Minions and Monsters hits cinemas in France on 24 June 2026. Directed by Pierre Coffin, this new Illumination animated feature drags the Minions into 1920s Hollywood, a blend of silent cinema, monster movies and creatures accidentally unleashed.
Minions and Monsters
Film | 2026
Release in cinemas: June 24, 2026
Animation, adventure, comedy, family | Runtime: 1h29
By Pierre Coffin | Screenplay: Brian Lynch, Pierre Coffin
Production: Chris Meledandri, Bill Ryan
Original voice cast: Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch
French voices: Alexandre Astier, David Marsais, Camille Cottin, Laurent Poitrenaux
Original title: Minions & Monsters
Country: United States
The third feature film focused on the yellow characters from the Despicable Me saga, Minions and Monsters continues the animated franchise developed by Illumination and Universal Pictures. Pierre Coffin, co-director of several installments in the series and long-time voice of the Minions, here directs his first solo chapter in the franchise. The screenplay is written with Brian Lynch, already linked to the films Minions and Minions: The Rise of Gru.
The story follows a new crew of Minions led by James, Henry and Ed. Their quest for a malevolent master takes them to the Hollywood backlots at a moment when silent cinema still dominates the scene. The film shifts away from Kevin, Stuart and Bob to focus on these new characters, whose friendship is tested by the rise of cinema.
The story also plays with the transition from silent to sound cinema. Having found in silent films a fitting canvas for their language, their physical comedy, and their situational humor, the Minions see their foothold in Hollywood weakened by the arrival of sound. James, determined to keep making movies, teams up with Henry and Ed to direct a horror film populated with monsters drawn from his own drawings.
Several supporting characters accompany this Hollywood-bound adventure. Goomi, voiced in the original by Trey Parker and in French by David Marsais, comes across as a little monster tied to the horror universe. Olivia, the museum guide voiced by Allison Janney in the original and by Camille Cottin in French, kickstarts the story. Max, a Hollywood director voiced by Christoph Waltz in the original and by Alexandre Astier in French, finds his shooting set disrupted by the Minions’ arrival. Laurent Poitrenaux, meanwhile, lends his French voice to Dort.
The film taps into the history of cinema: 1920s Hollywood, silent films, the birth of the studios, iconic monsters and the dawn of animation. It also peppered with references to Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Tex Avery, as well as Lovecraft-inspired creature lore. These elements set this new installment apart from a routine Minions mission, anchoring it in a narrative about cinema itself.
Minions and Monsters is aimed at families and kids who already know the Despicable Me universe or the Minions, but also at parents who enjoy nods to silent cinema and classic monster movies. The film may be less suited for those hoping for a plot centered on Gru or on the trio Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, which aren’t at the heart of this new story.
The official trailer for Des Minions et des monstres sees the Minions taking on Hollywood, the movie studios, and the creatures that give the film its title.
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