back to Bugs looking rather satisfied. This appeared on an Italian VHS of Caddyshack and UK VHS releases from 1990, including Driving Miss Daisy, Hard to Kill and The Witches.
Pure Country (1992): The logo fades to a sunset background where the credits take place.
Batman Forever (1995): The shield transforms into the Batman logo.
Twister (1996, US version): The shield appears from the clouds, zooming in slowly. This is only on the US release, while international prints use the Universal Pictures logo.
Mars Attacks! (1996): A little flying saucer flies around the shield.
Batman & Robin (1997): Same as Batman Forever, but the shield transforms into a frozen Batman logo.
Conspiracy Theory (1997): As part of the opening shot, the logo is shown. Then, the camera then pulls back to show it as a billboard on the side of a bus.
Contact (1997): The shield is in a dark crystal blue color, and the sky is in dark blue.
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998): The music is off sync with the logo. After the music is over, the shield explodes into a fireball, transitioning into the opening title sequence.
You've Got Mail (1998): The background fades into a computer screen and the shield becomes pixelated. It zooms out to reveal the rest of the computer screen and its icons. (If you notice, in the bottom right corner, there is an America Online icon, which is a coincidence; Time Warner would merge with AOL in 2001.)
Jack Frost (1998): The shield & text is covered with snow and ice. Also, the cloud background is tinted in dark red. When the animation finishes, it pans downwards.
The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and The Matrix Revolutions (2003): The logo is tinted in green, with the sky background in black and white, and the graphics altered so they look "computerish".
True Crime (1999): The 1984 logo appears, as with all 1999-2014 Eastwood movies.
The Big Tease (1999): The logo animates as normal, however various noises associated with hairdressing, such as a hairdryer and the buzzing of a shaver, play over the music.
House On Haunted Hill (1999): The logo is tinted in dark gray to symbolize the film's theme.
Deep Blue Sea (1999): Before the logo is even faded completely, the background turns black while the shield turns into the 1984 shield tinted in blue, and water starts to appear as the logo ripples.
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, Non-US version): The logo is a bit darker, but fades to the opening shot at the end.
The Exorcist: Extended Director's Cut (1973, 2000 reissue): The entire 1992 WB logo is in black and white.
Space Cowboys (2000): This and the following Village Roadshow logo aren't animated. Also, they are put on a black background, and the logos are in the same light blue color scheme as the first five minutes of the movie. The font in this logo differs, as well.
Swordfish (2001): The logo flickers as if it was on a problematic computer screen.
Thir13en Ghosts (2001, USA): The logo is tinted in light gray. This is only on the US release, while international prints use the Columbia Pictures logo.
Osmosis Jones (2001): The logo comes up looking like an amoeba with tentacles.
Ocean's Eleven (2001): This and the following Village Roadshow logo are tinted in baby blue.
Valentine (2001): This and the following Village Roadshow logo are tinted in crimson. It is also the first film to use the 1999 logo with the AOL Time Warner byline.
Heist (2001) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002): The 1948-1967 shield with the AOL Time Warner byline is seen that was used on Flags of Our Fathers, with clouds in the background, and on Heist the old fanfare is heard and it fades into a black and white, shortened Morgan Creek logo.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone (2001):
- The logo is slightly dimmed compared to the normal version.
- On the DVD menu, the logo is set on a night time cloudy background. And just like the teaser trailer, It decomposes as owls fly by.
- On the Magical Movie Mode 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release, the Golden Snitch is seen flying around the logo.
Blood Work (2002): The 1984 logo is used with "An AOL Time Warner Company" on the bottom.
Ghost Ship (2002): The opening logos are tinted brown, and the typical Warner Bros. logo is instead an intentionally chintzy Fifties style logo. Also, the byline is in the ITC Garamond font.
Juwanna Mann (2002): The logo is sepia-toned.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002): The shield appears high in the clouds as the camera zooms through it.
