| Universal City, California, August 4, 2026 – Lights, Camera, Mayhem! Join James, Henry, Ed, and the Minions as they conquer their greatest challenge yet: Hollywood! With an A- CinemaScore and hailed as “the best of the franchise” (The Wrap), MINIONS AND MONSTERS makes its home debut exclusively on digital platforms starting August 11, 2026, and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, DVD on September 8, 2026 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes and boldly hilarious, MINIONS AND MONSTERS is the third installment of the global blockbuster Minions franchise. Dive deeper into the Minions’ movie madness with an exclusive look behind-the-scenes into what makes MINIONS AND MONSTERS so charmingly mischievous.
Illumination expands its joyful Minions universe with a riotous chapter featuring all-new characters in the biggest global animated franchise in history. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood as movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try saving the planet from the mayhem they created.
Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “Mom”) returns with an ensemble cast of two-time Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained), Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, A Real Pain), Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges (Tron: Ares, The Big Lebowski), Zoey Deutch (Voicemails For Isabelle, Something from Tiffany’s), Children’s & Family Emmy-Award nominee Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live,” The Secret Life of Pets), and Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, The Super Mario Bros. Movie). The Minions are brought to life once again by the voice of Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2) who co-directs with Patrick Delage (Sing, The Secret Life of Pets 2). Minions is produced by Illumination Entertainment CEO and founder Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie). Coffin and Brian Lynch (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Secret Life of Pets) wrote the screenplay. Chris Renaud (Minions, The Grinch) serves as executive producer of the film with Lynch.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:
- MINIONS TAKE ON HOLLYWOOD
- Go behind the scenes of MINIONS & MONSTERS as the filmmakers and artists at Illumination reveal the inspiration behind its early Hollywood setting, from story and casting to period research and cutting-edge animation, while introducing a new generation of Minions.
- CASTING MINIONS & MONSTERS
- Meet the voices behind the wide array of characters as filmmakers discuss what talent brought to their respective roles and what they hope fans of the franchise take away from the film.
- HOLLYWOOD SOUND
- Step into the studio with composer John Powell as he crafts a score inspired by the sweeping sound and timeless style of Hollywood’s golden age.
- HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN IRENE BLOB MONSTER SLIME
- Using simple ingredients found at home, follow along with slime influencer Snoopslimes in this step-by-step guide to make your very own Irene blob monster slime to devour anything in its path!
- MOVIE-MAKING MINIONS STYLE
- Take a seat in the director’s chair and make your very own Minions-inspired monster movie with this simple how-to, using hand-drawn art and flipbook animation to recreate one of the earliest forms of filmmaking.
- HOW TO DRAW
- Follow along with head of story Nima Azarba as he teaches you how to draw the Minions, monsters, and more!
- James
- Henry
- Ed
- Max
- Dort
- Goomi
- Irene
- Howard
- Phillips
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr
Directed By: Pierre Coffin,
Co-Directed By: Patrick Delage
Screenplay By: Brian Lynch, Pierre Coffin
Produced By: Chris Meledandri, p.g.a., Bill Ryan, p.g.a.
Executive Producer: Brian Lynch, Chris Renaud
Composer: John Powell
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290415 US / 191329290712 CDN
Disc Size: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:29:49
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290613 US / 191329290521 CDN
Disc Size: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:49
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290606 US / 191329290514 CDN
Disc Size: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:54
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