Minions & Monsters
Upcoming American film
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Minions & Monsters is an upcoming American animated comedy film directed by Pierre Coffin and written by Coffin and Brian Lynch. Produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the third installment in the Minions prequel series and the seventh installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. The film will star Coffin as the Minions, alongside Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr, and Trey Parker. Taking place around 40 years before Minions (2015), the film follows the Minions as they aim to make a monster movie of their own in Old Hollywood.
- Brian Lynch
- Pierre Coffin
- Chris Meledandri
- Bill Ryan
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| Directed by | Pierre Coffin |
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| Edited by | Claire Dodgson |
| Music by | John Powell |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was announced in July 2024, after the release of Despicable Me 4, with Coffin and Lynch returning to direct and write the film, respectively, and Chris Meledandri producing alongside Bill Ryan.[1] John Powell is set to compose the score, marking his third collaboration with Illumination following The Lorax (2012) and Migration (2023) and the first Despicable Me installment not to be scored by Heitor Pereira.
Minions & Monsters is scheduled to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 21, 2026, and will be theatrically released in the United States on July 1.
Premise
In the 1920s, the Minions aim to find monsters to cast in their very own monster movie.[2]
Voice cast
- Pierre Coffin as the Minions
- Trey Parker
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Zoey Deutch
- Allison Janney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Phil LaMarr
- Christoph Waltz as a film director[3]
- Jeff Bridges as the head of a film studio[3]
Production
Development
Minions & Monsters was announced in July 2024, during the release of Despicable Me 4, with Pierre Coffin set to direct and Brian Lynch to write the script.[1] In addition, Patrick Delage served as a co-director.[4] The film shares the same title as the 2021 short that aired on NBC on June 11, 2021,[5] and on the DVD release of Minions: The Rise of Gru on September 6, 2022.[6] In March 2026, Trey Parker, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr, and Allison Janney were announced to star in the film.[7][8] Parker had previously voiced Balthazar Bratt in Despicable Me 3 and Janney had voiced Madge Nelson in the first Minions film.[9]
Music
In April 2026, John Powell was announced to be composing the film's music, marking his third collaboration with Illumination following The Lorax (2012) and Migration (2023) as well as marking the first Despicable Me installment not to be scored by recurring composer Heitor Pereira.[10]
Marketing
A Super Bowl promo was aired on February 8, 2026 during the Super Bowl LX. Footage of the film was showcased in April 2026 during CinemaCon.[3]
Release
Minions & Monsters is scheduled to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 21, 2026,[11] and will be theatrically released in the United States on July 1. It was originally planned for release on June 30, 2027, but was later moved up to the release date that had previously been planned for DreamWorks Animation's Shrek 5 when that film was postponed.[1][12]
As part of Universal's long-term deal with Netflix for its animated films, the film is contracted to stream in the US on Peacock for the first four months of its pay-TV window, then move to Netflix for the next ten months, and then return to Peacock for four months.[13][14]
Audio leak
In October 2025, during a test screening, an audience member snuck in a recording device and recorded the entire audio of the film, which was then posted online.[15]