Scooby-Doo (2002): The logo animates as normal, but the cloudy background is brighter and different. When a chunk of the shield disappears with a chomping sounds as if it were bit out, the music stops abruptly and we hear Scooby-Doo do his famous laugh, and then a zoom out has the shield turn into a Scooby-Doo dog collar with the initials "SD" on it. Underneath is a "A Mystery Inc. Company" byline.
Queen of the Damned (2002): The logo is black and white and the background is a dark cloudy sky.
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003): The background fades into a city skyline, leaving only the shield.
Dreamcatcher (2003): The logo is covered in snow.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003): Just the normal logo with the prototype byline but everything but the shield fades out and we see the shield zooming out on the red rings that immediately make you think "Looney Tunes." The title appears on the rings. Over this variation is the classic instrumental composition of "What's Up, Doc?" arranged and composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
Matchstick Men (2003): The opening studio reflection is tinted blue. When the shield reveals itself, it changes to its normal colors. Also, the logo is set against a swimming pool.
Mystic River (2003): The bylineless logo stands still on a black background in black and white.
Gothika (2003, USA): The logo is tinted in Leyden blue. This is only on the US release, while international prints use the Columbia Pictures logo with the same variation.
The Last Samurai (2003): Just the normal logo with the "TIME WARNER" byline in the same font used during the AOL Time Warner era, but in a sky blue and black color scheme.
New York Minute (2004): A rock version of the fanfare plays over the logo, and the logo zooms back on a clock face.
The Polar Express (2004): The shield is icy on a black background and is still or "frozen".
Ocean's Twelve (2004): This and the following Village Roadshow logo aren't animated and the background is multicolored.
The Aviator (2004): The 1948-1967 logo is used with the TimeWarner byline in a gold and silverish blue color and the clouds aren't animated.
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004): The logo is leyden blue and put on a night sky background. Also, the logo turns into the moon and isn't animated.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): The shield is metallic and the camera zooms through it, revealing Harry Potter's house behind it.
Million Dollar Baby (2004): Same as on Space Cowboys, except in B&W and the TimeWarner byline is used.
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004): The WB logo plays standard, but turns black and white.
Constantine (2005): After the logo finish animating, the background changes into an apocalyptic sky, the logo turns into stone and wind crushes the WB shield into pieces, which are then swept to the right side of the screen, revealing the Village Roadshow logo behind the shield.
House of Wax (2005): The logos for WB, Village Roadshow and Dark Castle are tinted chocolate brown, and the inside of the WB shield is green instead of blue.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): The shield has a golden sheen, and appears from mist.
The Island (2005): The shield is white and isometric, and the camera zooms through it, immediately following the DreamWorks Pictures logo, which also zooms.
Corpse Bride (2005): The clouds behind the WB shield are gray instead of white and the logo is completely still.
V for Vendetta (2005): The logo is dark gray.
Batman Begins (2005): Logos for Warner Bros. and DC Comics are in black and white, but a little "brighter" than normal.
L'Antidote (2005): The logo turns green and we zoom down from the logo to the skyline.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005): Same style is used like in the previous Potter film, only this time the background is entirely black.
Flags of Our Fathers (2006): The Warner Bros. logo is a rendition of the 1984 shield used on Contact, but in black and white. It is completely still. Strangely, this appears on Encore HD airings of Superman: The Movie, plastering the white "\\'" on black background (although the older logo is intact on SD airings).
Unaccompanied Minors (2006): Just as the animation is almost done, a plane ticket (which is later revealed to be for the opening credits) flies around the shield and a huge pile of snow falls on the shield, causing it to break in half. It is then ploughed out of the way to make room for the Village Roadshow Pictures logo.
Superman Returns (2006): There's the first bits of the famous triumphant Superman fanfare heard somewhere in the middle of the current logo. Also, the clouds appear pinkish, and the sky is in an aqua greenish color compared to the standard version.
Lady in the Water (2006): The logo plays normally for a few seconds until it cuts to its last few seconds. Also, it is put on a black background.
