Universal Pictures/Trailer Variations

Main Trailer Variations

These are the logo variations seen on trailers throughout the years by Universal Studios.

Bird on a Wire (1990): The Universal logo gets shot at twice, with a flash for each gunshot. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Jurassic Park (1993, 2000 Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVD): On the trailer for the 3D re-release in 2013, the 2012 logo is used and the camera zooms in to Isla Nublar on the globe. Universal Pictures (Jurassic Park 3D Trailer Variant) ______________________________________________________________________________________

Schindler's List (1993): The logo is in Black & White. Only on the TV Spot. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Street Fighter (1994): On the teaser trailer, the text and byline disappear and the globe fades into the plain blue circle, when then reveals various clips from the movie, the smoke clouds covers the logo's background which it zooms out and gets vanished.

On the TV Spot, The Logo fades to screen of TV from Bison.

On the promo video game based on the movie, Almost the same like the movie itself but the text "IT'S A WHOLE OTHER GAME" appears on the background after the movie's logo zooms in. ________________________________________________________________________________________

Casper (1995): The 1927 Universal "Airplane Passing Globe" logo is used Universal Pictures - Casper (1995) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Waterworld (1995): The logo cross-fades into the sky above the water. Seen on the trailer. _______________________________________________________________________________________

12 Monkeys (1995): The logo gets flickered. Only seen on one TV Spot. ________________________________________________________________________________________

The Jackal (1997): The logo looks odd and the MCA byline is a little stretched by height. Only on the teaser trailer. Universal Pictures (1997) ______________________________________________________________________________________

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): The logo ripples off and fading out into the mud after the strange footstep sound. Seen on the International TV Spot. Universal Pictures - The Lost World: Jurassic Park

On the other TV Spots, The logo cross-fades to the clips of the film. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Dante's Peak (1997): The logo cross-fades to the Mountain. Seen on the one TV Spot. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Leave it to Beaver (1997): The 1990 logo freezes in a second and plays normal. Only on Theatrical Trailer. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Psycho (1998): The logo gets messed up, which eventually adds footage from older movie countdown sounders. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki

On the TV Spot, The logo's background fades into Norman Bates's eye. later, the logo disappears after closing and opening his eye. Universal Pictures - Psycho (1998) On the International TV Spot, The logo turns into the Shower. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mercury Rising (1998): The logo swipes down to reveal the puzzle code. _______________________________________________________________________________________

End of Days (1999): The logo is tinted in denim blue. Universal Pictures - End of Days (1999) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Virus (1999): The logo is blown to ashes by electric rays. Universal Pictures (1999) _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000): On the teaser trailer, Bullwinkle's moose antlers grow on the left and right of the globe. Universal Pictures - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Gladiator (2000): The logo is on a stormy cloud background. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki __________________________________________________________________________________

Shadow of the Vampire (2000): The logo turns black & white like an old film. Just like the Lions Gate Films logo variant. Only on the 2001 home video trailer. Universal Pictures (Shadow of the Vampire trailer variant) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): Snowflakes are falling on the Universal globe. Universal Pictures - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Mummy Returns (2001): The logo is tinted in mustard. Universal Pictures - The Mummy Returns (Trailer) _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Bourne Identity (2002): A target eyepiece moves in front of a tiny Universal logo, magnifying it, and the text zooms forward slowly as the globe zooms out behind while it continues spinning. At the last second, the whole logo hyper-zooms into the camera in a big flash.

On another trailer, the same animation plays backwards for a split second. _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Scorpion King (2002) and Robin Hood (2010): The logo plays backwards. Only on the trailers. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003): The logo is tinted in deep sky blue and is surrounded in light mist. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki ______________________________________________________________________________________

Wimbledon (2004): The logo turns into a yellow tennis ball for a second. Universal Pictures (Wimbledon, 2004) _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004): The globe gets covered by darkness. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Ray (2004) and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010): The logo overlaps with the same logo in another position. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Thunderbirds (2004): The Universal logo morphs into the StudioCanal logo. [Untitled] _______________________________________________________________________________________

Friday Night Lights (2004): The light dies down to reveal the Universal logo. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Van Helsing (2004): The globe turns into moon, while the word flows off. Universal Pictures (2004) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Land of the Dead (2005): The 1997 logo turns black & white and blurs out. [Untitled] _______________________________________________________________________________________

King Kong (2005): We zoom through the letters and into Earth. Universal Pictures- King Kong _______________________________________________________________________________________

White Noise (2005): The globe gets gets put upon a green static background. Universal Pictures- White Noise _______________________________________________________________________________________

