Logo Variations - Trailers - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios

A Night at the Opera (1935):
 * On the trailer, it starts with the 1924 MGM logo. A lion that looks like Tanner is seen in the beginning and fades into a sequence of the Marx Brothers roaring like the lion, but since Harpo doesn't speak, he honks his bulb horn. In addition, the inscription on the ribbon changes to "Marx Gratia Marxes".


 * The TV promos and the film had a crocodile in place of the lion. The TV promos has the 1995 MGM lion roar sound bite while the crocodile roars.


 * Another TV spot features Steve Irwin in place of the lion and he exclaims his famous catchphrase "Crikey!"

Die Another Day (2002):
 * The logo (along with the 20th Century Fox logo on international trailer) is tinted in light blue and the lion "freezes" when ice surrounds the logo.

Agent Cody Banks (2003):
 * On the trailer, the MGM logo flashes in and while the lion roars, clips of the movie appear in and out.

The Brothers Grimm (2005):
 * The 1995 version of the logo (without the URL) is seen.

Casino Royale (2006):
 * A shorter version of the 1995 version of the logo is seen for a split-second before cuts to the Columbia Pictures logo for a split-second. The MGM lion roars once for a split-second, accompanied by the trailer's opening music. The logo is in black and white and the "www.mgm.com" web address URL is still intact. Only seen on international TV spots.

Valkyrie (2008):
 * The logo shifts closer for just a second. Only seen on the TV spot. This also includes the 20th Century Fox and United Artists logos.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012):
 * On a black and red cloudy background are the Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, and MGM logos. All are orange and have a bit of a blurry appearance and look to be made of stone.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013):
 * A still version of the MGM logo with the big orange letters "MGM" below that. It's in the middle of the Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions logos. Another variant has a black and gray 2-D drawing of the logo in the middle of the other said companies' logos. Seen only on the TV spots.

Carrie (2013):
 * Same as the G.I. Joe: Retaliation TV spot variant, but with the 1999 Screen Gems logo next to it.


 * On the second trailer, it's the same as the Hope Springs variant, with the last half of the 1999 Screen Gems logo next to it.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021):
 * The MGM logo is seen on a red smoke background.

Candyman (2021):
 * Same as the movie itself. Seen on the second trailer.

Licorice Pizza (2021):
 * The bylineless 2008 logo appears.

House of Gucci (2021, International):
 * The 2021 logo is in the middle in a box with the Universal Pictures logo on the left and the BRON Studios on the right. Seen on the Australian Legacy Trailer.

Cyrano'' (2021, International):
 * The monogram print logo is seen in white next to the Universal Pictures and BRON logos over a blurry dark background with lights. Seen on the international trailers; the US trailers use the standard on-screen MGM and BRON logos instead.