Lady in the Water (2006): The logo plays normally for a few seconds until it cuts to its last few seconds. Also, it is put on a black background.
The Good German (2006): Exactly like on The Late Show, but without "INC." in the banner, and the byline is in the font for "PRESENTS".
Fred Claus (2007): There are Christmas lights surrounding the WB shield. Also, it's snowing in the background.
Beowulf (2007, Non-US version): The logo is in 3D and moves in a slightly different animation.
Ocean's Thirteen (2007): A combination from the previous Ocean films: The logos are light-blue colored and also animated, the background is multicolored, green and red vertical/horizontal bars, start to appear over the logos and very nice piece of music (The Riviera Affair by Neil Richardson) is heard during all this. The animation was inspired by the opening titles to the 1975 television series Switch as well as WOR-TV's The Four O'Clock Movie, of which the opening music was initially utilized.
The Astronaut Farmer (2007): The logo is silver and the background is a twilight sky while the logo glows.
300 (2007): The WB logo is in stone and a mock version of the theme "As Time Goes By" is heard during the first six seconds.
The Brave One (2007): The WB shield is transparent and the background is a skyline of a city.
The Invasion (2007): The shield is tinted in hunter green and the animation happens differently. The logo's also in negative form.
Zodiac (2007): The 1984 shield is used with the 2004 byline "A TimeWarner Company".
The Reaping (2007): The shield is red and already formed, until it gets swept on the left side of the screen like sand, revealing the Village Roadshow logo behind it.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016): This time the shield is in stone, surrounded by dark clouds, as the camera zooms through it. On the latter, the cloudy background is different.
Get Smart (2008): The WB shield appears like a machine, then opens to space, transitioning to the Village Roadshow Pictures logo.
RocknRolla (2008): The logo is scratched out on a brown wall, along with the Dark Castle Entertainment logo.
Speed Racer (2008): Each logo (WB, VRP and Silver Pictures) is already formed and placed on a kaleidoscopic background created from the logo shown. The shield also "shines" from left to right.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, International): Like the variation of the Paramount Pictures logo, We see buttons fall down, resembling the Warner Bros. shield and the byline. Then, more buttons fall, transitioning to the Paramount Pictures logo. A still version of this variant appears at the end on international prints, while US prints use a still of the Paramount's variant for this film.
Gran Torino (2008): Same kind of logo like on Flags of Our Fathers, except it's gray.
The Dark Knight (2008): The logo is in a navy blue tint.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Still the same dark style is used, only this time there is lightning in the background.
Watchmen (2009): The WB logo is black on a goldenrod background, and "WARNER BROS. PICTURES" is in the font Futura (as opposed to Times New Roman). Same as the DC, Legendary Pictures and Paramount Pictures variants.
Terminator Salvation (2009, USA): The shield is gray, animates diffrerently, and has been static shocked. The banner shadow is similar to the The Dark Knight trailer variation. On international releases, it uses the Columbia Pictures logo with the same variation.
Orphan (2009): The shield moves differently and goes from black and white to blue and hot magenta.
Shorts (2009): On episode 0: "The Blinkers", only the clouds move while the shield stays still. After that episode, this logo, along with the Imagenation, Media Rights Capital and Troublemaker Studios logos, plays normally.
Micmacs (2009): The logo is tinted in sepia.
Sherlock Holmes (2009): The shield is brick planted on the ground.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009): The WB shield, as normal, but with Max's scribblings covering the logo. Also isn't animated.
Whiteout (2009): The shield is in gold and moves differently, then opens to aurora.
The Box (2009): The logo along with the Radar Pictures and Media Rights Capital logos are in black and white.
Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010), J. Edgar (2011), and Trouble with the Curve (2012): Same kind of logo as on Flags of Our Fathers and Gran Torino, except it's in black and white.
Ninja Assassin (2009): The shield is metallic and moves differently.
The Firm (2009): The logo turns neon, with the letters "W" and "B" in raspberry pink and the shield border in blue. Also, the background turns to night.
