Escape Artists

Escape Artists is a production company formed in 2001 when Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal's Black & Blu merged with The Steve Tisch Company. Although the company's first production was A Knight's Tale in 2001, no on-screen logo was used until 2005 with the release of The Weather Man. In August 2019, the company signed a television first-look deal with MGM Television, they previously had a pact with FX Networks.

1st Logo (October 28, 2005-August 8, 2012)

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Visuals: On a black background, a white silhouette of a running man shines itself in with light beaming towards the screen and eases back slightly. As it does this, a blue eye beams itself in as the man rests on the pupil. As the light begins to die down, the word "ESCAPE" fades in below and each letter scrolls left and right respectively. As it shines, "A R T I S T S" in a thin white font fade in below. The light from the eye still shines a bit during the rest of the animation.

Variant: On Hope Springs, the logo is shortened, fading in as the eye appears.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Audio Variant: On Hope Springs, a calm piano tune composed by Theodore Shapiro is heard.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Weather Man	October 28, 2005	Debut appearance
The Pursuit of Happyness	December 15, 2006
Seven Pounds	December 19, 2008
Knowing	March 20, 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123	June 12, 2009
The Back-up Plan	April 23, 2010
Hope Springs	August 8, 2012	Final appearance

2nd Logo (July 18, 2014-)

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Visuals:

• 2014-2026: The camera moves through a glass labyrinth with the word "ESCAPE" (set in Bebas Neue) reflected everywhere. A silhouetted business suit man runs frantically through the maze until he dives into a pit with the camera following suit. The camera suddenly zooms out to a top-down view of the labyrinth which is revealed to be in the shape of an eye. The eye turns from glass to silver as it moves to the center of the screen and turns 2D. The name "ESCAPE ARTISTS" is seen below.
• 2026-: Starting with Masters of the Universe (2026), the "ESCAPE" text is hardly visible at the start, and the ending is replaced with a new animation zooming out of a glass "E", revealing "ESCAPE ARTISTS" in a glass Gotham font. The letters spin into view while the camera zooms out at an angle, stopping when the text centers itself.

Variant:

• On TV series and at the end of Highest 2 Lowest, the logo is either shortened or still.
• A print version exists.
• Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.

Technique: CGI by ZERO VFX.

Audio: None or the opening theme.

Audio Variant: ZERO VFX's official upload of the logo has an intense, action-oriented string-led fanfare; this has yet to be heard on a film.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Sex Tape	July 18, 2014	Debut appearance
The Equalizer	September 26, 2014
The Equalizer 2	July 20, 2018
Perpetual Grace, LTD	June 2 - August 4, 2019	Television series
Servant	November 28, 2019 - March 17, 2023	Apple TV+ series
Troop Zero	January 17, 2020
Dr. Death	July 15, 2021 - December 21, 2023	Peacock series
Being the Ricardos	December 10, 2021
A Journal for Jordan	December 25, 2021
The Man from Toronto	June 24, 2022
The Equalizer 3	August 30, 2023
Cassandro	September 25, 2023
Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe	October 6, 2023	Prime Video mini-series
Untamed	July 17, 2025 - present	Netflix series
Highest 2 Lowest	August 15, 2025
DTF St. Louis	March 1 - April 12, 2026	Television mini-series Final appearance of the 2014 version
Masters of the Universe	June 5, 2026	Debut appearance of the 2026 version
Voicemails for Isabelle	June 19, 2026