The idea of using the King of the Jungle to kick off every MGM movie was the brainchild of advertising man Howard Dietz. He ...

Computer animation is the way of the future… and has been for quite some time. To the point where it’s also the way of the past. But not enough of the past, at least as far as some enterprising CGI ...

For over 100 years, Leo the Lion has introduced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films with a triumphant roar as the studio’s mascot. But this week MGM revealed the first update to its branding since 2012, with a ...

MGM Grand’s Leo the Lion statue is getting a nearly monthlong spruce-up. Workers were spotted on Tuesday cleaning the 50-ton statue, which honors the lion seen roaring at the beginning of hundreds of ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan: Our colleague Eric Schwartzel covers Hollywood. And for years, he's heard ...

For almost a century, MGM has used more than half a dozen of real-life lions to portray its famous roaring lion mascot logo that appears before the start of each of its films. Now, nearly 100 years ...

Monday marks 25 years since the opening of the old lion habitat at the MGM Grand. The live animal exhibit opened in 1999 and lasted for just over 12 years, only to be — in true Vegas fashion — ...