Minions & Monsters (2026)
Minions & Monsters is a 2026 adventure movie directed by Pierre Coffin and Brian Lynch, with a running time of 1h 30m. It stars Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker and Allison Janney.
The Minions want to make a monster movie. Set roughly forty years before their 2015 outing, this Illumination comedy drops the yellow horde into Old Hollywood, where they scheme, flatter and stumble their way onto a studio backlot and start shooting a creature feature of their own. Pierre Coffin voices the babbling crew again, with Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, Allison Janney and Jesse Eisenberg filling the human roles. The premise promises rubber-suit monsters, silent-era slapstick and the usual Minion talent for turning any plan into glorious wreckage. It is the seventh Despicable Me film overall.
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What is Minions & Monsters about?
The Minions want to make a monster movie. Set roughly forty years before their 2015 outing, this Illumination comedy drops the yellow horde into Old Hollywood, where they scheme, flatter and stumble their way onto a studio backlot and start shooting a creature feature of their own. Pierre Coffin voices the babbling crew again, with Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, Allison Janney and Jesse Eisenberg filling the human roles. The premise promises rubber-suit monsters, silent-era slapstick and the usual Minion talent for turning any plan into glorious wreckage. It is the seventh Despicable Me film overall.
When was Minions & Monsters released?
Minions & Monsters was released on 24 June 2026.
How long is Minions & Monsters?
Minions & Monsters runs 1h 30m.
Who made Minions & Monsters?
Minions & Monsters was directed by Pierre Coffin, Brian Lynch and John Powell.
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Cast
- Pierre Coffin as James / Henry / Ed / Dick / The Minions (voice)
- Trey Parker as Goomi (voice)
- Allison Janney as Olivia (voice)
- Christoph Waltz as Max (voice)
- Jeff Bridges as Frank / Elwood (voice)
- Jesse Eisenberg as Dort (voice)
- Zoey Deutch as Debbie (voice)
- Bobby Moynihan as Phillips (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as Howard (voice)
- George Lucas as George Lucas (voice)
- Barbara Eve Harris as Additional Voices (voice)
- Eric Bauza as Additional Voices (voice)
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A few thoughts on Minions & Monsters
Young viewers who love the monster-movie mischief can meet the original in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the book that gave Hollywood its most filmed creature. Luigi's Mansion sends a timid hero through haunted halls with a vacuum and a lot of comic panic, close to the Minions' scaredy-cat energy. The cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! serves the same friendly monster-chasing laughs.
Family comedies about lovable monsters causing gentle chaos
Minions & Monsters sends its yellow horde onto a rubber-suit creature feature, turning monster-movie tropes into slapstick rather than scares. These titles work the same territory: ghosts, wolves and misunderstood beasts who cause plenty of chaos but never lose the warmth underneath the fur or the fangs.
Mischievous crews pulling off gleeful comic schemes
Minions & Monsters gives its babbling crew a scheme to flatter and stumble their way onto a movie set, exactly the kind of plan that never survives contact with reality. These comedies follow similarly mismatched gangs improvising their way through capers that unravel in the funniest possible order.
Fantasy adventures where young heroes befriend the monster everyone fears
Set decades before the Minions found Gru, this prequel treats a monster shoot as pure spectacle rather than something to dread. These stories share that instinct, turning creatures other characters run from into companions, guides or unlikely friends for a young hero navigating a world bigger than themselves.
Beloved animated franchises still finding new adventures for their icons
As the seventh film in the Despicable Me franchise, Minions & Monsters proves a good animated cast can keep generating new stories long after the premise looks used up. These titles come from the same instinct, sending established characters on fresh side-quests that expand a world audiences already love.