Despicable Me is a US media franchise about Gru, a reformed supervillain, his adopted daughters Margo, Edith, Agnes, and the Minions; produced by Illumination and Universal.
Horror films directed by young creators from YouTube and TikTok are reshaping the summer box office, with Kane Parsons’ Backrooms and Curry Barker’s Obsession delivering strong openings. Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day opens strongly in the U.S. and worldwide, while Masters of the Universe struggles to meet expectations. Audiences over 34 are driving early legs for original releases.
AP News reports on the making of Minions & Monsters, the latest standalone Minions film. The piece details the film’s meta-cinematic ambitions, its internal tensions, and Coffin’s reflection on the franchise’s evolution from silent-era homage to modern blockbuster. The tale traces the project from early jokes through production challenges to a final push for monster-scale spectacle.