Inception (2010): The logo, along with the Legendary Pictures and Syncopy logos, is in black and white.
The Book of Eli (2010): The logo plays normally, but it shakes a little bit after a few seconds. The clouds are also scratched out.
Clash of the Titans (2010): The logo is in 3D, exactly like on Beowulf. The 2D version has the logo in a shade of yellow-ochre.
The Losers (2010): The WB logo is white and printed on a comic book. Same as Dark Castle Entertainment, Vertigo DC Comics and Weed Road Pictures.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010): The logo is metallic and put upon a morning sky background as Noctus the Owl flies through it.
Splice (2010): On a DNA graphic background, an X-ray image of a frog transforms into the WB shield and byline, in blue with a glowing banner. The Dark Castle Entertainment, Gaumont and Copperheart Entertainment logos have the same variation.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010): The logo is dark turquoise and is lit up from a spotlight with a paw on it. After a few seconds, the byline disappears and the shield swivels, turning it into the Village Roadshow Pictures logo.
The Town (2010): The logo is darker than usual and is in a shade of gray, along with the following Legendary Pictures and GK Films logos.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Still the same dark style is used, only this time the logo is slowly decaying.
Yogi Bear (2010): The logo starts as normal but when the shield zooms out, it is revealed to be made entirely out of wood and it is put upon a blue sky background. Also, the TimeWarner byline fades in early and zooms out with the shield.
Sucker Punch (2011): The logo is the same as on the trailer shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, but the shield and byline are grey and the curtain rises to reveal the Legendary Pictures logo.
Unknown (2011): The logo is already formed and has a 3-D appearance, and is seen very slowly zooming in on a background of dark moving clouds.
Red Riding Hood (2011): The shield is in silver on a cloudy sky background.
Arthur (2011): The shield is a tan color, and is set on a bubbly beer background. Also, the logo fades as soon as the shield stops moving.
Green Lantern (2011): The logo starts as normal, then the shield is revealed to be in outer space, and the blue inside is replaced with green energy, while the rest of the shield is glowing yellow. The logo fades out and is followed by the DC Comics logo.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Almost the same as the Half-Blood Prince variant, but without the lightning. Also, the logo fades in from a reprise of the final scene of Part 1 that opens the film, which ends with a bright flash.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011): The logo is printed on a page of parchment. It and a few other pages are turned to reveal the Village Roadshow logo behind it, on another page.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012): The logo is tinted in bluish-grey.
Project X (2012): After a fake message displaying thanking those who sent in footage on behalf of Warner Bros. and the producers, we see the shield in plain white, still and 2D on a black background. This was done by Prologue Films. According to them, the film's goal was to create a simple low budget look and type to coincide with the idea that the film was created through the use of a home movie camera.
Wrath of the Titans (2012): The logo is etched onto a stone wall.
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) and Her (2013): The 3D version is still.
Rock of Ages (2012): The NLC version of the logo plays, but the shield is metallic and plays over a background of moving spotlights. Also, the background is out of sync with the logo animation and the byline fades out while the shield transforms into the NLC logo.
Magic Mike (2012), Magic Mike XXL (2015) and Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023): The 1972 "\\'" logo is used, but "A TIMEWARNER COMPANY" fades in below the logo instead of "A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY". The third film has the same variant, but with the Warner Bros. Discovery byline.
Argo (2012): Exactly the same as the Magic Mike variant, but a bit darker.
The Factory (2012): This along with the Dark Castle Entertainment logo is situated on a car windshield reflecting the nighttime sky.
Bullet to the Head (2013): The logo gets shot out by a bullet. Also, the camera zooms out along with the Dark Castle Entertainment and IM Global logos.
Man of Steel (2013): The logo is metallic steel with Kryptonian writing on the shield border and moves differently on a tunnel-like background.
Pacific Rim (2013): The logo is nearly the same as the Clash of the Titans variant, but with the updated version and a bit darker.
