Tag: Minions
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ to Open Annecy Animation Film Festival
The Minions are back — and celebrating with a splashy world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.The long-awaited “Minions” sequel, dubbed “The Rise of Gru” will open the festival with a screening on Monday, June 13 in the Grande Salle de Bonlieu.The next chapter in the “Despicable Me” film franchise tells the backstory…
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Minions: The Rise Of Gru Clip: Otto Feels The Need For Speed
For over a decade, the world has been forced to bend to our horrific pop culture overlords, the Minions. The yellow, Twinkie-shaped henchmen of reformed supervillain Gru, the Minions’ popularity have made the “Despicable Me” franchise the highest-grossing animated film series in history. In addition to the feature films, the “Despicable Me” franchise includes 14…
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Dear David Now Has A Director In John McPhail From Anna And The Apocalypse
Artist Adam Ellis has brought a lot of joy into our lives with comics featuring ridiculous topics like gender reveal parties that reveal the baby is going to be a lizard, “Squid Game” workers using dalgona candy to ask if a competitor has a crush on them, and the uncomfortable possibility that mermaids are fish…
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Can’t Stop The Trolls: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick Return In New Holiday Special Coming To NBC
If you thought the Minions were bad enough, allow me to reintroduce you to the unstoppable might of the “Trolls” franchise. At least the Minions were forever immortalized as ancient American gods in that one incredible scene in “Mortal Engines” a couple of years back. What can “Trolls” consider to be its claim to fame?…
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Minions: The Rise Of Gru: Release Date, Cast, And More
Kids just can’t get enough of those adorable yellow henchmen known as Minions. In fact, they’re so popular that the “Despicable Me” franchise name has disappeared in favor of “Minions” branding. Even with a story that focuses on young Gru’s origin story as a young child who dreamed of being part of the super-villain group known…
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Bono, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams Join ‘Sing 2’ Cast
Bono, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams are lending their pipes to Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Sing 2.”The sequel also introduces new characters voiced by Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Peretti, Halsey and Eric Andre. They join the returning voice cast of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Nick Kroll.“Sing 2” is set to…
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Universal international marketing head Simon Hewlett to depart next year
Executive expected to stay with the studio until summer 2021, assist in transition.Universal’s president of international marketing Simon Hewlett will leave the company in 2021.It is understood the announcement comes as the studio consolidates its leadership in Los Angeles. While Universal had hoped he would relocate, London-based Hewlett chose to keep his family in the…
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‘Prince Ivandoe’s’ Sun Creature Opens French Studio, Unveils ‘Where It Falls’ (Exclusive)
Denmark’s Sun Creature, one of the fastest-rising creative studios on Europe’s animation scene, is set to open a French studio, Sun Creature France, located in Bordeaux. The new facility will bow by the end of August.Featuring a 600 sq. meter office, Sun Creature France will employ an around 50-person work force, about the same size…
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‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Delayed Due To Production Suspension Caused By Covid-19 Regulations
Up to now, we’ve been seeing how films that were already pretty much finished and ready to be released have been delayed due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. But what we see with the just-announced delay of Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is a bit different. The animated film isn’t supposed to arrive until…
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‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Super Bowl Teaser: Universal’s Animated Cash Cow Is Back
Love them or hate them, the Minions are cultural icons at this point. After three “Despicable Me” films and a solo “Minions” feature, the little yellow creatures are not going anywhere any time soon. And since every film to feature them has been a hit, there’s little question why Universal is going back to the…