Minions film

        
Minions
Minions poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed by Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Produced by Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Written by Brian Lynch
Starring Pierre Coffin
Sandra Bullock
Jon Hamm
Michael Keaton
Allison Janney
Steve Coogan
Music by Heitor Pereira
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) (Australia)
  • July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Minions is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy film and a prequel/spin-off to Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013). It is being produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures. Written by Brian Lynch, it will be directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Sandra Bullock voices Scarlet Overkill, the villain of the film and Jon Hamm will voice her husband, inventor Herb Overkill. The film is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2015. The film was first foreshadowed in the ending credits of Despicable Me 2, where Stuart, Kevin and Bob, three of Gru's minions, are seen auditioning for the film.

 

  

 

Plot

Minions are small, yellow creatures who have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings who have only one purpose: to serve history's most despicable masters After accidentally destroying all their masters, including a T. Rex, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Dracula, they decide to isolate themselves from the world and start a new life in Antarctica. By 1968, the lack of a master drives them into depression, so Kevin comes up with a plan to find a new one. Joined by the rebellious teenager Stuart and kid Bob, they arrive at a villain convention, where they compete for the right to be henchmen for Scarlet Overkill, a stylish and ambitious villain determined to dominate the world and become the first female super-villain. Travelling through New York City, they end up in London, where they must confront a threat to the existence of all Minions.

Cast

Production

On August 21, 2012, it was announced that the film would be released on December 19, 2014In February 2013, Sandra Bullock joined the cast to voice Scarlet Overkill,with Jon Hamm joining two months later as her husband Herb Overkill. On September 20, 2013, the film's release date was pushed back from December 19, 2014 to July 10, 2015, due to Universal's satisfaction with the July release of Despicable Me 2 and desire to fully exploit the merchandising potential of a summer film.

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in Australia on June 18, 2015,the United Kingdom on June 26, 2015 and the United States on July 10, 2015.

Marketing

A series of comics and graphics novels based on the film will be published by Titan Comics. The series will include four comic book issues, two digest collections, two hardcover editions and a paperback collection. Drawn by Didier Ah-koon and Renaud Collin, the series will launch on June 17, 2015, with the release of the first issue of the Minions comic book and the first digest collection.

References

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