Gravity (2013): The shield is still and white on a black background, and the shield isn't in the 1948-1967 style, unlike the Flags of Our Fathers variant.
The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and Annabelle: Creation (2017): The NLC version has the shield is in green/grey upon a night background.
Prisoners (2013), Jersey Boys and American Sniper (both 2014): The 1998 shield is still and grey upon a black background.
The Great Gatsby (2013): The logo is in place on lined gate doors. It's also in gray-scale like a old film.
The Lego Movie (2014): The logo is made entirely out of LEGO bricks, hence the name of the movie. First, the logo starts with a blue LEGO baseplate background being pulled up from the bottom of the screen. Then, four LEGO clouds held by string drop down from above, followed by a brick-built version of the shield being pulled up by another piece of string with the "TimeWarner" byline printed on a long blue brick attached below it via yet another piece of string. After a few seconds, the shield flips around and reveals a LEGO version of the Warner Animation Group logo. Afterwards, the clouds get pulled back up and the background drops down, and then the shield also proceeds to be pulled upwards, transitioning to the Village Roadshow Pictures logo, which is also made out of LEGO bricks.
Winter's Tale (2014): The logo turns into brown and is scaled like a old paper.
300: Rise of an Empire (2014): The logo is carved in stone on the roman door. The camera zooms in and the door opens along with the Legendary Pictures logo.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014): After the logo finishes playing, it distorts and glitches, just like the Village Roadshow Films and RatPac logos.
Interstellar (2014): The logo is tinted in sepia along with the Paramount Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Syncopy Logos.
Jupiter Ascending (2015): The shield is shiny gold with regal detailing throughout set against a twilight background.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): The logo is in bloody rust red on a bloody rust background. Also, the logo begins while the shield is rotating, and flickers to black harshly.
Point Break (2015): The logo is nearly the same as The Town variant, but with the updated version.
Black Mass (2015) and Live by Night (2017): The logo is metallic steel and the entire shield is not animated. Also, a light reveals the logo and the byline fades in as usual. The light then dims on the logo after a few seconds. On the latter, it has a gold tint.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015): The shield from The Young Philadelphians is in a red color. Also, the logo is seen drawing by itself and the TimeWarner byline fades in below. Then, a red rectangle takes it off and creates the RatPac Entertainment logo.
The Gallows (2015) The NLC version of the logo is tinted in blood crimson.
San Andreas (2015): The NLC version of the logo is in green/yellow/gray upon the dark black blue background.
Pan (2015): The shield is tinted in silver, and when the animation is halfway done, the daytime background fades to a starry sky as the clouds move away, opening up to space, then the logo fades out, transitioning to the RatPac Entertainment logo.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): The logo appears to be made of stone and has dim blue-green lighting, fading in and zooms out on a black background while a leaf floats across the screen in front of it.
The Nice Guys (2016): Exactly the same as the Magic Mike and Argo variants.
Lights Out (2016): The background is tinted in dark blue while the shield flickers.
Suicide Squad (2016): The logo animates in the same style as the feature itself, where the shield lights up and flickers colorfully like a neon sign on a wall as it zooms in slowly.
Storks (2016): The completed logo is shown on a white background. After a few seconds, it flips around to reveal the WAG logo, which then fades out into the background.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016): Similar to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix variant, but the cloud background is different. On TV airings, the WB logo is followed by the Wizarding World logo.
Sully (2016) and The 15:17 to Paris (2018): The logo is metallic and appears out of darkness. Also, it is not animated.
The Lego Batman Movie (2017): Same as The Dark Knight Rises, but it is the enhanced version and the byline becomes the same version that was used on Storks, and it flips to the Warner Animation Group logo. Also, Batman’s narration was heard.
Kong: Skull Island (2017): Over the cloudy sky, the stoney shield (With the inside in black) is shown with the black byline. The camera is zooming forward on them. When the gunshots is heard, the camera rushes past it as the shield leans back, going into the following Legendary and Tencent Pictures logo variations.