Doom (2005): The Universal globe turns into the planet Mars and the text "UNIVERSAL" burns up. Universal Pictures - Doom (2005) _______________________________________________________________________________________

United 93 (2006): The logo turns into an animated sketch version of the Universal globe. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Flash of Genius (2008): The 1963 bylineless logo is used. [Untitled] _______________________________________________________________________________________

Wild Child (2008): The 1997 logo is sepia-toned and in the style of the movie. Universal Pictures - Wild Child (2008) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Tropic Thunder/Scorcher VI: Global Meltdown (2008): In the fake trailer shown at the beginning of the film, the 1997 logo is used. The letters explode off into space and the planet turns into lava as the camera zooms in. Tropic Thunder (The Dreamworks Film) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Pirate Radio (2009): Only on the prototype domestic trailer, the logo is recreated and we zoom into the continents on the Earth. Universal Pictures - Pirate Radio (2009) _______________________________________________________________________________________

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009): The globe turns into a baked pie. Universal-Book of Love (2009) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009): The globe is much larger than usual, though the text is normal size. The colors on the globe are much crisper and have a higher intensity. It transforms into a golden tree ornament, then zooms in fast as the background changes to a Christmas tree. Universal Pictures - Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009) - part 1Universal Pictures - Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009) - part 2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

The Wolfman (2010): On trailers and TV spots, the 1997 logo is gray and fades into the moon. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Repo Men (2010): The logo is static, just like a computer would do. Universal-Repo Men (2010)

On the TV spot, the logo is still static, but shown on a TV. Universal Pictures (Repo Men) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Nanny McPhee Returns (2010): On the international teaser trailer, the globe is replaced with the moon. Logo Variations - Universal Pictures - CLG Wiki _______________________________________________________________________________________

Your Highness (2011): The Universal globe is replaced by a historic version of the globe. Universal Pictures - Your Highness (2011) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hop (2011) and Phil's Dance Party (2012): Same as the movie itself except for the teaser trailer minus the byline. Seen on trailers and TV spots. On one TV spot, we see two minions from Despicable Me, one wearing a bunny costume and holding a basket standing on the far right side of the text. _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Little Engine That Could (2011): Same as the movie itself. Seen on trailers and TV spots. Universal Pictures (2010) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012): The 1997 logo is shown at warp speed. Only on the international trailer. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): The 100th Anniversary logo is tinted in cold blue and snow is blowing past it. Universal Pictures - Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Ted (2012): The 100th Anniversary logo is bylineless and the camera zooms in to Boston on the globe, bringing forth the Media Rights Capital logo. Universal Pictures - Ted _______________________________________________________________________________________

Storage 24 (2012): The logo is static shocked, along with the Medient and Unstoppable logos. Universal Pictures (2012) - Storage 24 _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Bourne Legacy (2012): The logo is tinted in skobeloff. Seen on the second trailer. Universal Pictures (2012) - The Bourne Legacy _______________________________________________________________________________________

Oblivion (2013): On the international trailer, the 1997 logo is used. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Riddick (2013): The logo is sped up, animates in reverse, and turns yellow at the end. _______________________________________________________________________________________

R.I.P.D. (2013): Exactly like in the trailer for Riddick, but the logo doesn't turn yellow. Seen on trailers and TV spots. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Ouija (2014): The logo morphs out to the planchette of the Ouija board. Seen on a few TV spots. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Jurassic World (2015): The logo is animating in reverse, and when it is almost at the start, the legendary logo shows up. _____________________________________________________________________________________

Minions (2015): The text goes back behind the globe it spins back, then the continents move together as the camera zooms in. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Crimson Peak (2015): The logo is tinted in crimson, hence the name of the movie. _______________________________________________________________________________________

By the Sea (2015): The 1963 logo with the original "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" is used. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Krampus (2015): The globe is tinted in blue, the "UNIVERSAL" text is frozen, and snow falls in the background. _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Secret Life of Pets (2016): The globe is replaced with an Easter egg. Seen on a TV spot. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016): Same as the movie itself. Seen on the official trailer. _______________________________________________________________________________________

The Fate of the Furious (2017): The space background has red and blue flares, the globe is silver, the text is black with a silver border, and the byline is white. Seen on the Super Bowl LI TV spot. Universal (TFOTF Variant; 2017) ____________________________________________________________________________________

The Mummy (2017): The globe turns into sand and dissolves to the left. ____________________________________________________________________________________

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018): Same as the movie itself, but the logo plays normal in forward. Only in Official Trailer #1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Yesterday (2019): The globe goes out due to power outage along with the "UNIVERSAL" text. ____________________________________________________________________________________