It seems that Hollywood's old boys' club extends to yellow pill-shaped henchmen for animated supervillains. According to "Minions" creator Pierre Coffin, in fact, all the title characters in Universal ...

Brian Moylan is a writer and pop culture junkie who lives in New York. His work has appeared in Gawker, VICE, New York magazine, and a few other safe-for-work publications. By now, after the movie ...

The “Despicable Me” franchise is on a bananas winning streak. Not only is the latest film thriving at the box office, but now a new “Minions” film is in the works. Illumination, the animation studio ...

Minions turned out to be one of the biggest animated sensations of the year, grabbing $335 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide for Universal and Illumination Ent. It’s also an Oscar ...

Pierre Coffin returns to direct and voice the Minions in the prequel to the 'Despicable Me' franchise. By Paulina Jayne Isaac Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda co-direct the Despicable Me franchise prequel ...

With the release of Minions on the horizon, I sat down with the two directors of the Despicable Me spin off, Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin. We discussed a number of topics related to the release of the ...

Who is your favourite minion and why? My favourite minion is Bob because he is the cutest and most appealing and also because he is sort of the child of the group. He does not have any fear, he is ...

Strictly Come Dancing’s stars have teased a Minions-themed group dance ahead of Movies Week. Sharing a hilarious video of the show’s professionals sporting the characters’ iconic yellow look, the show ...

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 ...

"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 gibberish and ...