Dunkirk (2017): The logo is tinted in cyan. When the byline fades in, the background fades to a dark, underwater background like the San Andreas variant of the NLC logo.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017): The logo is made of hot glowing metal on a black background. When the shield cools and the burning dies down, the camera zooms through it to reveal the logos of Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac Entertainment and Weed Road Pictures in their custom variants.
The House (2017): The logo lights up as a sign on a black background. The colors of the logo are the same as The Firm. The byline is tinted in magenta.
It (2017): The logo is in a shade of sepia, with the cloud background in gray, and features a projector-like effect.
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017): The logo animates in the style of 1950s-1970s Chinese film studio logos.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017; US Release): The studio backlot is slightly different, as the logo is grayscaled. During the rotation, the WB shield on the backlot lights up. As the shield turns, it takes place in a different moving sky backdrop. But, the logo then glitches as the rest of the logo takes place in the lighted up background with the byline already there. The logo then glitches out.
Ready Player One (2018): The logo is in warp speed.
Rampage (2018): The Warner Bros. logo is shaded brick orange and breaks apart into video-game pixelated debris (as in the Rampage video games) before it reforms into the New Line Cinema logo.
Game Night (2018): The shield represents a game pawn falling from the sky typically used in a board game with the TimeWarner byline etched in on the piece. It has the same background on Suicide Squad and other pieces from board games fall in the background: Sorry!, Monopoly, Scrabble, etc.
The Meg (2018): The logo takes in the underwater background, with bubble effects. The Chinese release has the TimeWarner byline instead of the WarnerMedia byline.
Smallfoot (2018): After the shield is revealed, its animation speeds up a little and the byline fades in a little late, just like in the IMAX 3D version of the logo. The logo's background turns into a windy snowstorm and the shield freezes solid. The shield then shatters outward to reveal the Warner Animation Group shield, which then dissolves into snow a few seconds later.
The Nun (2018), The Curse of La Llorona and Annabelle Comes Home (both 2019): Same variant as It, but the projector-like effect is removed and the entire logo is tinted dark blue. Also, the WarnerMedia byline is used.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018): The gold shield (w/ no back-end) zooms forward to reveal the banner's edges and the Wizarding World logo.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018, UK/Netflix): The shield is tinted in a deep gold color and just as the studio lot ripples, a texture resembling that of a snake appears over the animation for a few seconds, before quickly fading away to the shield with the inside being a dark green over a black background.
Aquaman (2018): The logo starts off aqua blue and when it zooms out, the logo is aqua blue underwater and half of it is wedged in a rock. The company's name can still be seen. The byline is also aqua blue. The camera zooms past the logo and transitions to the DC logo.
The Mule (2018) and Richard Jewell (2019): Same variant as Sully and The 15:17 to Paris, but with the WarnerMedia byline.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019): Similar to the first film, but with the WarnerMedia byline instead. Also, when everything in the logo pulls away from view, the following background is black with some stars slightly seen.
Shazam! (2019): The logo takes place on a dark and snowy winter night and the NLC version of the shield, in red with its inside in black, zooms up and positions itself.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019): The logo is part of a stone wall which features ancient drawings/etchings of the film's monsters. During its appearance, stomping is heard and the logo shakes. Technical flickers are briefly seen while this happens.
Joker (2019): A (somewhat inaccurate) recreation of the 1973 \\' logo is used. However, at the start of the logo, the word "WARNER BROS." is removed from the red \\' portion of the logo. Afterwards, when the white \\' finishes zooming in on a red background, the word "WARNER BROS. PICTURES" in the Handel Gothic font fades in below the \\' logo instead of "A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY". Afterwards, the WarnerMedia byline (in its usual font) fades in below "WARNER BROS. PICTURES".
The Kitchen (2019): The 1970 Kinney Shield logo animates a la the 1972 "\\'" logo (albiet sped up). Also, when the logo finishes animating, the WarnerMedia byline fades in on the box part of the logo and the word "presents" fades in below the Kinney Shield logo.
