Minions & Monsters

Minions & Monsters is Illumination's third standalone Minions movie, released in theaters on July 1, 2026. Instead of returning to the familiar group around Gru, the film introduces James, Henry, and a new tribe of Minions whose search for an evil master eventually takes them to Hollywood during the silent-film era. After accidentally appearing in a movie, the Minions become stars and enjoy the excess of 1920s Hollywood. Their success collapses when talking pictures arrive and their Minionese makes scripted dialogue almost impossible. James and Henry still want to make movies, so they leave the group and attempt to create their own monster film. A spellbook taken from an old sorcerer gives them real creatures for the production, but the plan quickly turns into a threat they have to stop. The movie uses early Hollywood, the shift from silent films to sound, and classic monster cinema as the setting for the franchise's physical comedy. Pierre Coffin directs and continues voicing the Minions, while the wider voice cast includes Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, and Trey Parker. It remains part of the Despicable Me and Minions continuity while focusing on a different group of characters.