After the great success of its predecessors, the directors of "Despicable Me" franchise will present another full-length movie featuring the adorable Minions.
Minions are tiny yellow living creatures that evolved from singles-celled organisms. They exist with a single purpose, and that is to serve the most despicable masters. Some of their masters in history include a Tyrannosaurus rex, Napoleon Bonaparte, Dracula, and Genghis Khan. In the upcoming movie, the yellow creatures are now in search of a new master in a Villain Con in Orlando, as per Philippine Entertainment Portal.
"Despicable Me", which was released in 2010, has got an estimated total gross of $543 million worldwide. The second installment, "Despicable Me 2", has got a boosted estimated total gross of $970 million worldwide since its release in 2013. "Despicable Me 2" was also nominated for two Oscar Awards.
The voice cast members of the forthcoming "Minions" movie include Pierre Coffin as Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, Sandra Bullock as Scarlet Overkill, Jon Hamm as Herb Overkill, and Chris Renaud for the other minions.
Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, and Steve Cogan will be part of the voice cast but currently with unknown roles.
Other members of the voice cast include Jennifer Saunders, Larainer Newman, Katy Mixon, Derek Blankenship, Bob Bergen, Bill Farmer, and Jess Harnell.
The film is set to be piloted by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, along with Chris Melendandri and Janet Healy as producers and Brian Lynch acting as writer. The movie is to be produced by Illumination Entertainment and to be distributed by Universal Pictures.
On the other news, the company Mask-arade, which markets face masks, desktop standees, and life-size and standees, have been given the rights to produce, sell, and allocate their new product line. The company's new products are centered on the "Despicable Me" movie, featuring the Minions.
Ray Duffy, the licensing director of ask-arade, shared the company's excitement in his statement in ToyNews.
"Mask-arade is really excited about this licence, and we are already seeing great interest in the new designs that feature the Minions," he said. "We expect there to be huge demand across the product range," he added.
Mask-arade will launch its new product line in Europe in May 2015.
"Minions" is slated to premiere in theaters and cinemas on June 26, 2015 in the United Kingdom and on July 10, 2015 in United States.