The world’s favorite overall-wearing agents of mayhem are heading to the Golden Age of Tinseltown. Universal Pictures just dropped a bombshell trailer during the Super Bowl for Minions 3, officially titled Minions & Monsters. And we are totally here for it! Who doesn’t love the little yellow guys?
A Monster-Sized Movie
Moving on from their search for a villainous boss (for now), the Minions have a new dream: becoming movie stars. Set in 1920s Hollywood, the film follows our yellow friends as they try to produce their very own monster movie.
But in true Minion fashion, things go off the rails fast. When they can’t find enough scary actors for their film, they go on an epic odyssey to find real creatures to cast. The result? They unleash ancient, terrifying, and oddly adorable monsters onto the world. Who is coming? An adorable Chatulu, sea beasts, a mummy, and a giant bunny with a serious attitude problem.
The Powerhouse Behind the Chaos
As the seventh entry in the massive Despicable Me universe, the film brings back the franchise’s core creative team. Academy Award® nominee Pierre Coffin, the voice of the Minions themselves and director of the original Despicable Me trilogy, is returning. He’s joined by writer Brian Lynch (Minions, The Secret Life of Pets). Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) will produce.
Who is Cthulu?
In the world of horror, Cthulhu (pronounced kuh-THOO-loo) is essentially the CEO of cosmic nightmares. Created by writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1928, he’s the face of “Cosmic Horror”—the idea that the universe is vast, terrifying, and doesn’t care about humans at all. Think of him as a god-tier being who’s been hitting the “snooze” button for millions of years.
Cthulhu is currently trapped in a “death-like sleep” in his sunken nightmare city, R’lyeh, located deep at the bottom of the South Pacific. He’s basically waiting for the “stars to be right” so he can wake up and reclaim the Earth. You can learn more here.
A $5 Billion Legacy
This announcement comes on the heels of Despicable Me 4’s massive success in 2024. After 15 years, the franchise has officially surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, solidifying its status as the highest-grossing animated film franchise in history. It turns out, we can’t get enough of those yellow troublemakers.
