Illumination’s Chris Meledandri on ‘Minions,’ Chris Pratt and the Toon Climate
Illumination founder and producer of the upcoming Minions: The Rise of Gru discussed his new movie, the importance of theatrical releases, and whether audiences would see same-sex kisses in his...
View ArticleNews Bytes: Marcel the Shell’s Movie Etiquette, Universal Bumps ‘Migration’,...
Cinema’s most adorable mollusk is lending an extra special touch to Alamo Drafthouse screenings of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On , with the Jenny Slate character starring in a bespoke “Don’t Talk” PSA...
View ArticleIllumination’s ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Is Melting All Previous 4th-of-July...
C’est bananas! Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru is on its way to break all previous 4th of July weekend box office records. In the U.S. alone, the movie is estimated to cash in with a...
View Article‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Becomes First $300M Toon Since COVID
Illumination and Universal Picture’s fan-favorite fiends have accomplished another milestone! Minions: The Rise of Gru has become the first animated feature to lure enough families back into theaters...
View ArticleDreamWorks Unveils First Look, Cast for ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
This fall, DreamWorks Animation’s leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns! For the first time in more than a decade, a new adventure in the Shrek universe will unfold as daring outlaw...
View Article‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Trailer Recounts the Nine Lives of the Leche...
On the bootheels of yesterday’s first look and cast reveal Universal Pictures has launched the official trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The first feature film from the...
View ArticleThree Cheers for Mini Boss! New ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Trailer, Poster...
This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew...
View ArticleUniversal Pushes Back ‘Puss in Boots,’‘Super Mario’ Release Dates
Shrek’s swashbuckling Cat-anova will be milking a few more months out of his ninth life, with Universal Pictures pushing the release date for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to a Christmas release on...
View ArticleUniversal Cracks Open a New Trailer for ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’
In the third official trailer for Universal-Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, the loveable little mischief makers take off to fly unfriendly skies and rev up their supercharged martial arts...
View ArticleMike Moon Launches Adult Animation Label Moonlight at Illumination
Netflix, Sony and Disney veteran Mike Moon is launching his own adult animation label at Illumination Entertain. Moon will be the president of the new division, titled Moonlight, and will serve as...
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View ArticleFishing for Enlightenment in Momo Wang’s ‘Penglai’
Momo Wang, who is best known as the creator of the popular bunny character Tuzki and as an animator/creative director at Illumination Entertainment, is in the spotlight again this year for writing and...
View Article‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Spot Spoofs Local Ads, Complete with Hip Hop Jingle
Amid the flurry of live-action blockbuster trailers and tweetable commercials debuted during Sunday’s Big Game, Universal dropped a delightfully retro-style promo for Illumination’s fully-animated The...
View ArticleFinal Trailer: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is Ready to Play!
Nintendo icon Mario gets an epic power up in the new, final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie unlocked by Universal Pictures and Illumination today. The pic opens exclusively in theaters on April...
View ArticleIllumination Sets Up Its Next Quacking Success with ‘Migration’ Announcement
Just as its latest pic, The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits theaters, the animation hitmakers Illumination are ready to let their next squad of CG animal heroes take wing in Migration. The studio debuted...
View ArticleMamma Mia! Illumination’s ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Smashes ‘Frozen 2’s’...
Bowza! Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie has shattered box office records this weekend. Domestically, it is projected to bring in around $204 million during its 5-day opening time...
View ArticleKumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito Flock to...
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri revealed the full voice cast of his studio’s upcoming holiday movie Migration during an energetic presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesdays. Kumail Nanjiani...
View Article‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Powers Past Billion-Dollar Box Office
Illumination/Nintendo’s colorful, Easter egg-riddled video game adventure The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to blast through box-office levels, attaining feats all the more impressive in the...
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Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Honored with Lifetime Golden Ticket...
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri received the Annecy Int. Film Festival’s “Golden Ticket” Lifetime award in a surprise session at the festival on Wednesday morning. Grammy-winning musician...
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‘Migration’ Trailer Previews Illumination’s Avian Misadventure
This holiday season, blockbuster animation studio Illumination (Minions, Despicable Me, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets) invites audiences to take flight into the unknown on a feathered family vacation...
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