ILLUMINATION AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCE THE ALL-NEW, ALL-STAR CAST OF
THE BIGGEST GLOBAL ANIMATED FRANCHISE IN HISTORY EMBARKS ON A RIOTOUS NEW CHAPTER WITH A NEW ORIGINAL STORY AND CHARACTERS
THE ACCLAIMED CAST INCLUDES:
OSCAR® WINNERS ALLISON JANNEY, CHRISTOPH WALTZ AND JEFF BRIDGES, OSCAR® NOMINEE JESSE EISENBERG, ZOEY DEUTCH AND OSCAR® NOMINEE AND COMEDY ICONOCLAST TREY PARKER.
Academy Award® Nominee Pierre Coffin, Original Voice of the Minions, Directs and Voices the Film’s New Minion Characters
Minions & Monsters is produced by the Academy Award® nominated founder and CEO of Illumination, Chris Meledandri, and by Bill Ryan.
The screenplay is by Brian Lynch and Pierre Coffin.
Minions & Monsters arrives in theaters July 1, 2026
Illumination and Universal Pictures today announced the new all-star cast of Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, the riotous new chapter from the biggest global animated franchise in history.
The acclaimed voice cast of Minions & Monsters includes Academy Award® winner Allison Janney, two-time Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz, Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, two-time Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch (Nouvelle Vague) and Academy Award® nominee and comedy iconoclast Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park. The cast also includes Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan and Phil LaMarr (Futurama, King of the Hill).
Illumination’s Minions & Monsters is directed by Academy Award® nominee Pierre Coffin, a director of the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions film. Coffin also provides the voice of the Minions in the film, which he has done since the Minions’ film debut in 2010.
Written by Brian Lynch (Minions, The Secret Life of Pets films) and Pierre Coffin, Minions & Monsters is produced by Illumination’s Academy Award® nominated founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, and by Bill Ryan (executive producer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie). The executive producer is Brian Lynch.
In theaters July 1, 2026, Illumination’s Minions & Monsters is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions, led by Dick, conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
“The Minions have always had a wonderfully subversive spirit and Minions & Monsters delivers a full dose of irreverence and comedic mayhem,” Chris Meledandri says. “Pierre and his Illumination team have brought a level of artistry to the film that has thrilled me all throughout production. The voice cast is filled with exceptional talent. The film’s story is unexpected and delightful, and perhaps the most lovely surprise is how Minions & Monsters serves to honor cinema, its origins, and the comedians who are the original inspiration for these adorable little guys.”
More than 15 years after their creation, the Minions have become the most iconic animated characters of their generation. Globally recognized and beloved by fans of all ages, they have propelled Illumination’s Despicable Me and Minions to a global box office of more than $5.6 billion. The previous Minions film, 2022’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, became a summer blockbuster phenomenon, earning almost $1 billion worldwide.