It: Chapter Two (2019): The shield is in a grungy appearance and on a black background while the Deadlights float around as it transforms to the NLC logo.
Doctor Sleep (2019): Same as Blood Work and Gods & Generals, but the AOL Time Warner byline is replaced by the WarnerMedia byline.
Scoob! (2020): It starts entirely normal, which makes the first appearance of the standard Warner Bros. logo on a Warner Animation Group film. After the shield flips right into the WAG logo for a few seconds, it pans down to California, where the film takes place.
Tenet (2020): The first film to use the 2019 logo, although it animates similar to the 1998 logo. It's also tinted in red and the background fades to black before the shield stops moving.
The Witches (2020, HBO Max) and The Nan Movie (2022): The 2018 version of the 1998 logo is used. At the end of The Nan Movie, the 2021 print logo scrolls up with the credits and other logos, and the 2018 version of the 1998 closing logo is shown afterwards.
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020): Various silver rectangles form the 2019 logo on a black background, and the byline fades in below. Also, the logo is static shocked and has a static transition effect into the DC logo with the same variation.
Tom and Jerry (2021): The 2021 shield is in a different cloud background. When the byline fades in (hard to see), the logo flips to the new Warner Animation Group logo and then it pans down (similar to the Scoob variant) to New York City to start the movie.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021, HBO Max; Original and Justice is Gray): The logo's colors are saturated or black and white, depending on the version, and the entire logo is in 4:3 aspect ratio (as with the rest of the film to fit with director Zack Snyder's original vision).
Godzilla vs Kong (2021): The camera zooms out (tilted up) to reveal the 1998 shield with blue and yellow energy electrifying it. It is made out of wood, on a different wall (to represent Kong) and the 2019 WarnerMedia byline appears late. This variation can also be seen in the trailer and was the final film to use the 1998 shield.
Mortal Kombat (2021): The first film to use the new WB-NLC logo. The 2019 shield is metallic silver against a dark cloudy background with fire burning beneath it. The variant of the WB logo is the reference to Scorpion, one of the characters from the game where the film is based on. The shield also breaks into pieces after the byline fades out as it transitions and transforms into the New Line Cinema logo, which also freezes as it's formed. A snowfall occurs in the cold moonlit cloudscape, in which the NLC logo variant refers to Sub-Zero, who is also one of the characters from the game.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021): Similar to the other Conjuring films, but with the 2021 WB/NLC logos instead. It has a dark-green tint set in a night sky; the visual effects and lens flare in the standard logo are left intact. It also cuts into the Atomic Monster and The Safran Company logos instead of fading to black.
In the Heights (2021): After the shield settles into place, it transforms into a graffiti drawing of the shield on a red brick wall. Also, the logo appears darker than usual at the beginning.
No Sudden Move (2021, HBO Max): The 1950s 3D logo is used, similar to the Ghost Ship variant with the WarnerMedia byline in its normal font.
The Suicide Squad (2021): The shot of the Warner Bros. Studios backlot in the beginning is 70s-styled, and a helicopter flies over head. The shield is yellow and red on a concrete wall, with no reflection of the backlot during the zoom-out.
Reminiscence (2021): The logo starts off blurry and gains focus as the studio lot is panning around. Once the logo completes, we blur back in again to the opening sequence.
Malignant (2021): The WB/NLC logo has a videotape feel to it as it glitches throughout and has a static transition effect into the Atomic Monster and Starlight Media logos with the same variation. This was made by Filmograph.
Cry Macho (2021): The shot of the backlot is removed, just leaving a black background (though it's still on the reflection). Then, the WB logo is in black and white and on a black background (though the sky is still also on the reflection). This variant is also used at the end of the movie and on the trailer.
The Many Saints of Newark (2021): The New Line Cinema version of the logo has a slight gray tint.
