"Minions: The Rise of Gru" is out July 1. Say what you will about Minions -- those tiny yellow, goggle-wearing buggers in blue overalls who’ve been around since the dawn of time talking ...

Gru and the Minions thus take off on parallel tracks, which merely adds to the splintered nature of the story, which is unhelpfully crammed into a less-than-90-minute package. That includes ...

Chicago - When the chattering, pill-shaped yellow creatures known as Minions first appeared in the animated supervillain comedy "Despicable Me," they were essentially a knockoff of the semi-verbal ...

It was a spectacle (and for some, a menace) when droves of suit-clad young men showed up to theaters for 2022’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” Against all odds, the #Gentleminions social media ...

The Minions goofing around in Despicable Me 4. Image: Illumination. Despicable Me 4 is currently playing in theaters, but Illumination’s already looking ahead to the future. The franchise’s ...

Before the film began, the studio played a trailer for “Minions,” Universal’s spinoff based on characters from its popular series “Despicable Me.” I had never heard an audience so ...

The Minions have become pop culture icons since they first appeared in Despicable Me in 2010, and it's fascinating to consider how the characters have become so beloved despite not having distinct ...

Launched by Illumination Entertainment in 2010, the Despicable Me/Minions franchise has become a cultural phenomenon and one ...

Her “Despicable” collection paid off. An Australian woman’s collection of 1,035 different pieces of Minions merch recently earned her a Guinness World Record. Liesl Benecke began amassing ...

So the directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, alongside the character designer Eric Guillon and the producer Chris Meledandri, came up with the Minions, a flock of mischievous yellow creatures ...