Dune (2021): Before the 2021 logo is shown, a phrase in an alien language is heard as a caption with the English translation, "Dreams are messages from the deep." appears on a black background. Then, the 2021 logo then cuts in (similar to the no fade in effect from the Devastudios website), animating like normal. At the end, the background fades to black, similar to the 2020 logo, then the shield and byline follow suit a second later.
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) and The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience (2021, Tech Demo): Similar to Cry Macho, the shot of the backlot is removed, just leaving a black background (though it's still on the reflection). Then, the WB shield is in green, with the Matrix code flickering down the letters. Like in the previous films, the sky background is dark grey and the graphics appear altered so it looks "computerish". This variation also appears in the aformentioned movie, with the backlot retained in its usual colors.
The Batman (2022): Instead of the normal logo animation, the still print logo (in a red gradient) on a black background appears, similar to Tenet. Then, the DC logo and The Batman title appear after with the same variation.
Moonshot (2022, HBO Max): The New Line Cinema version of the logo is slightly darker than usual.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022): The logo is in stone, in a glowing misty background, and zooms in.
Elvis (2022): This was the first film to have the official Warner Bros. Discovery byline in the 2021 WB logo. The logo starts out with a golden door with the initials "EP" (the initials of the titular character, Elvis Presley) in it, with a "TCB" (the initials of the titular character's motto, Taking Care of Business) thunderbolt logo in the sides, which looks like the titular character's belt. Then, it reveals an ornate WB shield in gold with a blue interior, with the "WB" letters in glittery silver. Necklaces and jewelry made of gold and rubies surround the shield and there are golden lines on the background. The Warner Bros. Discovery byline, also in gold, fades in underneath. Then it transitions to the Bazmark Films logo. Like the normal logo, this was done by Devastudios. If you look closely during the shield's reveal, four jewelry-styled replicas of the studio's iconic water tower are colored in gold.
Black Adam (2022): The WB-NLC logo is rough metallic on a dark, stormy background. As the shield breaks apart, lightning lines can briefly be seen striking from one part to another, and the background turns into a sunrise sky.
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) and Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023): The 1972 \\' logo is used with the Warner Bros. Discovery byline. On the latter, the WBD byline is slightly bigger.
House Party (2023): The New Line Cinema version of the logo starts off as usual, but as the camera goes past one of the filmstrips, it transitions into the 1987 New Line Cinema logo.
Shazam: Fury of the Gods (2023): The New Line Cinema version of the logo is made of weathered stone and takes place on an early sunset background with large, dark clouds surrounding it. The logo also cuts in from black instead of fading in from black (similar to the no fade-in effect on the Devastudios website). This variant is also used for the closing logo, albeit with only the clouds zooming out and fades in from black like usual.
Evil Dead Rise (2023): The New Line Cinema version of the logo is brighter than usual.
The Flash (2023) On a red, smoky background, the camera zooms back through various WB shields (and the Saul Bass "Worms" logo) from over the years, in metallic red, until we reach the 2023 one, in its first theatrical use (without the banner). Also, a streak of yellow lightning follows the camera. The DC logo has the same variation.
Barbie (2023): The shield's interior is pink instead of blue. This also appears at the end of the movie.
Blue Beetle (2023): The logo starts off with electricity, fire and viruses forming the new WB logo (again without the banner) in metallic blue, as the camera zooms backwards (Similar to the Harry Potter films), the DC logo also follows up.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023): Same as the Aquaman variant, but the camera simply zooms back from the shield and the WarnerMedia byline is replaced with the Warner Bros. Discovery byline.
Dune: Part Two (2024): Just like in the original, before the logo plays, a phrase in an alien language is heard as a caption with the English translation, "Power over spice is power over all." appears on a black background. Unlike the original, the 2024 logo plays completely normally afterwards.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024): Same as the Mad Max: Fury Road variant, but this uses the 2023 shield and the Warner Bros. Discovery byline, despite animating exactly the same as the original.
Twisters (2024): The logo starts off normally, but the set of clouds is replaced with a stormy sky.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024): The logo is in black and white.